by Christopher Paslay
In a letter today in the Philadelphia Daily News, Dr. Ackerman announced there will be “districtwide accountability systems in place for textbooks that hold everyone responsible for the proper use and return of these instructional resources annually.”
Dr. Ackerman pledged that the Philadelphia School District will:
–Assess all schools to determine the individual book [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Textbook Shortage’
December 9, 2008
District Unveils Accountability System for Textbooks
November 20, 2008
Where Are All the District’s Textbooks?
by Christopher Paslay
At a recent School Reform Commission meeting, a freshman at Sayre High School complained to District officials about her school’s lack of textbooks (Shortage of books plagues some city schools, Inquirer, 11/20/08). She explained that each of her classes had only one set of books, and that she wasn’t issued an extra copy [...]
