Great Schools Fund also makes incubation grants to support 3 schools applying for new charters The Philadelphia School Partnership (PSP) today announced that its Great Schools Fund will award $10.5 million to help open five new public charter schools in Philadelphia. The grants will support the startup and gradual expansion of the schools, which together …
Freire Charter School
Announcing our new board members
Today we announced the addition of two new members to our Board of Directors: Nicole P. Ross, head of Investment Management Business for the Mid-Atlantic Region at Goldman Sachs, and Romona Riscoe Benson, manager of Corporate Relations at PECO. Nicole and Romona are thoughtful and respected leaders who understand that Philadelphia’s schools are vital to …
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 …
Phila. school group plans $4.7M in grants
The Philadelphia School Partnership will announce Thursday grants totaling $4.7 million to help high-performing charter schools expand and a nonprofit develop a new high school with the School District.
"What is exciting about this [funding] round is that it shows the many different ways that the fund is available to invest in expanding access to great schools," Mark Gleason, the partnership's executive director, said Wednesday.
Investing nearly $5 million in ten schools
Today we announced the Great Schools Fund will invest $4.7 million in high-quality Philadelphia schools so they can serve 2,000 additional students. As PSP executive director Mark Gleason says in today’s Inquirer: “What is exciting about this [funding] round is that it shows the many different ways that the fund is available to invest in …
PSP invests $4.7 million in the expansion of high-quality schools
Grants from Great Schools Fund will create seats for 2,000 more Philadelphia students to attend high-quality schools The Philadelphia School Partnership (PSP) today announced it will invest $4.7 million in grants from its Great Schools Fund to support the incubation and growth of high-performing K-12 public and private schools in Philadelphia. To date, the Fund …