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 …
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$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 …
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, …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
PSP Awards $945,000 Grant to KIPP to Open New K-8 School in North Philadelphia
860 More Children Will Have Access to a Great School PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Philadelphia School Partnership (PSP) announces it has awarded a $945,000 grant to KIPP Philadelphia to support the startup of the new KIPP North Philadelphia Charter School (KIPP North), set to open for the 2018-19 school year. KIPP North will be the first K-8 school …