Philadelphia public schools, employees remain in limbo
by Tom MacDonald for NewsWorks Despite a new funding plan hatched in Harrisburg, the School District of Philadelphia continues to be in limbo over whether it can rehire laid-off employees. The School Reform Commission held a meeting that ran for about 10 minutes in order to pass a bond offering. The borrowed money will provide cash flow until real estate tax money comes in. The SRC does this every
Ex-Philly superintendent Paul Vallas ousted as Bridgeport schools chief
by Sonia Giebel Former Philly schools chief Paul Vallas was ordered to step down from his current post as Bridgeport's superintendent because he did not have the required accreditations. The state requires all superintendents to complete a 13-month-long leadership course at the University of Connecticut. Vallas, instead, took an eight-hour course that was specially designed for him. Bridgeport fam
Notes from the news, July 2
Many in Philly protest as Pa. House acts on school funding. Notebook/NewsWorks Hope, skepticism on school budget deal. Inquirer Explaining Corbett's school funding plan. Notebook Former Philly schools chief Vallas loses Conn. job. Daily News Corbett to Philly: Fix your own schools. City Paper The one word description for this budget is ‘failure.’ Yinzercation Corbett's funding package has some el
Pa. House acts on school funding
by Holly Otterbein for NewsWorks The Pennsylvania House passed key pieces of Gov. Corbett's Philadelphia schools funding package Monday night. While many education advocates and Democratic state lawmakers said the deal was woefully inadequate, Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite and School Reform Commission Chairman Pedro Ramos issued a statement Monday supporting the plan's passage. Image: