Philadelphia, PA – The Philadelphia School Partnership (PSP) announces a $1M gift from F. William “Bill” McNabb III, and his wife, Katie, to advance our work in improving outcomes for low-income students and responding to the demand of families by expanding access to quality schools. Bill, the former chairman and chief executive officer of Vanguard, and …
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PSP Awards $1.2M in Grants to Help Startup and Expand Three In-Demand Public Charter Schools
Over 2,100 More Children in High-Need Areas Will Have Access to Quality Schools Philadelphia, PA – Furthering its mission to meet the demands of Philadelphia families for greater access to quality schools, Philadelphia School Partnership (PSP) has awarded $1.2 million in new grants to help open two new schools in 2019, MaST III Community Charter School and …
It’s not either or: Philly needs more jobs and better schools. | Opinion
Mark Gleason, For the Inquirer March 20, 2019 Chicken or egg? Education or economic growth? It’s essentially the same question, with the same answer: It doesn’t matter which comes first. To move Philadelphia — and Pennsylvania — forward, we need higher-achieving schools and more economic prosperity. We need both. When it comes to preparing our …
Launch of the Redesigned GreatPhillySchools.org
The City’s Most Popular School Resource for Families, GreatPhillySchools.org, Gets Even Better The new website allows families to compare up to three schools side-by-side Philadelphia, PA – Philadelphia School Partnership (PSP) announced the launch of the redesigned GreatPhillySchools (GPS) website, GreatPhillySchools.org, which still has the helpful information that over 130,000 people rely on each year, …
Philadelphia School Partnership Offers an Array of Programs and Services
Center City Quarterly, Spring 2019 Issue
PSP Career Pathway Campaign Launch
On February 25th, PSP announced the launch of a $5M campaign for 2019 to broaden career and technical education opportunities for Philadelphia’s students. PSP plans to expand our school investments to focus on creating, reimagining, and enhancing 1,500+ career pathway opportunities for in-demand careers in four sectors: Healthcare Manufacturing Construction Information Technology Part of our Career and …
Nearly 30,000 students apply to Philadelphia charter schools through new website
Maddie Hanna Philadelphia Inquirer Nearly 30,000 students submitted more than 120,000 applications for Philadelphia charter schools this year through a new website that allowed families to apply to multiple city charter schools at once. More than half of the applications — 54 percent — came from the Lower and Far Northeast sections of …
Nearly 30,000 Students Apply to Public Charter Schools in Philadelphia Using Apply Philly Charter
More than 123,000 applications submitted to 71 schools Philadelphia – On January 28, 2019, the application window closed for families to apply to most Philadelphia charter schools for the 2019-2020 school year on one website—applyphillycharter.org—with just one application. Launched by 71 public charter schools in September, 2018, Apply Philly Charter not only provided families …
WHYY: Philadelphia launches website aimed at attracting new teachers — and keeping them
Sara Hoover WHYY An education nonprofit has launched a website to help recruit teachers — and retain them — in Philadelphia. To help make it easier to find teaching jobs, the Philadelphia School Partnership created teachPHL.org, which has a job board for any teaching position in the city — whether it’s at a traditional public, …
Inquirer: Help wanted: Teachers for Philly district, charter and private schools
Kristen A. Graham December 4, 2018 Philadelphia Inquirer Want to teach in Philadelphia? A new website will make it easier to find a job in hundreds of city schools. Launched Tuesday and backed by Mayor Kenney and Superintendent William R. Hite Jr., TeachPHL lists open educational positions in traditional public, charter, and private schools across …