Esperanza Academy Charter School Esperanza Academy Charter School was founded in 2000 by Esperanza, Inc, in its quest to provide quality education to the North Philadelphia community. Esperanza Academy started out on one floor of a building with one group of ninth graders. Today, the school has a two-building campus serving more than 1400 students …
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WHYY: Education Groups at Odds over Study of Philly Schools Performance
An influential school reform group is urging Philadelphia school leaders to approve every charter school applicant that can effectively run schools that serve a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students. Last week, district officials heard pitches from operators hoping to open 40 new charter schools across the city. To back up its advice on charters, …
PSAP Position Paper Details Disparity in Academic Performance in Philadelphia Public Schools
Data show economically disadvantaged students are unequally served by two very different systems of schools within the city; PSAP recommends reforms PHILADELPHIA, PA – Using recently released School Performance Profiles (SPP) from the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Philadelphia School Advocacy Partners (PSAP), an organization started by the Philadelphia School Partnership (PSP), today submitted to the …
Dozens apply to open new charter schools in Philly
Yesterday we learned that the School District received 40 applications for new charter schools – the first time the District has accepted applications in seven years. As Mark Gleason said in today’s Inquirer, “The opportunity to create effective new charter schools is great news for low-income and minority families in Philadelphia.” Read our full statement …
PSP Statement on Applications for New Charter Schools
An analysis of the newest Pennsylvania School Performance Profile (SPP) shows that high-quality charters that primarily serve economically disadvantaged students (>80%) are massively outperforming traditional public schools serving the same population. Out of 194 schools in Philadelphia with student bodies that are more than 80% economically disadvantaged, only 17 earned an SPP of at least …
Hundreds of parents rally for charter school expansion
In case you missed it, we want to share the news and photos of the hundreds of parents who rallied yesterday for the chance to put their child in a better school: School choice advocates rally for greater charter expansion in Philadelphia, WHYY We were struck by the words of mother Toya Algarin, whose son …
PSP Invests Nearly $3 million to Expand High-Quality Schools in Philadelphia
Great Schools Fund has awarded more than $34 million in grants to Philadelphia schools since 2011 to give more children access to quality education The Philadelphia School Partnership (PSP) today announced it will award nearly $3 million in grants to three public schools in Philadelphia giving over 1250 more students access to high-quality K-12 schools …
KYW/CBS: Two Philadelphia Charter School Operators Get Expansion Grants
By Mike DeNardo An influential nonprofit group is giving nearly $3 million to two Philadelphia charter school operators. The Philadelphia School Partnership is giving $2.1 million to First Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School to establish a second elementary school and a high school. Another $855,000 will go to Mastery Charter Schools, to add 375 seats at …
At Pa. School, Teens Build Empathy By Confiding In A Crowd
by Kevin McCorry, WHYY / All Things Considered Imagine this: a high school assembly where students share their deepest, most painful secrets — and instead of judgment from their peers, they get applause. That’s the approach Philadelphia’s Freire Charter School has taken in its effort to prevent the next violent outburst or the next tragedy …
Mark Gleason’s testimony to the School Reform Commission on charter policies
“Any healthy school system must be dynamic in its approach, which means taking action to address low-performing schools” Testimony to the School Reform Commission, Mark Gleason, Executive Director, Philadelphia School Partnership Mr. Chairman, members of the Commission, thank you for your service, and for the opportunity to comment today. I am the executive director of …