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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 am

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

Dale Mezzacappa

2008, activism, february, focus on changing the odds, racial equity, theme articles, urban school news, winter

November 26 — 1:00 am

In Harlem, families are getting into the Zone

For five years, Paul Tough, a reporter on education and an editor of the New York Times Magazine, followed Harlem

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2008, en español, february, focus on changing the odds, winter

November 26 — 1:00 am

Qué se esconde detrás de estar atrás

La diferencia racial y socioeconómica en logros a menudo se nota cuando los niños comienzan a tomar exámenes estandarizados, usualmente

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2008, cartoon, february, focus on changing the odds, winter

November 26 — 1:00 am

Winter 2008 Cartoon

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2008, february, focus on changing the odds, from our readers, winter

November 26 — 1:00 am

ELLs need afterschool resources

To 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 am

A quality teacher in every classroom: A dream deferred?

Despite pressure from No Child Left Behind, changes in the teachers’ contract, some incentives, and a “Campaign for Human Capital,”

Ron Whitehorne

2008, activism around the city, february, focus on changing the odds, student activism, teacher quality, winter

November 26 — 1:00 am

Student summit yields new reform platform

Students eager to bring needed change to the School District held a youth-led Student Summit on Oct. 30 and drew

Wendy Harris

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 am

Closing Philly’s racial achievement gap: A long, bumpy road

Despite the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court decision rejecting “separate but equal” schools in America, it took

Ron Whitehorne

2008, activism around the city, english language learners, february, focus on changing the odds, immigrant students, parent organizing, winter

November 26 — 1:00 am

Parents win commitment to more bilingual services

Latino parents in South Philadelphia, working through the organization JUNTOS/Casa de los Soles, won a commitment from District officials to

Paul Socolar
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2008, arts, february, focus on changing the odds, school snapshot, winter

November 26 — 1:00 am

West Philadelphia High School

The choir of West Philadelphia High School sang the first public performance of “A Shepherd Among Us” – a new,

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