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District, Mastery reach agreement on serving disabled students at Clymer...
Updated, 7:55 p.m. by Benjamin Herold for the Notebook and WHYY/NewsWorks The School District of Philadelphia and its largest charter school turnaround operator have agreed on the outlines of a deal...
View ArticleSRC renews five charters, adds 1,600 seats
by Benjamin Herold for the Notebook and WHYY/NewsWorks Philadelphia’s School Reform Commission renewed all five charters up for consideration Friday, but not before a sometimes brusque debate among...
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Great Schools Compact asks Gates Foundation for $2.5 million
By Benjamin Herold for the Notebook and WHYY/NewsWorksSeeking to create a “pipeline” of principals and teachers who are better equipped to deal with the real-world challenges found in Philadelphia’s...
View ArticleMastery poised to expand its influence around teacher coaching
Mastery Charter and its methods for training and supporting teachers may soon exert greater influence in schools all over the city, a development that promises to cement the organization’s influence on...
View ArticlePartnership has raised more than $50 million to give to 'great' schools
The two-year-old Philadelphia School Partnership, at the center of the city's strategy to support "great" schools regardless of who runs them, announced Thursday that it was more than halfway to its...
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This year, it’s Philly charter schools’ turn to wrestle with budget cuts
By Benjamin Heroldfor NewsWorks, a Notebook news partnerLike a hurricane predictably making its way up the coast, the financial storm that battered the Philadelphia School District last year is now...
View Article'Persistently dangerous' schools down in District; Mastery touts Gratz progress
Briana Jackson said her life changed when Mastery Charter took over Gratz High School a year ago.The self-described former troublemaker, now a senior, said that the transformation isn't yet complete;...
View ArticleRenaissance Schools get thorough airing at SRC
The School Reform Commission held one of its in-the-round monthly strategy meetings Monday evening, looking at District academic performance and Renaissance Schools. It was the first such meeting for...
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Charter boom continues, with 35 high school options
Sub Title: But a draft District study found “significant barriers to entry” at numerous charters. Author: by Connie Langland Author Bio: Connie Langland writes about education issues in the...
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Where charters run the neighborhood schools
Author: by Benjamin Herold for NewsWorks, a Notebook news partner Author Bio: Contact WHYY education reporter Benjamin Herold at bherold@whyy.org.As part of its Renaissance Schools turnaround...
View ArticleRenaissance charters meet neighborhood enrollment targets except for Universal
by Benjamin Herold for NewsWorks, a Notebook news partnerFollow @twitterapiPhiladelphia's independent Renaissance school operators are bringing families back to struggling neighborhood public schools...
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At Gratz, Mastery takes on challenges of 9th-grade transition
Sub Title: In its 2nd year at the school, the charter operator is making adjustments. Author: by Dale Mezzacappa Author Bio: Contact Notebook contributing editor Dale Mezzacappa at...
View ArticleDistrict promises to get tough with new Renaissance charter operators
by Benjamin Herold for NewsWorks, a Notebook news partnerThe Philadelphia School District is vowing to take a hard line on two issues that have caused confusion when charter operators take over...
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Mastery charter graduates revel in their college choices
by Aaron Moselle and Zack Seward for NewsWorksCheering fans, cheerleaders, and mascots filled Temple University's Liacouras Center on Monday afternoon.None of them was there for a game.Instead,...
View ArticleSRC matches Alcorn with Universal, but it's not over yet
by Connie LanglandBy a 4-1 vote of the School Reform Commission, Universal Companies last night came one step closer to winning the charter to run Alcorn Elementary School under the District’s...
View ArticleSRC delays Renaissance conversions, renews charters for five schools
by Connie LanglandStrong-armed into agreeing to enrollment caps, five charter schools won five-year operating renewals in votes Wednesday night by the School Reform Commission, but five others still...
View ArticleSRC approves Renaissance conversions and grants to expand three District schools
The School Reform Commission Friday approved the Renaissance charter agreements for three schools, officially turning Pastorius over to Mastery Charter Schools, Kenderton to Scholar Academies, and...
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District again postpones votes to renew two charters
The School Reform Commission postponed scheduled votes on two charter schools Thursday, pulling one at the last minute for reasons related to an investigation of test cheating.Philadelphia Electrical...
View ArticleNew report finds gains at Renaissance schools -- but not across the board
Schools turned over to charter operators -- and to a lesser extent, District-run Promise Academies -- have shown improvements in academics and climate under the three-year-old Renaissance schools...
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Mastery Shoemaker principal lends his perspective in federal fellowship program
by Jeseamy MuentesSharif El-Mekki, principal at Mastery Charter School’s Shoemaker campus, has been selected as one of three Principal Ambassador Fellows in the U.S. Department of Education’s...
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