by Susan Spicka | Feb 16, 2015 | Archive
Take Action It is time for a new era for education in Philadelphia The Mayor and City Council are, at this moment, engaged in what is happening at the School District of Philadelphia in a way that we haven’t seen in a long time, maybe longer. They are talking...
by Susan Spicka | Jan 22, 2015 | Archive
The York City School Board is considering a proposal to convert 100% of York City schools to charter schools. This is an extremely large scale and risky proposal that leaves the York City School District children and taxpayers at risk and the process is taking place...
by Susan Spicka | Nov 19, 2014 | Archive
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 Governing the School District of Philadelphia. There is a conversation happening in the City around the issue of local control of the School District of Philadelphia, and moving away from a state run district. It is virtually inarguable...
by Susan Spicka | Oct 28, 2014 | Archive
Philadelphia should adopt a citywide common enrollment system for high school. For PDF version click: Common Enrollment Brief For more details click: An Effective Common Enrollment System Philadelphia is in transition again. District leaders have said that they want...
by Susan Spicka | Oct 22, 2014 | Archive, Issues
Click here for a PDF of HB 1307 State Takeover of Fiscally Distressed School Districts In May, the Senate Education Committee voted out HB 1307 which set forth procedures for the Department of Education to develop and implement parameters for declaring school...
by Susan Spicka | Oct 22, 2014 | Archive
Click here for a PDF version of Debunking the Myths about School Vouchers MYTH: Vouchers will rescue poor kids who are trapped in failing districts. REALITY: The Senate’s own fiscal note for SB 1 anticipates only 2,213 students out of the 70,044 that are...
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