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high schools, low-performing schools

October 26 — 4:20 pm

A tale of two schools

Eleven Philadelphia schools have been chosen for major overhauls, and the District has hired a consultant to visit each one and

Dale Mezzacappa and Avi Wolfman-Arent
benfranklin

low-performing schools, mastery charter schools, news, promise academies, renaissance schools, school choice, school improvement, universal companies

October 2 — 5:30 pm

District and Penn team up to study school turnarounds

Philadelphia, distinct among large urban districts for its long history of pursuing school turnarounds using outside management organizations, has been

David Limm

great schools compact, low-performing schools, news

March 27 — 3:59 pm

PSP’s Gleason cited as a ‘reformer to watch’

Mark Gleason, the executive director of the Philadelphia School Partnership, has been named one of four "education reformers to watch"

Dale Mezzacappa

low-performing schools, news

February 12 — 4:27 pm

More Philadelphia schools land on state’s lowest-achieving list

by Julie Mazziotta On a yearly list of Pennsylvania’s low-achieving schools, the number of Philadelphia schools increased in 2013, raising the

the Notebook

arts, curriculum, district budget, facilities, literacy, low-performing schools, news, philadelphia federation of teachers, reading, school closing, school reform commission, william hite

January 4 — 12:11 pm

District chief to present turnaround plan for schools on Monday

Four months after William Hite took the helm of one of the most troubled big-city school districts in the nation,

Dale Mezzacappa
hite closings announcement finkle

2012, activism, activism around the city, community organizing, focus on fallout from a cheating scandal, high schools, low-performing schools, parent involvement, parent organizing, philadelphia federation of teachers, school reform commission, student activism, william hite

November 21 — 12:54 pm

Coalition developing alternative to consultant’s plan for District

Education advocates worked this fall to ensure a community voice in the discussion about the future of Philadelphia schools: The

Charlotte Pope

2012, arlene ackerman, charter schools, focus on a portfolio of schools, low-performing schools, mastery charter schools, renaissance schools, theme articles

October 17 — 11:00 am

Where charters run the neighborhood schools

As part of its Renaissance Schools turnaround initiative, the School District of Philadelphia has outsourced management of 17 struggling public

Benjamin Herold
p15 rennaisance schools map

activism, community organizing, low-performing schools, news, philadelphia federation of teachers, school closing, school reform commission, student activism, william hite

October 4 — 3:58 pm

Eyes on Hite: Community organizers hope to influence superintendent’s reform plan

By Bill Hangley, Jr. With just a few months before Superintendent William Hite issues his recommended reforms for the School

the Notebook

2012, activism, community organizing, focus on a portfolio of schools, graduation rates, low-performing schools, news in brief, racial equity, school closing, school reform commission, standardized testing, student activism, student rights

October 3 — 10:00 am

SRC considers consultant report; more school closings to come

Last fall, the District was weighing a consultant report that recommended closing 26 schools. Now, the SRC is weighing another

Dale Mezzacappa
p6 student rally chris will

2012, charter schools, focus on a portfolio of schools, funding, low-performing schools, parent involvement, politics, renaissance schools, school reform commission, testing

October 2 — 4:30 pm

How’s our portfolio doing?

Portfolio management is a hot trend in school reform, and Philadelphia school leaders have embraced the concept. Nationally, Democrats, Republicans,

David Limm
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