Watch: SRC meeting on parent engagement
The topic of tonight's School Reform Commission meeting is parent engagement. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. read more
'Goodbye to City Schools' to premiere with launch of photo exhibition
by Naveed Ahsan Videographer Amy Yeboah will be premiering her short documentary "Goodbye to City Schools" at West Philadelphia’s Scribe Video Center Wednesday at 7 p.m. following the launch of the Philadelphia School Closings Photo Collective's exhibit. The 30-minute film was produced over the summer with the Notebook as part of Yeboah’s fellowship, which was sponsored by the Samuel S.
Pa. lawmakers go round and round on school property taxes
by Mary Wilson for NewsWorks As state senators in Pennsylvania consider how to address soaring school property taxes, some say serious attempts at reform are a long way off. Many lawmakers have expressed interest in bringing down school property taxes by replacing the levies with other revenue streams. But consensus over this is lacking -- and not just because shifting a tax burden is always going