Mark Gleason is the Executive Director of Philadelphia School Partnership Thomas B. Fordham Institute – Flypaper 9.4.2019 Pennsylvania’s Democratic Governor Tom Wolf garnered headlines recently when he announced vague plans for taking funding away from the state’s public charter schools. He also described charters as benefiting from an unlevel playing field for accountability and transparency. …
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New Charter Schools “Ups the Game for Public Education in Philadelphia”
Impact of PSP-Suported Public Charter Schools The Philadelphia Inquirer’s feature story about PSP-supported MaST II and MaST III charter schools concludes by stating, “If only every school in Philadelphia could offer students as much [as they do].” PSP provided grants to both MaST II, which opened its doors for the 2016-17 school year, and MaST …
PSP Impact Quarterly: School’s in Session!
New School Year, New Beginnings Over 1,000 Students Will Attend Two New Great Schools With the support of our donors, PSP provided startup grants to launch two new charter schools—MaST III and Philadelphia Hebrew Public—for the 2019-20 school year, providing 1,056 students the opportunity to receive a great education. Grant Amount: $500,000 Students Served: 900 …
PhillyPLUS Inspires New Leaders for Upcoming School Year
“What do you want to do when [your PhillyPLUS principal fellowship] is over?” This was one of many important questions Kate Davis was asked by her PhillyPLUS leadership coach before she started her principal fellowship a few years ago, and she remembers being unsure about how to answer. “I said ‘I think I want …
In 1st Year, KIPP North Doubles Students on Grade Level in Math and Reading
At the core of a successful school is a strong, proven leader who sets high expectations for all of their students and staff. In 2018, PSP awarded the KIPP network a $945,000 startup grant to open a new charter school, KIPP North Philadelphia Academy, for the 2018-19 school year. KIPP North, led by Principal …
Drexel Partnership Prepares Undergraduate Students for Teaching Careers
Like many high school graduates, Melissa Comunale went to college to pursue a degree in a subject that she thought would be her career, but she quickly realized the degree path she was on wasn’t her passion. Melissa changed her major to general studies and decided to explore the teaching field after hearing about the …
Mastery Prep Elementary Creates an Immersive Learning Experience
Walk in to Mastery Prep Elementary School on any school day at 11:30 a.m. and you’ll be greeted by the sounds of students playing African drums, doing karate or yoga, cooking, working in the school’s clay studio or playing sports. Mastery Prep Elementary Principal Ray Fields, 2018 Neubauer Fellow and former founding principal of Mastery’s …
$750K gift from the Horner Foundation will support PSP’s work in expanding access to great schools
Philadelphia – The Philadelphia School Partnership (PSP) announces the Horner Foundation has made a $750,000 gift to Philadelphia School Partnership (PSP) to advance its work in improving outcomes for low-income students and responding to the demand of families by expanding access to quality schools. The Horner Foundation supports nonprofit organizations in Philadelphia, the San Francisco Bay …
$1M gift from Bill and Katie McNabb will support PSP’s work in expanding access to quality schools
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 …
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 …