by Christopher Paslay
“As Mayor, I will call for a reduction in contracts with outside contractors unless there is a compelling educational purpose for renewing the contract.”
–Mayor Michael Nutter, Putting Children First
In an educational reform plan dubbed Imagine 2014, Philadelphia schools’ chief Arlene Ackerman announced her intention to shut-down 35 of the [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Alternative Schools’
February 21, 2009
To Mayor Nutter: What happened to stopping contracts with outside managers?
January 2, 2009
Cracking down on disruptive students isn’t as easy as it sounds
by Christopher Paslay
According to a recent editorial in the Philadelphia Inquirer (Education Interrupted, 12/29/08), “The district must do more to quickly remove troublemakers by expediting expulsion hearings and meting out strict discipline.”
This article was written in response to the 1,048 “serious” disciplinary incidents reported in the Philadelphia School District in the first two months of [...]
October 16, 2008
District Must Expel 20 Students Involved in Sayre Brawl
by Christopher Paslay
It appears that the Philadelphia School District is finally getting serious about their “zero tolerance” policy for violence in schools. According to a story in today’s Inquirer, “Philadelphia School District officials have vowed to expel the system’s most violent students, tighten codes for others, and attempt to streamline a dysfunctional, inconsistent disciplinary system.”
“We [...]
October 15, 2008
Philadelphia Needs More Disciplinary Schools
by R.B.
This is what I’ve noticed in my almost 15 years of teaching in Philly schools.
In all the articles I’ve been reading, in the Inquirer, PSU, and Chalk and Talk, I find one element missing. It’s not about money. It’s not about certified teachers. It’s about the idea that Philly is forced to teach all children. [...]
