At the Philadelphia School Partnership, we are deeply upset by the horrific death of George Floyd and the systemic racism that continues to manifest itself across the country. We stand doubly committed to listening and working with schools, donors, families and partners to ensure black people—and especially black students in Philadelphia—have the same freedoms, fairness …
Category: Announcements
Donors Create Jump-Start Philly Schools Fund to Reignite Learning; 15,000 Chromebooks on Way to Charter and Catholic School Students
Founding Donors Provide Nearly $4M to Help Students Participate in Online Learning Philadelphia, PA – April 2, 2020 – The Philadelphia School Partnership (PSP) today announced that Philadelphia area donors have come together to launch the Jump-Start Philly Schools Fund, aimed at meeting the immediate needs of low-income students and families across the city during …
2020 GreatPhillySchools Ratings Show More Philadelphia Schools Are Achieving High Academic Growth
Over 100 district and charter schools earned a high growth indicator Philadelphia, PA – Philadelphia School Partnership (PSP) announced that 2020 ratings for schools of all types – 213 public district, 98 public charter and 44 private – across Philadelphia are now available on the GreatPhillySchools website, GreatPhillySchools.org. The new ratings show 46 schools …
Over 34K Students Apply to Public Charter Schools in Philadelphia Using Apply Philly Charter
Nearly 170,000 applications submitted to 80 schools Philadelphia – On January 27, 2020, the application window closed for families to apply to most Philadelphia charter schools for the 2020-21 school year on applyphillycharter.org. This concluded the second year of Apply Philly Charter, an easy-to-use system created by public charter schools to provide families with …
$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 …
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 …