Mid Year Media Review
The Philadelphia school district will require mask wearing in schools and offices indefinitely when students return from their spring break Monday, following this week’s announcement by the city’s Department of … Read More
Months after Philadelphia’s Board of Education vowed to investigate allegations that Black-led charter schools have been targeted for closure, the board voted to renew Universal Audenried Promise Neighborhood Partnership Charter … Read More
Philadelphia’s Board of Education released the names of 13 members who will sit on the superintendent search advisory committee: They are faith and business leaders, activists and a principal — … Read More
The Philadelphia Board of Education is considering a proposal that would require all school district employees to get approval from the district’s communications office before speaking to the media. Board … Read More
With the first day of school less than two weeks away, Philadelphia officials laid out a series of steps to ensure students get to and from school safely after a … Read More
Chalkbeat Philadelphia is one of more than 20 news organizations producing Broke in Philly, a collaborative reporting project on solutions to poverty and economic mobility in the city. Read all our … Read More
The elementary school had been named for Andrew Jackson, a slave owner and the country’s seventh president. Many memorials, statues and buildings honoring past Confederate leaders and others who promoted … Read More
As an African American male — a demographic underrepresented among educators — Richard Gordon learned quickly how much of an impact he could have on students and their families when … Read More
Students should get vaccinated to ensure better protection against the coronavirus, Philadelphia’s acting Health Commissioner Cheryl Bettigole said Tuesday. She wasn’t ready to say whether face masks will be mandatory … Read More
