Public Education

Harry C. Sharp Elementary, Cramer Elementary, and Ulysses Wiggins schools will be shuttered come fall. A fourth school, Yorkship Family, will be repaired.

An immigrant rights group says Philly teachers and staff don’t know what to do should immigration enforcement ask for information on students. They’re trying to change that.

In a disconnected world, principals find themselves fighting harder to keep their tenuous ties to families on the fringe.

The weeks-long conflict between the School District of Philadelphia and its teachers union is said to be nearing a conclusion.

While the health implications of restarting classroom learning has been the subject of intense debate, the effectiveness of hybrid education has garnered less attention.

They say schools need an influx to remediate asbestos and lead, make electric and plumbing repairs and do other needed maintenance work.

City councilmembers pressed School District of Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite on issues of public trust during a hearing Wednesday.

The decision comes amid a dispute with the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, which opposes returning to buildings until all inoculated against COVID-19.

The superintendent argued that students need more academic and social support, citing data showing that younger kids aren’t making expected progress.

Camden School Superintendent Katrina McCombs was leaving Wiggins Elementary when she was ambushed by public school advocates protesting the closures on Wednesday.

The coalition argues that schools can be reopened safely this month, but teachers must heed the district’s call to return in order to begin that process.

The announcement comes as the Philadelphia teachers union has staged a citywide protest against the school district for its attempt to bring some teachers back into buildings.

The federal government plans to release new guidance next week about how to safely reopen schools in the midst of the pandemic.

The Redding Consortium for Educational Equity is out with a list of priorities members say will help improve outcomes for students in high-poverty schools.

The data compares test scores from before the pandemic to test scores from early fall. And it paints a troubling picture for kids in early grades.