Pension costs put huge burden on District’s budget, report says
The Pew Charitable Trusts has released a study showing that pension costs for the Philadelphia School District have increased nearly
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The Pew Charitable Trusts has released a study showing that pension costs for the Philadelphia School District have increased nearly
fair funding, governor wolf, school board, school budget
March 28 — 4:11 pmUpdate: At tonight’s meeting, the Board of Education called a recess after a raucous protest by the Philadelphia Student Union
school budget, teachers union, teachers' contract
March 23 — 5:01 pmDespite the expectation of a small balance of $33 million in the next fiscal year, the Philadelphia School District’s financial
budget/funding, district budget, news, school budget, william hite
July 10 — 1:25 pmUpdated | 3:25 p.m. The School District announced 342 layoffs Thursday, most of them noontime aides and special-education classroom assistants.
budget cuts, commentary, school budget, student health
May 23 — 6:26 pmIn my twenty-four years as a school nurse, I’ve called quite a few parents about all sorts of problems. There
budget/funding, district budget, funding, news, philadelphia federation of teachers, school budget, school reform commission, site selection, teachers' contract, william hite
April 7 — 6:15 pmThe legal battle over whether Philadelphia’s School Reform Commission has the power to unilaterally impose new work rules on the
2013, focus on a broken funding system, from our readers, funding, mayor nutter, school budget
December 3 — 3:54 pmDoing the right thing Response to Oct. 17 news post “SRC rejects plan to sell off art.” The SRC is
budget cuts, news, school budget, student activism
October 2 — 4:50 pmby Isaac Riddle Protesting further losses in staff and resources to their school, around 200 students from Constitution High School staged
budget cuts, news, school budget
September 17 — 6:08 pmby Bill Hangley Jr. While Michelle Rhee was praising Philadelphia’s efforts to restructure public education, union and community advocates gathered
2013, budget cuts, focus on schools in crisis, principals, school budget, school staff, theme articles
September 12 — 11:17 amAny 4th graders going back to David Hensel’s class in Taggart Elementary School to retrieve something they forgot might have