Jeopardizing health? Philly principals, teachers leery of plan to distribute 50k laptops
The School District of Philadelphia’s plan to distribute roughly 50,000 Chromebooks next week as part of a pivot to virtual
‘Academics are the least of it’: How teachers and students stay connected in a pandemic
If there’s such a thing as teacher’s intuition, Keziah Ridgeway has it. Just before schools closed across the city, Ridgeway
Philly to buy laptops for needy students for virtual classes during shutdown
Based on guidance from the federal government, the School District of Philadelphia is proceeding with a plan to offer more
Schools across Pa. are wary of offering online instruction during coronavirus closures
From big cities to little towns, many Pennsylvania school districts are trying to offer some form of virtual instruction while
Pa. cancels standardized testing because of coronavirus
The extraordinary decision to close schools statewide due to the coronavirus outbreak has prompted Pennsylvania to make another extraordinary decision:
Hite clarifies ban on ‘remote instruction’ during shutdown
UPDATED 8 p.m. The School District of Philadelphia will not allow teachers to do “remote instruction” with students while schools
Where Philly kids can find free meals during coronavirus school closures
To create an improvised meal-distribution program that would feed thousands of families across two-dozen sites, the Mastery Charter Schools network
‘Friends’ of public education? Study examines ‘paradox’ behind Philly school fundraising groups
At first glance, there is nothing “shadowy” about the rise of fundraising organizations tied to Philadelphia public schools. Often known
Budget turmoil at Philly’s second-largest charter school — but officials keep quiet about why
Philadelphia’s second-largest charter school has a large budget deficit, a CEO on leave, and some sort of problem related to
‘Fronts for private management’: Wolf takes aim at charter schools in state budget
In the annual state budget address, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf hit many of the education talking points he’s covered in
