Answered: Common Questions on Philadelphia’s Education Funding Woes
By Dustin Slaughter The Notebook‘s Paul Jablow tackles a range of commonly-asked questions regarding Philadelphia’s school funding. Among them: Doesn’t…
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Impact of Classroom Overcrowding Hits Philly Schools Hard
By Dustin Slaughter The Inquirer‘s Kristen Graham reports that as the new school year begins, classroom overcrowding has quickly become…
With Charter School in Crisis, School District Welcomes Displaced Children
By Dustin Slaughter Despite pledges from Philadelphia School District officials that the Walter D. Palmer Leadership Learning Partners Charter School would…
Second Mayoral Candidate Announces, Calls for End to School Reform Commission
By Dustin Slaughter On the steps of the Philadelphia School District headquarters at 440 North Broad Street this morning ,…
It’s Back-to-School-Day as Students Face $81 Million Deficit, More
By Dustin Slaughter As students head back to school today, they face swelling class sizes, a serious lack of education…
A guide to education resources in North Philly now available
By Marilyn Vaccaro (The Notebook) Finding educational resources just got a lot easier for families living in North Philadelphia east…
Woes of Philly schools can’t be overstated, Hughes declares
By Kevin McCorry It’s all been written before. The Philadelphia School District was in brutal financial shape last year. Overfilled…
Helen Gym: What the schools need now
By Helen Gym (City Paper) – The chaotic scramble in Harrisburg over whether to allow Philadelphia to tax itself for…
Philly Mag: Cigarette Tax Delayed to August 4
By Joel Mathis (Philadelphia Magazine) – The Pennsylvania House will reconvene Aug. 4 to consider approval of a bill that…
State admits violating the education rights of Philadelphia school children
By David Sciarra (NewsWorks) – In March, Philadelphia’s state-operated school district filed an extraordinary legal complaint with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court….
The Philly Declaration 