Philadelphia targets one of its toughest problems
March 27, 2008
The Daily News reports, “Too few Philadelphia residents go to college. And too many who start don’t finish. But this problem — which cripples the city economy, as well as the people in it — now is getting the attention of a growing group of city leaders. Some are even calling it a movement: Philly folks have to get those college degrees.”
Source: Philadelphia targets one of its toughest problems
Charter schools in limbo amid budget concerns
March 27, 2008
The Daily News reports, “Philadelphia’s public-charter- school movement may come to a near standstill, while class sizes in struggling elementary schools will shrink and art-and-music instruction will get a boost across the city, according to preliminary budget figures for the 2008-09 school year, which were released yesterday.”
Source: Charter schools in limbo amid budget concerns
Alternative-education schools to restructure operations
March 20, 2008
The Daily News reports, “Alternative-education schools, which enroll disciplinary and overaged students, will soon be restructured to standardize fees, services and the way those services are evaluated, Philadelphia school officials said yesterday.”
Source: Alternative-education schools to restructure operations
U.S. Eases ‘No Child’ Law as Applied to Some States
March 19, 2008
The New York Times reports, “The Bush administration, acknowledging that the federal No Child Left Behind law is diagnosing too many public schools as failing, said Tuesday that it would relax the law’s provisions for some states, allowing them to distinguish schools with a few problems from those that need major surgery.”
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