Center City Quarterly, Spring 2019 Issue
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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 …
PSP TeachPHL.org to Support City Teachers and Attract More of Them
Information and resources for aspiring and current educators on one website PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia School Partnership (PSP) has launched a brand new website for teachers—TeachPHL.org—with the dual aims of attracting great teachers to city schools of all types and supporting educators in their career development. For over a year, PSP engaged with teachers and leaders …
Notebook: KIPP gets $945,000 grant for expansion this fall
The Philadelphia School Partnership announced it will award $945,000 to KIPP Philadelphia for the startup of the organization’s latest school, set to open this fall in North Philadelphia. KIPP North will contain an elementary and middle school, though KIPP Philadelphia treats those as separate schools to get access to an additional $300,000 grant from the …
PSP Statement on the New Philadelphia Board of Education Members
Philadelphia, PA – The Philadelphia School Partnership (PSP) issued the following statement on Mayor Jim Kenney’s appointments to the new Philadelphia Board of Education: “A school board fulfills a role of great importance, because a city’s children are its future. A successful board will keep its eyes on the horizon and on the interests of its nonvoting constituents—the …
GreatPhillySchools Releases 2018 School Ratings and Profiles with New Enhancements Based on Feedback from Families
Schools with ‘High Academic Growth’ are Highlighted with a New Indicator Philadelphia, PA – Today, GreatPhillySchools (GPS) updated its ratings for around 400 schools of all types – public district, public charter and private – across Philadelphia. GPS has made several enhancements to its ratings methodology based on analysis, and parent and educator input. On …