Council members wonder: With schools deficit further away, why should we pay?
City Council members grilled Superintendent William Hite and other School District officials Wednesday, using many different ways to ask the
Philly Education News + Views
Independent. Reader-Supported.
city council, district budget, latest news
May 9 — 6:49 pmCity Council members grilled Superintendent William Hite and other School District officials Wednesday, using many different ways to ask the
activism, budget/funding, city council, latest news, school property taxes
May 8 — 11:25 pmAs City Council heard testimony Tuesday about Mayor Kenney’s proposal to generate nearly $800 million in additional funds over five years
latest news, school funding lawsuit
May 7 — 6:17 pmUPDATED 12:15 p.m. with quote from Turzai spokesman Dismissing most objections raised by legislative leaders, Commonwealth Court ruled Monday that
Over the weekend, education advocates gathered to talk about solidarity in the School District. Two groups –Parents United for Public
college access, latest news, philly school media network
May 2 — 5:07 pmUPDATED Thursday, May 3, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. Dozens of celebrities, along with former first lady Michelle Obama, helped an ebullient
board of education, latest news, parent involvement
April 26 — 2:26 pmLast night at Murrell Dobbins Career and Technical High School, community members got to voice their concerns about the District
latest news, student activism, violence
April 20 — 6:47 pmFor the second time in as many months, high school students around the country walked out of school to protest
community schools, latest news, whyy news
April 10 — 12:51 pmOfficials at Philadelphia’s newest community schools outlined their priorities Monday even as the broader initiative appears to be on hold.
Tensions were high Wednesday night as the District unveiled for local residents its plan to phase out Strawberry Mansion as
Buoyed by the promise of nearly a billion new dollars from Mayor Kenney, Philadelphia School District officials are projecting five years