City Council gave their final approval to Mayor Cherelle Parker’s eight school board picks on Thursday, but Joyce Wilkerson’s nomination is still deferred.
Former Board President Joyce Wilkerson’s nomination by Mayor Cherelle Parker was deferred, and city officials expressed displeasure about the district’s charter school policy.
Gov. Josh Shapiro says the testing change will mean less time spent preparing for the tests and more time for actual learning.
Parents, teachers, and others have long criticized the practice of reassigning teachers after the school year has begun. But it’s unclear if ‘leveling’ is gone for good or merely paused.
Shortly after going live, a new program to pay student teachers received thousands of applications. The state only allocated enough funding for some 700 people.
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