The budget will send $193 million more to Philly schools and add accountability reforms for cyber charter schools, among other changes.
State lawmakers say they could be nearing a budget deal. But the delay has already been costly for schools.
At a Chalkbeat event in Germantown, city residents said they want district leaders to give serious weight to community feedback in their closure plan.
Philadelphia school leaders said Tuesday they won’t publish recommendations this month of which schools to close, pushing back a long-awaited deadline.
To address Philadelphia’s severe teacher shortage, educators and advocates want to inspire more high schoolers to go into the field through hands-on opportunities.
The city has used a beverage tax to help pay for its free pre-K program since 2017. But labor and business groups have been opposed to the funding mechanism.
The district spent $25 million on the new curriculum. Officials say more training, support, and patience are needed.
Advocates and providers worry long wait times for early intervention services are putting Philadelphia kids behind before they start kindergarten.
Without state funding, preschool providers say they’ve been forced to take out loans and drain personal savings
The district remains far from its goal that more than half of students will achieve proficient math and reading scores by 2030.