by Christopher Paslay
Philadelphia public schools and their teachers have been getting quite the media exposure this week. On March 31st, the Inquirer ran a story headlined, “Group urges improved teacher quality in Philadelphia”.
The gist of the story was that as a whole, the Philadelphia School District lacks “quality” educators, and that too many of [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘School Violence’
April 4, 2009
Philadelphia teachers are making a difference, despite bad press
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 [...]
