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black history month, black lives matter, board of education, budgeting, charters, contractors, coronavirus, Keystone Opportunity Zones, online learning, opening of school, principals

August 14 — 12:11 am

Board of Ed makes a bumpy return to meeting in person

In what proved to be a long, disjointed evening marred by technical difficulties, the Philadelphia Board of Education held an

Bill Hangley Jr.

charter schools, charters, coronavirus, funding

July 7 — 11:08 am

Philly-area charters receive $30 million-plus in PPP loans

THIS STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED to reflect that KIPP Philadelphia did not accept its loan and make some other clarifications. More

Neena Hagen and Dale Mezzacappa

charter schools, charters, coronavirus, Pennsylvania Department of Education

June 17 — 9:38 am

In confronting pandemic, a new challenge for charter schools

It was graduation day, but even as tears of happiness ran down Sheldon Bullock’s face, his proud father couldn’t forget

Bill Hangley Jr.

charter schools, charters, keystone crossroads, protest, whyy news

June 9 — 10:10 am

Pa. charter school leader ousted after criticizing George Floyd protesters

Update: Monday 6/8/20 11:13 a.m. The head of an influential Pennsylvania charter school advocacy group has been ousted after making

Avi Wolfman-Arent
WHYY NEWS

board of education, capital budget, charter schools, charters, coronavirus, summer

May 28 — 10:41 pm

Board of Ed settles the budget, hears calls for input into fall planning

On Thursday, the day that the Pennsylvania legislature approved a budget that sustains school spending for the next year, the

Bill Hangley Jr.

board of education, budget/funding, charter schools, charters, coronavirus, penny nixon

April 30 — 10:41 pm

Board starts closure process for two Universal charters, calls for more stimulus funding

The Philadelphia Board of Education voted Thursday to start the closure process for two charter schools and approved renewals for

Bill Hangley Jr.

activism, board of education, charter schools, charters, joyce wilkerson

April 30 — 9:10 pm

Lab Charter relocation to East Falls is approved

Despite considerable community opposition, the Board of Education on Thursday voted 5-4 to approve relocating the middle grades of Laboratory

Dale Mezzacappa

board of education, charter schools, charters

April 29 — 7:57 pm

Charges of racism flare in proposal to relocate Lab Charter to East Falls

The already contentious effort by Laboratory Charter to move its middle school to East Falls has been roiled by a

Dale Mezzacappa

budget/funding, charter schools, charters, funding, funding equity, harrisburg, politics, special education, tom wolf

February 5 — 6:42 am

Philly charters say Wolf’s budget proposals would devastate them

Gov. Wolf’s budget proposals for revamping how charters are reimbursed for special education would be “devastating” for their students, charter

Dale Mezzacappa

charter schools, charters, health, high schools, kensington health sciences academy, philadelphia school partnership, science

December 19 — 10:14 pm

On the eve of winter break, the District schedules a controversial charter hearing

A meeting on Friday will bring a classic standoff to School District headquarters: a debate between supporters of a proposed

Bill Hangley Jr.
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