Some basic guidelines for those early parent-teacher meetings are to bring a pen and paper, exchange reliable contact information, and give everyone some grace.
Algunas pautas básicas para tener en cuenta en estas primeras reuniones entre padres y maestros son: llevar un bolígrafo y papel, intercambiar información de contacto de manera confiable y ser comprensivo con los demás.
Kahn-Tineta Smith wanted to be a teacher since she was a small child, but then ‘life happened.’ A district program helped her get the certification she needed.
Tennessee’s Missy Testerman speaks out against classroom and library censorship, private school vouchers
More than 112,000 students started their first day of class on Monday. But students at 63 schools without air conditioning will have early dismissals this week due to excessive heat.
Algunas pautas básicas para tener en cuenta en estas primeras reuniones entre padres y maestros son: llevar un bolígrafo y papel, intercambiar información de contacto de manera confiable y ser comprensivo con los demás.
Some basic guidelines for those early parent-teacher meetings are to bring a pen and paper, exchange reliable contact information, and give everyone some grace.
Kahn-Tineta Smith wanted to be a teacher since she was a small child, but then ‘life happened.’ A district program helped her get the certification she needed.
Tennessee’s Missy Testerman speaks out against classroom and library censorship, private school vouchers
More than 112,000 students started their first day of class on Monday. But students at 63 schools without air conditioning will have early dismissals this week due to excessive heat.
The school board also approved extensions for three charter schools and funding for the city’s year-round school initiative.
Teachers, parents, and West Philly residents all had a say in the design of the new $62 million Lewis C. Cassidy building.
Tony Watlington shared his priorities for this new school year including how to better train and recruit new teachers. He also hopes to rebuild trust with the school community through better customer service tools.
The district will welcome about 800 first-year teachers to classrooms amid big instructional and financial challenges.
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77 school districts and universities will be receiving grant money to grow special ed. Workforce. Philly is not included
The district introduced a revised lottery system in 2022 to make the process more equitable, but students and educators have sharply criticized it.
A $150,000 federal grant will help an alliance of educators, policymakers, and others draw up a plan to increase the number of school libraries.
The number of homeless Philly students has increased — as have worries about the district’s response
The district highlighted teacher training and a program for teens, but members of the City Council say school leaders must do more.
Lift Every Voice says increased access to mental health support, arts, and recess will help address parent concerns about the climate of district schools.
The additional revenue over 5 years announced by Mayor Cherelle Parker will help pay for Parent University and extended-day pilot programs.
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Shapiro spoke in favor of private school vouchers but then vetoed a proposal to establish them. He’s also signed public school funding increases and universal school breakfasts into law.
Josh Shapiro has backed big public school aid hikes. But it’s his voucher views that raise eyebrows.
The Pennsylvania governor could join the Democratic presidential ticket, yet his embrace of vouchers is out of step with many in his party.
Teachers will start using teaching methods and materials that align to what’s now widely considered the best approach to literacy instruction. But experts caution it won’t solve all problems overnight.
Right2ReadPhilly is the city's latest reading program dedicated to promoting literacy outside of classroom instruction.
Philadelphia schools will get a $232 million increase, but the state opted not to codify a plan to close funding gaps between low-income and wealthy districts.
Philadelphia schools are slated to get a nearly $232 million increase in basic education funding under the new budget Gov. Josh Shapiro signed Thursday.
College Together helps Philly students take a different path to a college degree
A group of Philadelphia students rallied for lawmakers to prioritize public school funding. Legislators have been wrangling over education aid and vouchers for some time.
The city school board has rejected the Global Leadership Academy high school's charter application again, citing academic concerns.
Mayor Cherelle Parker stressed the pilot won’t significantly change the academic calendar, won’t be mandatory, and won’t disrupt collective bargaining agreements.
Mayor Cherelle Parker's year-round school model is taking shape through Philly's summer programming.
Deciding how much money to spend on K-12 education remains an obstacle to closing a budget deal in Harrisburg.
Philadelphia needs to hire more than 450 teachers, especially in special education
Increased state education spending now will more than pay for itself as more students graduate and attend college, report finds
The Trace analyzed shootings within 500 yards of schools nationwide from 2014 through 2023. Five of the top 10 schools by total number of shootings were in the same Philadelphia neighborhood.
A spokesperson for Team Roc, the philanthropic arm of Jay-Z’s Roc Nation orgnaization, says their public education campaign about a pending school voucher bill does not constitute lobbying. The state’s definition of lobbying may suggest otherwise.
“Our journey to get to this position in our lives was a rocky road to say the least.” This Philly student made it from home schooling to remote learning to class salutatorian.
The interactive site’s disappearing act represents another headache for the districts’ years-long quest to create a plan to repair facilities.
The legislation would dramatically overhaul how Pennsylvania funds schools following a 2023 court ruling that declared the state’s education funding system unconstitutional.
William C. Bryant School Principal Bahir Hayes wants to show young Black kids that they can achieve success like he did.