Reviewing Boston Consulting Group recommendations for Phila. schools
Philadelphia public schools welcome students back to the classroom on Friday, Sept. 7, and the expanding role of charters has made lots of headlines lately.
Newsworks Tonight Host Dave Heller discusses charters with Ben Herold of the Public School Notebook and NewsWorks.
For students in Kensington who have dropped out of high school, El Centro de Estudiantes offers a second chance at graduation which, for some, means a chance at a better life.
Air Date: August 14, 2019
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Last Chance High: Beautiful band of misfits fight to graduate — part two
What do we really mean when we say students are ready to graduate high school? Is there a baseline that we’re really willing to enforce?
Air Date: August 14, 2019
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After years of gridlock, Wolf plans executive action on charter school reform
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf said Tuesday he would use his executive power to hold charters to “the same ethical and transparency standards of public schools.”
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