Mid Year Media Review
They are now on her staff, running classrooms of their own. But West Philadelphia High School Principal Marla Travis still refers to four of her teachers – Jean-Claude Forte, Yaseemah … Read More
Gemayel Keyes has been a special education assistant in the Philadelphia school district for 16 years. And he’s always wanted to be a teacher. Now, he has his chance. At … Read More
Philadelphia district officials said Thursday that they plan to move the starting time for high schools to 9 a.m. for the next school year – moving the schedule back by … Read More
Philadelphia’s Board of Education announced the three finalists to replace Superintendent William Hite – all men, all experienced educators, and none with ties to Philadelphia. The finalists for the role … Read More
When George Washington Carver High School of Engineering and Science, one of Philadelphia’s elite magnets, was awarded a coveted Blue Ribbon in 2019, Board of Education President Joyce Wilkerson praised … Read More
Philadelphia’s Board of Education Thursday night unanimously approved a requirement that all school district employees get approval from the district’s communications office before speaking to the media. When the policy … Read More
Unhappy parents expressed frustration to the Philadelphia Board of Education Thursday night over the district’s overhauled selective schools admissions process, especially a provision changing conditions for students in selective middle-high … Read More
Friends Uani Robinson and Jocelyn Martinez, both 9, bent over to peer at the grass and underbrush near a fence in the schoolyard of Southwark Elementary, where they are both … Read More
Two Philadelphia schools, Girard Academic Music Program, or GAMP, and Penn Alexander, were named National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday. National Blue Ribbon Schools … Read More
