Topic: School District of Philadelphia

Read by 4th responds to The Citizen’s critique of the city’s efforts to get kids reading

Budget cuts. School closures. Structural deficit. Scant academic progress. Spin from District headquarters. Larry Platt asks: Is Superintendent Watlington up to being a transformational leader?

A former City Council and School Reform Commission member weighs in on what a $300 million budget deficit says about School District leadership

A deputy superintendent pushes back on a Citizen story that called the District’s Facilities Master Plan a sign of “managed decline”

In all the talk over closing and fixing Philly schools, there is no mention of building new ones that might serve the community better into the future. Can we look to New York City and Boston for solutions we should steal?

The president of a free market think tank urges Pennsylvania to opt in to help students — both public and private — with school costs

The fallout from the District’s extensive plan to transform Philly’s schools will be personal. But the responsibility for these repercussions should be shared, says the head of one independent school

The annual convening of Black male educators late last year was a reminder of what can happen when Black men show up for the future.

Some PA public schools outsource special education to private schools. But the barriers to secure these services and support are too high, argues a think tank’s education policy analyst

The Philly fave band will be back at Johnny Brenda’s in December for a three-night-only fundraiser to benefit Philly schools. Tickets go on sale November 21.