State Test Scores Show Philly Students Performing Slightly Better
The School District of Philadelphia says students at every level from 3rd to 7th grade posted increases in PSSA reading scores.
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The School District of Philadelphia says students at every level from 3rd to 7th grade posted increases in PSSA reading scores.
The School District of Philadelphia is reaping big benefits from a program that connects artists with public service in the classroom.
A Strawberry Mansion lacrosse player is the plaintiff in a class action race and sex discrimination suit against the School District of Philadelphia.
Tuesday is the first day of school for Philadelphia public school students. Parents may wonder, whether their children are allowed to bring cell phones to school.
The School Reform Commission on Thursday is expected to approve putting social workers directly in those schools.
Eight-hundred K-3 teachers are sitting in classrooms at Fels High this week, sharing strategies about how to teach reading.
The district had considered docking the teachers' May Day pay, saying no more than 10% of the staff at any one school was allowed off without prior permission.
City Council members had little luck on Wednesday in their effort to gauge progress in the long-running negotiations between the Philadelphia teachers union and the school district.
The coalition called the Philly Healthy Schools Initiative is calling on the School District of Philadelphia to step-up maintenance of its buildings, which are an average of more than 65 years old.
The Revenue Department testified at city budget hearings, that it found $4 million for the district with a newly-completed "data warehouse."
In an audit of the School District of Philadelphia, City Controller Alan Butkovitz says 17 of 23 schools examined last year didn't have enough staff for the number of students enrolled.
One of Philadelphia's historic school buildings is getting a multi-million dollar facelift.
Mayor Jim Kenney, City Councilwoman Helen Gym and School District of Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite each sat with separate groups of students as they ate to get a start to their day.
More than 200 students received their diploma Wednesday night through the School District of Philadelphia's Opportunity Network.
It was a sweet start to the school year for students at Cooke Elementary School in the city's Logan section, as students unveiled $10,000 worth of donated school supplies.
Pennsylvania's highest court has ruled that the Philadelphia School Reform Commission did not have the power to cancel its teachers contract two years ago.
All of the drinking water outlets will be tested to ensure they comply with guidelines.
A spokesman says Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf plans to veto a bill that would de-emphasize seniority as a factor when public school teachers are laid off.
The School District of Philadelphia is courting and recruiting educators from across the region to come there and teach.
The School District of Philadelphia is investing millions of dollars in a plan to "turn around" some of their worst performing schools.
With no Pennsylvania budget in sight and less than half a year's worth of state funding in hand, Philadelphia school officials are wondering when the money pot will run dry.
Not enough nurses, too few counselors, oversized classes: All the familiar problems emerged during a Philadelphia city council committee hearing Thursday on the state of the schools.
As the School Reform Commission voted on new charter schools Tuesday night, the state Supreme Court dealt the district a major blow.
Mayor Jim Kenney promised to use the city's suites at sports and concert venues to benefit the School District and he's making the first tickets available to the general public for a concert this week.
Mayor Jim Kenney visited service providers at a school in West Philadelphia Thursday morning, as he draws-up his plan to expand the "community school" concept.
