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October 26 — 4:20 pmEleven Philadelphia schools have been chosen for major overhauls, and the District has hired a consultant to visit each one and
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October 2 — 5:30 pmPhiladelphia, distinct among large urban districts for its long history of pursuing school turnarounds using outside management organizations, has been
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March 27 — 3:59 pmMark Gleason, the executive director of the Philadelphia School Partnership, has been named one of four "education reformers to watch"
by Julie Mazziotta On a yearly list of Pennsylvania’s low-achieving schools, the number of Philadelphia schools increased in 2013, raising the
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January 4 — 12:11 pmFour months after William Hite took the helm of one of the most troubled big-city school districts in the nation,
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 pmEducation advocates worked this fall to ensure a community voice in the discussion about the future of Philadelphia schools: The
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October 17 — 11:00 amAs part of its Renaissance Schools turnaround initiative, the School District of Philadelphia has outsourced management of 17 struggling public
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October 4 — 3:58 pmBy Bill Hangley, Jr. With just a few months before Superintendent William Hite issues his recommended reforms for the School
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 amLast fall, the District was weighing a consultant report that recommended closing 26 schools. Now, the SRC is weighing another
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 pmPortfolio management is a hot trend in school reform, and Philadelphia school leaders have embraced the concept. Nationally, Democrats, Republicans,