Philadelphia School District
No, Really: Year-Round School Is Coming to Philadelphia
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3 Simple Ideas to Prepare Philly Kids For the Future
We spend a lot of time talking about poverty in Philadelphia, as we should. For decades we’ve held the unfortunate title of being the poorest […]
The I-95 Rebuild Was Local Politics at Its Best
Here’s something you don’t hear often: Politicians recently did something remarkable at rapid speed, with efficiency and determination. The astounding reopening of I-95 in Northeast […]
CAPA Parents and Students Want to Know What Happened to Their Principal
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Philadelphia School Superintendent Tony Watlington Gets His $4.5 Billion Budget
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Woman Hits Philly School District With Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
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Meek Mill, Kevin Hart and Michael Rubin’s Millions Won’t Help the Abbott Elementaries of Our City
For the past month, I’ve been falling in love with the new hit ABC show Abbott Elementary. Inspired by a real-life teacher in a Philadelphia […]
I’m a Penn Alum — There’s Nothing Charitable About Their $100 Million Donation
It sounded too good to be true. And so it was. The University of Pennsylvania, an institution with a $14.9 billion endowment, announced before Thanksgiving […]
The Best Thing That Happened This Week: Robeson’s Richard Gordon Is the Best Principal in All the Land!
Back in 2013, the Philadelphia School District was planning on shuttering West Philly’s Paul Robeson High School for Human Services. The all-city-admission school, housed in […]
Parents, Teachers and Activists Want to Rename These Philly Schools
The Frank Rizzo statue is toast. That Christopher Columbus statue in South Philly would seem to have a similar destiny. So what do we do […]
Ugly New Video Emerges of Interboro School Board Official Christine Alonso at BLM Protest
A roundup of Philly news. This article may be updated at any time as new information becomes available. More Trouble for Interboro School Board Treasurer […]
Indoor Dining Still Not Coming Back Yet, Says Farley
Tom Farley Pumps the Brakes on Indoor Dining No big surprise here: At a press conference on Thursday, city health commissioner Tom Farley suggested that […]
Once the Quarantine Is Over, I’m Over These Philly Institutions
As we prepare to enter yet another month of self-quarantine that shows no sign of quickly ending, things are beginning to get ugly. This is […]
Philly Public Schools Will Mark Climate Change Protesters Absent Today
All the Greta Thunbergs of Philly will skip school on Friday to hit the streets in protest as people around the world take part in […]
7-Year-Old Girl Was Viciously Bullied and “Slut-Shamed” at This Philly School, Says Her Mom
A Philadelphia woman has filed a lawsuit against the Philadelphia School District over shocking allegations of abusive behavior directed at her daughter by other students […]