Philadelphia
Friends of the Children Philadelphia just wrapped its first year in the city and is looking to expand.
After shootings, children can become ‘the forgotten mourners.’ Helping them process their emotions could also be a violence prevention strategy.
The nearly $90 million building has space for more than 1,000 students.
Roughly 90% of high schoolers who weren’t on track to graduate by the end of 9th grade stayed off track in 10th grade, according to a November district analysis.
Mayor Cherelle Parker has publicly said she wants to use vacant buildings for housing. The school board approved a resolution saying it will look into it.
Joyce Wilkerson’s position on the board — which City Council never officially approved — has been questioned by a city court.
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.