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SRC suspends seniority rule for calling back Philly school employees
During a raucous meeting packed with angry teachers and activists, the Philadelphia School Reform Commission voted Thursday to deploy its ...
12 years ago
Philly schools will open on time Sept. 9—somehow
Some good news for parents of Philadelphia public-school children: Schools now seem set to open on schedule Sept. 9. And some gris ...
12 years ago
Frustrated with Philly schools stalemate, parents join district workers in fast
Marches, rallies, bus trips to Harrisburg. Parents, students and staff haven’t kept quiet their concerns about the Philadelp ...
12 years ago
Clarification on Philadelphia public school appeals for private funds
Some readers have said that a recent story about an elementary school principal asking parents f ...
12 years ago
As Philly schools await $50M, activists want more and principals meet [video]
As Mayor Nutter and City Council worked on plans to put $50 million in the School District’s coffers by the end of this week, a coa ...
12 years ago
Philly state lawmakers to Corbett: Give extra money to schools now
Money is so tight in the Philadelphia school district that Superintendent William Hite said he may not be able to open schools on time if ...
12 years ago
Philly school principals appeal directly to parents for cash
“Free” public education just got a bit more expensive for parents at Center City’s Greenfield Elementary School. ...
12 years ago
Lawmaker tries again on measure mandating Holocaust study in Pa. schools
The sponsor of a ...
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Hite: Philly schools can’t open safely without $50 million from city
[Updated] Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite said he will not open all city schools on time on a full-day sch ...
12 years ago
Move to unionize at Philly charter school blocked, teachers say
Claims that the company running the Olney Charter High School tried to intimidate teachers who sought to unionize may be heading for a he ...
12 years ago
Pa. to roll out significant changes to GED test
Pennsylvania is about to replace its GED diploma exam with a new test that’s considered to be tougher and a better way to measure c ...
12 years ago
Education Law Center alleges discrimination in Pa. alternative ed programs
Pennsylvania’s Alternative Education for Disruptive Youth programs are supposed to help turn around disorderly public school studen ...
12 years ago
A $50 million question: Will Philadelphia schools get funds from city sales tax?
With less than six weeks remaining before city schools are scheduled to open, key elements of the Philadelphia school district funding pa ...
12 years ago
Philly teachers to Corbett: ‘We will not settle’
Philadelphia teachers rallied in North Philadelphia today against the school district’s demands for union concessions. The district ...
12 years ago