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Vice presidential candidates, Tim Walz and JD Vance, as portrayed by students, debate the issues at Masterman on the eve of Election Day.
The Philadelphia school district revised its system for selective high school admissions following criticism from students and educators.
Jeannine Hendricks Payne departs Masterman in the wake of controversies over antisemitism and admissions changes to lead Strawberry Mansion High.
The changes to selective admissions were adopted by the district last year.
Superintendent says “there is a place” for test scores in selective admissions, but that cutoff scores will be reevaluated.
Under the lottery system, some high-achieving students have been wait-listed at all their choices, causing some parents to complain.
Under the new process, students enrolled at selective middle schools would not be guaranteed admission to the corresponding selective high schools
Philadelphia is moving to centralize admissions to selective schools and making it more dependent on lottery.
Principal Jessica Brown responded and promised action.
Speakers focus on declining numbers of Black students at the city's most selective magnet schools.
UPDATE: Central president Tim McKenna promises to "take action and implement the demands." Alumni join the call to increase Black and Latinx enrollment and foster anti-racist culture at the selective high school.
The members also outlined their plan of "goals and guardrails" that they say will address racist practices in the school system.
After a successful battle to keep Beeber Middle School open, parents are a little uneasy that SLA@Beeber moved in, too. But the goal is mutual benefit.
Citywide, 36 percent of Philadelphia students who started 9th grade in fall 2005 continued on to some form of postsecondary schooling.
