Teachers helping teachers create that classroom buzz
Alongside pictures of African-American heroes and photos of great writers, Christina Puntel, a Spanish teacher at the 200-student Parkway Northwest High School, talks about student achievement.But she...
View ArticlePFT and District agree to extend contract a year
Following the examples of other School District and city unions, the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers has reached agreement with the District on a one-year extension of its current contract, with a...
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Hoping for help with immigrant youth
To the editors:Thank you for your truly comprehensive issue about our district’s immigrant population and the many issues concerning ESOL instruction.I’d like to note that we do have exit criteria for...
View ArticleStudents disengaged as schools align curriculum with NCLB goals
Talk to Philadelphia public school students and they will gladly share their feelings about their coursework. While some from the city’s high-performing magnet schools say they feel enriched by their...
View ArticleChanging the odds
It hasn’t always been easy for this newspaper or anyone else to get data about the glaring racial inequities in the School District.So it is a breakthrough to have Superintendent Arlene Ackerman...
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In Harlem, families are getting into the Zone
For five years, Paul Tough, a reporter on education and an editor of the New York Times Magazine, followed Harlem native Geoffrey Canada and the creation and development of the Harlem Children’s Zone...
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Student summit yields new reform platform
Students eager to bring needed change to the School District held a youth-led Student Summit on Oct. 30 and drew up a platform for reforming the school system.Nearly 200 students representing 32...
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