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May 19 — 7:13 pm

Lawsuit says Pa. is failing special needs kids during coronavirus school closures

A pair of Bucks County families have sued Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, Education Secretary Pedro Rivera and the Pa. Department

Avi Wolfman-Arent
WHYY NEWS
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2013, focus on a broken funding system, news in brief, pedro ramos, school reform commission

December 3 — 3:51 pm

SRC Chair Ramos resigns; another seat will open in Jan.

School Reform Commission Chair Pedro Ramos resigned from his post in October, citing family issues.  Ramos, whose term would have

Wendy Harris
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news, pedro ramos, tom corbett

October 24 — 5:41 pm

Ramos resignation letter cites ‘difficult’ but important operational reforms

Pedro Ramos resigned from the School Reform Commission and his position as chair this week for personal reasons. The letter

the Notebook

activism, news, pedro ramos, school reform commission

October 22 — 4:38 pm

Committee of Seventy: Governor should form panel to fill SRC seats

The sudden resignation of School Reform Commission Chairman Pedro Ramos has many asking who his replacement will be. For others, his departure raises the question

Wendy Harris

news, pedro ramos, school reform commission, tom corbett, william hite

October 21 — 11:21 am

Pedro Ramos resigns from School Reform Commission, citing family issues

Pedro Ramos, who has served for two years as School Reform Commission chair, has resigned from his post and the

Wendy Harris
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October 17 — 4:14 pm

Watch: SRC to vote on two charter non-renewals

At the School Reform Commission’s monthly action meeting, the SRC unanimously reaffirmed their non-renewals for two charters: Community Academy of Philadelphia

the Notebook

budget cuts, charter schools, district budget, edwin vare middle school, funding, funding equity, mastery charter schools, news, pedro ramos, promise academies, renaissance schools, school reform commission, universal companies, william hite, young scholars charter schools

July 26 — 6:11 pm

SRC approves Renaissance conversions and grants to expand three District schools

The School Reform Commission approved the Renaissance charter agreements for three schools on Friday, officially turning Pastorius over to Mastery Charter

Dale Mezzacappa

budget/funding, district budget, funding equity, news, pedro ramos, tom corbett, william hite

July 15 — 9:11 pm

State House approves $45 million more for Philly’s schools, but it’s not over yet

by Holly Otterbein for NewsWorks The Pennsylvania House passed a bill Monday that directs $45 million in additional state aid

the Notebook

budget cuts, charter schools, district budget, funding, mastery charter schools, news, pedro ramos, renaissance schools, school reform commission, universal companies, young scholars charter schools

June 20 — 12:34 am

SRC delays Renaissance conversions, renews charters for five schools

Strong-armed into agreeing to enrollment caps, five charter schools won five-year operating renewals in votes Wednesday night by the School

Connie Langland

activism, budget cuts, district budget, funding, funding equity, news, pedro ramos, school budget, school reform commission, william hite

May 30 — 6:00 pm

SRC listens to pleas from students, but approves stripped-down budget

After listening to hours of impassioned testimony and not a few lectures from students and others that they were shirking

Dale Mezzacappa
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