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In the coming weeks, education advocates in Philadelphia, along with the School District, will be doing their best to secure
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2007, august, focus on budget crunch, summer
May 24 — 12:00 amIn the coming weeks, education advocates in Philadelphia, along with the School District, will be doing their best to secure
2007, august, community organizing, focus on budget crunch, funding equity, low-income, summer, theme articles
May 24 — 12:00 amThe Philadelphia School District will spend this summer grappling with its ongoing budget crisis. Schools face cuts of teachers, counselors,
2007, august, community organizing, focus on budget crunch, funding equity, summer, theme articles
May 24 — 12:00 amThe President’s proposed federal budget for 2008 contains $604 billion for defense, including wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and only
2007, alternative schools, august, dropouts, focus on budget crunch, from our readers, standardized testing, summer
May 24 — 12:00 amTo the editors: As one of four former principals of the late Philadelphia Regional High School, I am still saddened
2007, august, class size, district budget, focus on budget crunch, mayor nutter, other news & features, parent involvement, politics, summer, violence
May 24 — 12:00 amNutter Taubenberg Michael Nutter, victorious in the contentious Democratic primary and widely expected to be the next mayor of Philadelphia,
2007, august, focus on budget crunch, other news & features, school reform commission, summer
May 24 — 12:00 amThomas M. Brady, who was named by the School Reform Commission on May 16 to be the interim leader of
2007, august, district budget, focus on budget crunch, school reform commission, summer, theme articles
May 24 — 12:00 amThe state is the School District’s biggest funding source. But Pennsylvania continues to cover a much smaller share of the
2007, august, community organizing, district budget, evergreen content, focus on budget crunch, funding equity, parent organizing, student activism, summer, theme articles
May 24 — 12:00 amHere’s a run-down of groups in Philadelphia working to improve funding for public education, and how to get in touch
2007, august, district budget, en español, focus on budget crunch, funding equity, summer
May 24 — 12:00 amDistrito con el mayor gasto: Distrito Escolar Lower Merion $21,399 Gasto promedio del área $13,205 Distrito Escolar de Filadelfia
2007, alternative schools, august, charter schools, class size, district budget, focus on budget crunch, special education, summer, theme articles, transportation, unions
May 24 — 12:00 amTo close a massive funding gap forecast for next school year, the Philadelphia School District is banking not only on