Why Harrisburg’s silence on demise of Philly’s School Reform Commission speaks volumes
Sixteen years ago, Pennsylvania’s leaders did something dramatic and unprecedented. They dismantled Philadelphia’s local school board and replaced it with
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November 22 — 9:53 amSixteen years ago, Pennsylvania’s leaders did something dramatic and unprecedented. They dismantled Philadelphia’s local school board and replaced it with
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October 27 — 8:58 amThe Pennsylvania Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would alter a wide range of state policies related to public education
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September 21 — 12:22 pmIn any contentious debate, getting two sides to agree to the same set of facts can be an elusive, frustrating
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August 11 — 10:55 amThe Pennsylvania Supreme Court delivered a ruling this week that gives traditional public school districts more power to limit charter school growth.
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August 9 — 3:31 pmLast week, the Pennsylvania Department of Education released a draft of its plan to comply with the new federal education
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August 3 — 6:18 pmMuch of the debate in Harrisburg this summer has been centered on how Pennsylvania should overcome its $2.2 billion
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August 2 — 7:24 pmThe Pennsylvania Department of Education will unveil a new school quality metric in 2018 — dubbed the Future Ready PA
In Pennsylvania, attempts to change education policies or practices are often long, drawn-out slogs. So what would it take to