Philadelphia
Philadelphia’s school district budget relies on more than $190 million in federal money from the Title I funding formula alone.
Amid a national debate over policies like social-emotional learning and DEI, Philly families say that’s exactly what their schools need more of.
Superintendent Tony Watlington said the district will be ‘fine’ in the short term but stressed that the school district needs more financial support from state and local officials.
The historic school opened 13 years before the Civil War. But its principal is now trying to restore its ‘diminishing’ brand in the wake of falling enrollment and negative headlines.
Adrienne Staten, a teacher at Philadelphia’s Northeast High School, said COVID was the catalyst that led to her embracing artificial intelligence tools.
The U.S. Department of Education is opening a Title IX investigation after a complaint was filed by two conservative groups against Chicago, suburban Deerfield, and the Illinois State Board of Education
Community College of Philadelphia faculty and staff say the city’s largest public institution of higher education has not met their demands for higher wages and other issues.
Cherelle Parker also wants to expand the number of schools participating in “extended-day, extended year” programming.
The American Federation of Teachers held a “Protect Our Kids” national campaign to rally support for public education and protections for programs that fund services for students with disabilities and low-income students.
Since it regained control of the district from the state in 2018, the board has not voted to approve a new charter school.
‘Kids are in class, worried for their parents and for themselves,’ said student Luis Ojeda. ‘We need to know what you will do to protect us.’
The report by advocacy group Children First found the economic conditions of Philly families has worsened over the last decade.
The district has required the class since 2005. But that mandate, and other district policies, could attract scrutiny from Trump administration officials.
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Patricia Houston is director of Children's Community School, a nonprofit preschool and early childhood education center in a racially diverse but rapidly gentrifying neighborhood of West Philadelphia.
A survey of more than 16,000 parents, students, and school staff found most people preferred starting school before Labor Day.
The governor’s budget would give more to special education, free school meals, and more. But notably, it doesn’t fund private school vouchers.
The school district has debunked false rumors about immigration arrests in schools, but fears persist about the potential impact on students.
Trump’s executive order threatens to withhold federal funding from schools that support students in gender transitions or that teach about the prevalence of racism in American life.
A $30 million charter school dispute, unsafe athletic fields, and fears over immigration policies took center stage at the latest board meeting.