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activism, charter schools, news, privatization, school choice

November 15 — 7:44 pm

Advocacy group wants to streamline the high school application process

Educational Opportunities for Families is calling for a “more cohesive system” for Philadelphia’s school application process. The education advocacy nonprofit,

Darryl C. Murphy and Dale Mezzacappa
sylvia simms

book review, commentary, privatization, segregation and desegregation

January 15 — 8:14 am

Book explores the business of school segregation

School segregation is big business – and it’s been that way throughout American history, according to Cutting School: Privatization, Segregation, and

Commentary

betsy devos, privatization

January 13 — 6:01 pm

Councilwoman Gym joins call to Sen. Casey for open hearings on DeVos

Philadelphia City Councilwoman Helen Gym has sent a letter to U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D., Pa.), a member of the

the Notebook
betsy devos

activism, charter schools, news, privatization, school choice, universal enrollment

January 10 — 12:16 pm

SRC meeting to address possibility of universal enrollment

When the School Reform Commission meets Monday for its monthly public strategy session, its goal will be to discuss the

Bill Hangley Jr.

activism, news, privatization, student activism

October 2 — 3:35 pm

Meeting of big donors inspires protests

The Philanthropy Roundtable, with the help of the Delaware Valley Grantmakers, sponsored a meeting of big donors in Philadelphia on

Dale Mezzacappa

charter schools, district budget, news, privatization, school choice

June 13 — 2:59 pm

Down to the wire on charter talks

With their schools’ mandates to operate running out in just a matter of days, leaders of 10 charters are deep

Connie Langland

charter schools, news, privatization, renaissance schools, school reform commission, young scholars charter schools

March 13 — 11:44 pm

Nonprofit gives $3.4 million to expand two Philadelphia charters

Updated, 3 p.m. with quotes from Mark Gleason (PSP), Marc Mannella (KIPP Philadelphia), and Helen Gym (Parents United for Public Education)

Benjamin Herold

charter schools, news, privatization

January 28 — 7:37 pm

Pa. education secretary rejects all 8 proposed cyber charters

Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Ronald Tomalis rejected on Monday all eight cyber charter school applications pending before the state Department

Benjamin Herold

charter schools, news, privatization

January 22 — 9:15 am

Ex-workers claim cyber-charter operator manipulated enrollment figures

Dozens of former employees claim that K12 Inc, a for-profit education company, used dubious and sometimes fraudulent tactics to mask

Benjamin Herold

curriculum, data, instruction, nclb, privatization, social justice in education, standardized curriculum, standardized testing, testing

October 30 — 1:44 pm

Pencils Down: It’s time to rethink tests

How reliable are tests in measuring what really matters for 21st-century learning? And should high-stakes tests really be used as

Samuel Reed III
pencils downs
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