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 …
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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 …
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 …