Notes from the news, May 28
by Erika Owens
Charter boom – no end in sight The Notebook The Summer edition is focused on charter schools, which if taken together would be the second largest school district in the state.
City schools' diversity chief resigns The Inquirer
Theos McKinney worked in the diversity office since October and headed the Task Force for Racial and Cultural Harmony, which was created after the Dec. 3 violence at South Philly.
More on the growth in central office The Notebook blog
An apparent increase of more than 200 jobs in the central office reflects more positions being filled, but not an increase in the number of budgeted positions, according to District business officer Michael Masch.
Report: Percentage of high-poverty schools rises AP via Philly.com
The 2010 Condition of Education found wide disparities between high-poverty and low-poverty schools including a 23% gap in the graduation rate.
Teaching from the inside out The Notebook blog
Linda Christensen has a great, inspirational new book about teaching language arts.
Help Wanted - E=mc2 CBS 21
Temple University runs the teacher recruitment program to bring in more STEM middle school teachers.
The PFT will pursue the issue of unlicensed principals PFT blog
PFT president Jerry Jordan reiterates his point that evaluations done by uncertified principals should be thrown out.
Philadelphia Recreation Department offering hundreds of summer jobs WHYY
School Of The Future's 1st Class Graduates Fox 29
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May 27, 2010 (13 hours ago)
More on the growth in central office
by Paul Socolar
Last week we reported on District budget data that appears to show substantial growth in spending for administrative support since 2008-09, including growth in the number of administrative staff positions.