Halt in charter applications a concern for operators
Citing financial concerns, the School Reform Commission is not accepting applications for new charter schools at least until spring, causing
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2008, charter schools, district budget, february, focus on changing the odds, other news & features, school reform commission, winter
November 26 — 1:00 amCiting financial concerns, the School Reform Commission is not accepting applications for new charter schools at least until spring, causing
2008, activism, february, focus on changing the odds, racial equity, theme articles, urban school news, winter
November 26 — 1:00 amFor five years, Paul Tough, a reporter on education and an editor of the New York Times Magazine, followed Harlem
2008, en español, february, focus on changing the odds, winter
November 26 — 1:00 amLa diferencia racial y socioeconómica en logros a menudo se nota cuando los niños comienzan a tomar exámenes estandarizados, usualmente
2008, cartoon, february, focus on changing the odds, winter
November 26 — 1:00 am2008, february, focus on changing the odds, from our readers, winter
November 26 — 1:00 amTo the editors: Your Fall 2008 edition underscores the urgent need to reevaluate how the Philadelphia schools are educating the
2008, february, focus on changing the odds, low-performing schools, racial equity, teacher quality, teachers' contract, theme articles, winter
November 26 — 1:00 amDespite pressure from No Child Left Behind, changes in the teachers’ contract, some incentives, and a “Campaign for Human Capital,”
2008, activism around the city, february, focus on changing the odds, student activism, teacher quality, winter
November 26 — 1:00 amStudents eager to bring needed change to the School District held a youth-led Student Summit on Oct. 30 and drew
2008, arlene ackerman, community organizing, david hornbeck, february, focus on changing the odds, funding equity, paul vallas, racial equity, segregation and desegregation, theme articles, winter
November 26 — 1:00 amDespite the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court decision rejecting “separate but equal” schools in America, it took
2008, activism around the city, english language learners, february, focus on changing the odds, immigrant students, parent organizing, winter
November 26 — 1:00 amLatino parents in South Philadelphia, working through the organization JUNTOS/Casa de los Soles, won a commitment from District officials to
2008, arts, february, focus on changing the odds, school snapshot, winter
November 26 — 1:00 amThe choir of West Philadelphia High School sang the first public performance of “A Shepherd Among Us” – a new,