The Philadelphia Board of Education, which is appointed by the mayor, approved a plan to close 17 schools. That’s led to calls for the board to be elected instead.
Parents, teachers, and students oppose plans to close or combine several of the schools, saying they are valued alternatives to neighborhood schools
In Philly, school officials are completing a major revision of the district’s civics curriculum, which is required for graduation.
Kahn-Tineta Smith, a former paraprofessional, learned how to advocate for her children outside the classroom and help them stay on task inside it.
The historic school opened 13 years before the Civil War. But its principal is now trying to restore its ‘diminishing’ brand in the wake of falling enrollment and negative headlines.
Since it regained control of the district from the state in 2018, the board has not voted to approve a new charter school.
The district has required the class since 2005. But that mandate, and other district policies, could attract scrutiny from Trump administration officials.
Auditor General: Cyber charter funding reform needed
The governor’s budget would give more to special education, free school meals, and more. But notably, it doesn’t fund private school vouchers.
Scores for eighth grade reading and math as well as fourth grade reading are basically the same as NAEP results from 2022.