Enfoque de Olney: Disciplina estricta, atención personal

por Connie Langland Posted in Abril 2013 Edition | Permalink

Muchos sándwiches en una bandeja, un surtido de vegetales, pizza, refrescos, pastel – todo para nueve jóvenes, la mayoría con apellidos latinos y casi todos varones: el centro de atención un día reciente en la Escuela Superior Chárter Olney.

¿Cuál era la celebración? Que estaban ahí.

Expansion of School Advisory Councils: Popular idea, but devil is in the details

Submitted by thenotebook on Tue, 09/04/2012 - 14:41 Posted in Latest news | Permalink

By Paul Jablow

For supporters of extending School Advisory Councils (SAC) to all schools in the District -- and there is virtually no outspoken opposition to this -- the devil is in the details.

A coalition of community groups formally requested a School Reform Commission resolution mandating this in July. And speakers at the August SRC meeting kept up the pressure for the body to go on record in favor of extending the concept from its present 38 schools to every school in the District.

Commentary: Advocacy lessons from Upper Darby

Submitted by Nijmie Dzurinko on Tue, 07/24/2012 - 13:37 Posted in Commentary | Permalink

A wave of “people power,” has been spreading through the Upper Darby School District. Although it’s right in our backyard, many of us may not be aware of the struggle that has much to teach us here in Philadelphia. 

Since the announcement of an “academic realignment plan” in  April and the school board’s vote to approve it in May, parents, students and teachers have engaged in intensive and strategic organizing. And the bottom line is that they succeeded in getting the District to back off some of the proposed changes and helped restore $2.7 million in state dollars that had been slated for elimination.