School Management
Philadelphia’s schools will kick off what could be a tumultuous year on Monday, Aug. 24.
The Board of Education has already approved the district’s plan to close 17 schools beginning next year. Members of Philadelphia’s City Council want to stop that from happening.
Philadelphia Charters for Excellence alleges the district’s approach to charter renewals is ‘coercive and exploitative.’
The School District of Philadelphia released its initial school closure proposal in January. Members of the City Council and other officials have criticized it ever since.
The Board of Education is slated to decide whether to close over a dozen schools on April 23.
West and Southwest Philadelphia and Kensington would be some of the areas hardest hit by the proposed cuts. But it’s not a done deal: Officials say a rideshare tax could save jobs.
Philadelphia students as young as 6 are pushing for their voices to be heard by the adults making decisions about their schools.
Jeffery Young Jr. wants to restrict the zoning of property currently used by schools that could close. Jamie Gauthier introduced similar legislation last week.
At YESPhilly Accelerated High School, Art Green’s job means keeping his eyes and ears alert to danger, while also providing vital guidance.
Parents, teachers, and students oppose plans to close or combine several of the schools, saying they are valued alternatives to neighborhood schools
Members of the City Council have expressed concerns about the district’s sweeping facilities plan.
Small teams of educators working together to support students and improve their teaching styles could be the key to keeping more teachers in the classroom, advocates say.
Philadelphia district leaders said they wanted more equitable admissions policies for magnet schools like Masterman. An appeals court found that approach may be discriminatory.
School leaders will host a virtual and in-person meeting for each school they propose closing.
The district’s proposal to close 20 schools has drawn opposition from City Council members, parents, alumni, and educators, who see the schools as integral resource hubs and safe spaces in their communities.
It’ll be the third straight day the district has kept school buildings closed following a snowstorm in the region.
If weather requires schools to stay closed after Monday, students will learn remotely.
The nearly $90 million building has space for more than 1,000 students.
Roughly 90% of high schoolers who weren’t on track to graduate by the end of 9th grade stayed off track in 10th grade, according to a November district analysis.
Mayor Cherelle Parker has publicly said she wants to use vacant buildings for housing. The school board approved a resolution saying it will look into it.