Over the last three years, the Philadelphia School District has pretty much solely focused on the students who were underachieving so much so that people might think that every student was underachieving.Over the last week or two, they finally... »
PHILADELPHIA- 19 of the Philadelphia School District's public schools are expected to expand by turning unused rooms into classrooms.Most of the 19 schools that are expanding are special admission schools, which require an EH-38 form in... »
Although the Philadelphia School District and its administrative offices are closed until April 9th for Spring Break, there really isn’t any break from their money woes.On Tuesday, March 27th, SRC Chairman Pedro Ramos admitted that the... »
In July of 2011, it was reported that the Pennsylvania Department of Education was investigating reports of cheating on the PSSAs at over 35 school districts including the Philadelphia School District.At the time of the report, school district... »
City Council plans hearings on school swaps...AG candidate Patrick Murphy criticized by CeaseFire PA...FBI looking into Chaka Fattah Jr.'s ties with his father...more... »
by Christopher Paslay Although as many as 50 school districts across the state are under investigation for cheating, it appears the Pennsylvania Department of Education has singled out the Philadelphia School District for special treatment. The Phi... »
by Lisa Haver Philadelphians still have little say in the workings of the School District. Too often the agenda of the corporate community outweighs the interests of true stakeholders. Although the new-look Philadelphia School Reform Commission ... »
The realities are ugly, leaders said Tuesday - the Philadelphia School District is nearly insolvent, lags behind most other urban districts in academics, and loses students to charters because parents believe it does not keep their children safe. »
