Teachers in at least one Philadelphia high school say they were called into a meeting last week and told that funding has been cut for Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) classes, two types of honors programs that, with…
Neal Santos POINT OF PRIDE: Nancy Santiago, 55, of North Philadelphia, is highlighted in Galaeis Positivo campaign, designed to underscore the Latino communitys affirmation and acceptance of its gay and HIV-positive members. In March 2002, Nancy Santiago learned she was…
Last week, we heard from some teachers that funding was being cut from Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate programs. Now, we’ve finally heard from the School District on the matter. And, not only is the funding gone for now, but…
Neal Santos A MATTER OF GRAVITY: Klint Kanopka is determined to give his physics students at Academy at Palumbo a top-notch education. But that means spending hundreds of dollars out of pocket on lab supplies. The day before school started…
The National Fair Housing Alliance has added Philadelphia to a housing-discrimination complaint against Bank of America, which it says neglected and failed to market foreclosed homes in non-white neighborhoods, while taking better care of the houses in white communities. In…
This morning, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor visited West Philly to speak at Freire Charter School, which he cited as as an example of the benefits of charters schools to public school communities. Many saw the irony in a school-choice speech being…
Today, state Sen. Tina Tartaglione (D-Phila.) and state Sen. Vincent Hughes (D-Phila.) are rolling out legislation to raise the Pennsylvania minimum wage from $7.25, the federal minimum, to $9 per hour, the same amount President Obama targeted in his State…
Jay Saper graduated from Middlebury College and decided to join Teach for America. Then, they kicked him out. The reason? He says he won awards during his training and received recognition from his peers. But he also supported Philly Coalition…
City Councilman Curtis Jones Jr. chats with Beeber students over breakfast on the first day of school. Philly teachers made it through their first day back at school on Monday, in many cases without counselors, assistant principals, librarians and nurses.…
Deionni Martinez, 16, says those cutting back arts programs don’t understand that, without these programs, “The drop-out rate is going to go sky-high.” At age 17, Zach Kaufmann is used to fighting for his education. Last year, as a ninth-grader…