Education – Page 29 – Broke in Philly

Pa. shortchanged its poorest school districts in giving out federal CARES Act money, report says

December 9, 2020

Despite having a formula that directs state aid to districts with greater shares of students in poverty, among other factors, Pennsylvania didn’t do so for $175 million in CARES Act funding. Instead, it gave every district the same base amount of aid, then additional money based on enrollment — a process that resulted in the poorest districts receiving less funding than their more affluent counterparts, according to the Keystone Research Center. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)

How immigrants in Philadelphia adjusted to remote learning

December 8, 2020

Language barriers, cultural differences and technological hurdles abound for student population | From: Chalkbeat Philadelphia (Read more.)

Philly mayor, school board objected to CARES fund distribution

December 8, 2020

Mayor Jim Kenney and city council president Darrell Clarke sent a letter to Gov. Tom Wolf in August complaining about how the state distributed $174 million in coronavirus relief funds to school districts, saying it denied the Philadelphia school district, the state’s largest, its “fair share” of the money. | From: Chalkbeat Philadelphia (Read more.)

Philadelphia children in homeless shelters face barriers to learning in virtual school

December 7, 2020

COVID-19 has upended education for millions, shifting classes online, making traditional classroom experiences impossible for most kids, and forcing working parents to wrestle with child-care issues. For the city’s most vulnerable, including an estimated 8,000 (Read more.)

Coronavirus relief method cost poor districts millions, report says

December 7, 2020

When the state of Pennsylvania distributed $174 million in federal coronavirus relief to schools, it used a formula that shortchanged districts with large numbers of low income Black and Latino students, a new report shows. | From: Chalkbeat Philadelphia (Read more.)

A Philly High School for Students in the Child Welfare System

December 3, 2020

https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/a-philly-high-school-for-students-in-the-child-welfare-system

Why Penn made a $100 million donation to Philadelphia Public Schools

November 24, 2020

Activist leaders on campus and across the city have called for a donation like this for a long time. They want Penn to pay payments in lieu of taxes, known as PILOTs, calling foul on the regulations that allow a nonprofit that owns $3.2 billion in city real estate to skip property taxes. Like the tax dollars contributed by other property owners in the city, their payments could go towards public schools and infrastructure. | From: WHYY (Read more.)

‘Black Schools Matter’ charter campaign launches in Philly

November 24, 2020

Members of the coalition said Black charters have received an unfair amount of scrutiny from school district officials, who have the authority to close underperforming schools as part of a lengthy public process that includes a review of academic, financial and organizational health. | From: WHYY (Read more.)

Not all remote learning is created equal

November 19, 2020

Education advocates worry about the effects of virtual learning, especially on socialization and early literacy. But what your child has access to depends on where you live, what you have time for, and how much money is in your wallet. | From: WHYY (Read more.)

El Community College de Filadelfia abre la puerta del nuevo Centro de Carreras y Tecnología Avanzada del Oeste de Filadelfia

November 19, 2020

La nueva instalación verde será accesible a los estudiantes en la primavera de 2022, y contará con un programa STEM para los niños de la comunidad circundante. | From: Al DÍA (Read more.)