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The Education Revolution
Wednesday August 15, 2012
Despite being the valedictorian of her eighth grade class, Claudia was expelled from her high school as a freshman because of a fight with another student. She attended several other schools across town where she was suspended numerous times for being tardy and engaging in verbal fights with other students who teased her. Eventually she fell behind in her work and dropped out.
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Charter expansions may cost Philadelphia schools $139 million
Sunday July 15, 2012
The charter school expansions approved by the School Reform Commission so far this year could cost the nearly insolvent Philadelphia School District $139 million over five years - a full $100 million more than officials said at a public meeting Friday.
The School District faces a budget deficit of as much as $282 million for the 2012-13 school year. If left unchecked, its five-year shortfall would be $1 billion.
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New York School Funding Among Nation's Most Unfair
Friday July 13, 2012
The National Report Card ranks New York as among the nation's most unfair when it comes to funding public education.
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Who's Killing Philly Public Schools?
Thursday May 03, 2012
Thomas Knudsen, the man who was temporarily put in charge of Philadelphia schools in January, was running late to last Monday's press conference. He had been delivering the same presentation all day, and doomsday rumors had already leaked: The plan he was about to lay out would dismantle the central office and parcel out school management, at least in part, to private companies.
