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The Philadelphia Business Journal: Philadelphia School Partnership hands out 2 grants; PSP wants to raise $100 million for the fund and has raised more than $53 million of that
The Philadelphia School Partnership has awarded two grants totaling $3.4 million to help two charter-school operators expand.
The nonprofit gave a $1.8 million grant to Scholar Academies for its plan to expand its operations by 600 to 900 students. Scholar Academies operates Young Scholars Charter School and Young Scholars Frederick Douglass Charter School.
Philadelphia Inquirer: Phila. School Partnership to announce $3.4 million in grants for 2 charter groups
The Philadelphia School Partnership will announce grants totaling $3.4 million Thursday to help two charter organizations with long waiting lists expand in the northern and western parts of the city.
Scholar Academies will receive $1.8 million to help add 600 to 900 seats, while KIPP Philadelphia will receive $1.6 million to serve 700 to 800 more students.
PSP invests $3.4 million in growth of high-quality public charter schools
Investing in two great school operators
Philadelphia Inquirer: Esperanza gets $2M grant to form middle school
A North Philadelphia charter high school is set to add a 635-pupil middle school to its burgeoning population by next year, thanks to a $2 million grant from the Philadelphia School Partnership.
Esperanza Academy, founded in 2000, already serves 750 students in North Philadelphia's Hunting Park neighborhood. About 17 percent of the majority-Hispanic student body speaks English as a second language, and while anyone in the city can apply to attend Esperanza, the school largely serves lower-income students in and around Hunting Park.
PSP Invests $2 Million in Expansion of Esperanza Academy
Great Schools Fund invests in Esperanza Academy
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Philadelphia School Partnership awards $3.8 million in grants
The Philadelphia School Partnership today announced it has awarded grants totalling $3.8 million to support successful district, charter and private schools.
"Great schools come in all different types but share key characteristics, chiefly high expectations and the belief that all students can learn," said Mark Gleason, the partnership's executive director.