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budgeting, school budget

November 14 — 4:21 pm

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

Joseph Staruski

fair funding, governor wolf, school board, school budget

March 28 — 4:11 pm

Hite says new budget represents stability, progress, and good fiscal stewardship

Update: At tonight’s meeting, the Board of Education called a recess after a raucous protest by the Philadelphia Student Union

Dale Mezzacappa

school budget, teachers union, teachers' contract

March 23 — 5:01 pm

Philadelphia’s school budget picture remains bleak despite surplus

Despite the expectation of a small balance of $33 million in the next fiscal year, the Philadelphia School District’s financial

Dale Mezzacappa
uri monson

budget/funding, district budget, news, school budget, william hite

July 10 — 1:25 pm

District announces 342 layoffs, mostly aides; move unrelated to cigarette tax

Updated | 3:25 p.m. The School District announced 342 layoffs Thursday, most of them noontime aides and special-education classroom assistants.

Dale Mezzacappa

budget cuts, commentary, school budget, student health

May 23 — 6:26 pm

Why do schoolchildren suddenly die?

In my twenty-four years as a school nurse, I’ve called quite a few parents about all sorts of problems. There

Eileen DiFranco
Commentary

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 pm

New arguments in legal battle over teacher work rules; PDE and SRC press urgency

The legal battle over whether Philadelphia’s School Reform Commission has the power to unilaterally impose new work rules on the

Dale Mezzacappa

2013, focus on a broken funding system, from our readers, funding, mayor nutter, school budget

December 3 — 3:54 pm

Passivity in mayor’s office isn’t helpful

Doing the right thing Response to Oct. 17 news post “SRC rejects plan to sell off art.” The SRC is

the Notebook

budget cuts, news, school budget, student activism

October 2 — 4:50 pm

Constitution High students protest loss of more staff

by Isaac Riddle Protesting further losses in staff and resources to their school, around 200 students from Constitution High School staged

the Notebook

budget cuts, news, school budget

September 17 — 6:08 pm

A smooth opening or slow-brewing disaster?

by Bill Hangley Jr. While Michelle Rhee was praising Philadelphia’s efforts to restructure public education, union and community advocates gathered

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2013, budget cuts, focus on schools in crisis, principals, school budget, school staff, theme articles

September 12 — 11:17 am

Previous cuts were bad enough, staffers say

Any 4th graders going back to David Hensel’s class in Taggart Elementary School to retrieve something they forgot might have

Paul Jablow
stephen brandt1 harvey finkle
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