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Paul Vallas, who was the superintendent of Philly schools once upon a time, has proven a lightning rod of controversy in his latest stop, Bridgeport, […]

We’re rounding up the reasons Philly Mag readers should not miss ThinkFest, our week-long event connecting the brightest minds and most innovative ideas in Philadelphia.  Ali […]

We’re rounding up the reasons Philly Mag readers should not miss ThinkFest, our week-long event connecting the brightest minds and most innovative ideas in Philadelphia.  Helen […]

Here’s Philly-bred comedian Kevin Hart, announcing a pledge of $250,000 for Philadelphia public schools, which will go to buy computers.

Philadelphia School Notebook reports that 139 public school teachers were reassigned to new jobs this week, part of a “leveling” process that cuts the number […]

We’d already told you that City Council had passed a resolution calling for Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States to be included […]

Most of the time, Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey comes off smelling like a rose. It’s extraordinary, if you think about it. Under his tenure the […]

CBS 3 reports: “Mayor Michael Nutter says he’s still somewhat in the dark over Council President Darrell Clarke’s plan to send $50-million to the school district in […]

Gov. Tom Corbett penned an op-ed in the Inquirer today delineating all the wonderful progress the School District has made since it began rotting from the inside […]

The Inquirer’s Kristen Graham reports that School Reform Commission chair Pedro Ramos has resigned. He’d been chair since 2011.

So now the Philadelphia School District has its $45 million in state aid—and a bit of breathing room. Now what? The good news is that […]

Yesterday’s announcement that Gov. Corbett would release $45 million in education spending was met with both relief and confusion. Since disclosing the money’s existence in […]

Thanks to the Corbett administration’s release of $45 million in state funds, the school district can now hire back 400 laid-off staff, including teachers, secretaries, […]

[Update 12:44 pm] This may be why Corbett released the money. Axis Philly reports: “With little fanfare, Superintendent William Hite imposed new work rules on […]

The good news is: Gov. Tom Corbett finally released $45 million the state owed to Philly public schools. The bad news? Lots of damage has been […]