Leadership & Management
The proposed bill includes some exceptions, including for students with disabilities.
Philadelphia district officials say they’ve learned lessons from the last round of school closures. Some people aren’t so sure.
Gov. Shapiro is also seeking $158 million for career and technical education programs, $420 million for pre-K programs, and $35 million for student teacher stipends.
Many school communities hope leaders will soften the district’s proposal to close 20 schools beginning in 2027.
The school board voted to ratify the contract at its Thursday board meeting nearly four months after the union’s previous contract expired.
School board members voted to approve a raise and contract extension for Superintendent Tony Watlington Thursday night.
Philadelphia Academies Inc. is bringing its 9th Grade Success Network to four new district schools.
Board members said that low test scores at KIPP North Philadelphia Academy and People for People Charter School led them to start a process that could close the schools.
The current state budget has left schools with a $4.5 billion ‘adequacy gap.’ City education leaders and the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers want that to shrink.
Potter-Thomas School Principal Nichole Polk was bullied for her stutter in fifth grade. Now she wants her students and staff to support each other in finding their voices.
Superintendent Tony Watlington said the district has cleared 87% of backlogged cases and is working to further improve its investigation process.
As national politics create uncertainty in education, Philadelphia Superintendent Tony Watlington remains committed to highlighting progress in city schools.
Akira Drake Rodriguez, an assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania, discusses how school closures in Philadelphia affect neighborhoods.
Mumin’s 18-month tenure coincided with the commonwealth’s court-ordered reckoning with school funding disparity
Four schools in the region were honored this year under the U.S. Department of Education program.
The district will welcome about 800 first-year teachers to classrooms amid big instructional and financial challenges.
77 school districts and universities will be receiving grant money to grow special ed. Workforce. Philly is not included
The city school board has rejected the Global Leadership Academy high school's charter application again, citing academic concerns.
The interactive site’s disappearing act represents another headache for the districts’ years-long quest to create a plan to repair facilities.
William C. Bryant School Principal Bahir Hayes wants to show young Black kids that they can achieve success like he did.