Philadelphia
Researchers say high-impact tutoring programs can work to boost achievement — but only if students get enough tutoring time each week.
The U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee launched the investigation into the school district last month.
The school board voted to ratify the contract at its Thursday board meeting nearly four months after the union’s previous contract expired.
The city’s district and alternative schools have lost students, while charter and cyber charter enrollment has grown slightly. The number of English language learners has nearly doubled over the past decade.
District officials have expanded access to autistic support classes. But as school closures loom, families and advocates say it’s still not enough.
The Safe Path program puts trained adults on and off school campuses to defuse fights and keep students safe in local neighborhoods.
The four-year agreement includes raises and language recognizing principals’ contributions to the school district.
Under their prior contract agreement, members of the CASA union agreed not to strike or stop work. The union president demanded an end to ‘wage compression.’
The district pushed back the release of its closure plan saying officials want to hear more feedback from the community via a new survey.
The City Council also pressed school officials about why the principals union has not had a contract since August.
The request for a Supreme Court hearing comes about six weeks after a federal appeals court ruled against the Catholic preschools.
Recent data doesn’t definitively prove all closings lead to higher gun violence, but they do show areas where it worsened after closure that can’t be explained by citywide spikes.
Despite a City Councilmember’s support for the sale of a vacant Ada Lewis building, district officials say the school board has not been involved in conversations about selling it.
The new test scores also show a statewide decline in reading proficiency.
The new state budget also includes $10 million for literacy instruction and initiatives.
The budget will send $193 million more to Philly schools and add accountability reforms for cyber charter schools, among other changes.
Teachers who survived school shootings are banding together to form a crisis intervention team
State lawmakers say they could be nearing a budget deal. But the delay has already been costly for schools.
Nearly 2 million people in Pennsylvania rely on federal food stamps, including around 472,000 Philly residents.
The Philadelphia school system is undergoing a facilities planning process and will be announcing school closures. Advocates say schools can tackle health, safety, and climate at once.