The Philly school district is growing after years of shrinking. Here’s how one school is attracting more students.
When Marla Travis became West Philadelphia High’s principal in the 2018-19 school year, the neighborhood school enrolled just ...
How do you raise the high school graduation rate? Philly is betting a focus on ninth grade will help
Brooklyn Jamison was a handful in her ninth-grade year at Mastbaum High School. “I was fighting, getting into drama that I shouldn’t have,” she said. “I picked the wrong friend group, and I was not ...
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Ex-Girls' High principal sues district, claims ‘demeaning' treatment due to race
The former principal of the Philadelphia High School for ... against the school district after she was demoted after she denied three students their diplomas during a graduation ceremony in ...
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'State of Schools' address highlights progress, challenges in Philadelphia
The update is a glimpse inside classrooms across the School District of Philadelphia, including both their wins and their ...
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Philadelphia schools superintendent touts "significant progress," says immigration enforcement brings challenges
"Our four-year graduation rate has gone up," he said ... we asked the superintendent if the Philadelphia school district is still committed to its policy on sanctuary schools.
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Philly public school students have made some academic gains, but still lag behind nationally
Students in the School District of Philadelphia, however ... including a 6.3% increase in its four-year graduation rate and a 13.6% spike in students passing the NOCTI test, which assesses ...
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Philadelphia public schools' Tony Watlington gets honored as top superintendent
The School District of Philadelphia on Monday ... accomplishments during Watlington's 21/2 years in charge, including a graduation rate increase, better test scores for students in grades 3 ...