1+ week, 5+ day ago   (729+ words) Denver Public Schools will not close any schools this year under a new policy that calls for shuttering persistently low-performing campuses. Four schools that were at risk under the policy boosted their state ratings, saving them from a closure recommendation,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (361+ words) Philadelphia’s school selection process this year will begin later than usual as the district waits for state officials to finalize standardized test scores. The process will now open on Oct. 5 at 4 p.m. and close on Nov. 24, according to a statement…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (958+ words) Philadelphia Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr. has begun his fifth year on the job with his focus set on improving students’ academic performance. But other pressing issues, including the 17 schools the district plans to close beginning next year, may command the…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (562+ words) The first day of school for Newark students is two weeks away, and Superintendent Roger León’s goals for the year are aimed at improving student achievement, boosting literacy and writing skills, and growing enrollment in advanced classes. This school year…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1007+ words) After 120 years of operation, Philadelphia’s Overbrook Elementary School might have just had its final first day of school. Kids skipped through the schoolyard and parents waved goodbye to students wearing fresh uniforms Monday morning as Overbrook and the entire Philadelphia…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1056+ words) Philadelphia schools will open their doors to students next week as educators and families brace for what could be a tumultuous year. The upcoming school year will be the last for nine district schools as Superintendent Tony Watlington moves forward…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (662+ words) The Philadelphia school district is making a digital hall pass available at all schools for the upcoming year that allows administrators to closely track students’ whereabouts. Under the Infinite Campus system, which schools already use for course materials, students ask…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (414+ words) The School District of Philadelphia’s closure plan is moving ahead as written, even as elected officials demand parts of the plan be reconsidered. The district says the committees will give feedback and help shape transition plans that reflect the needs…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (677+ words) After a $17 million HVAC renovation and nearly two years of construction, Kensington High students and staff were hoping this school year would get off to a smooth start. Instead, they were hit with a familiar Philly school problem: asbestos, a…...