Notes from the news, Feb. 8

Submitted by Erika Owens on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 10:06 Posted in Notes from the news | Permalink

Philly Schools Closed Monday NBC Philadelphia
Enjoy the day off. Good luck digging out!

Pa. bill would expand overhaul of schools The Inquirer
It would not affect Philadelphia, but would expand outside management in struggling districts throughout the state.

Former charter school administrator files whistleblower suit The Inquirer
The former Philadelphia Academy Charter School employee says she was improperly fired.

Ackerman excited about Promise Academies The Notebook blog
Promise Academies are Renaissance Schools that would be managed out of Ackerman's office.

The Next Steps: A Campaign to End Violence in Our Schools Philadelphia Education Justice blog
Next step is the announcement of a campaign at Wednesday's SRC meeting.

Phila. Public Schools Train Science Professionals to Teach KYW

Struggles at School of the Future The Notebook blog

EduCon 2.2 Reflections - What Do You Think? Practical Theory blog

I Love This Job: A Follow Up Philly Teacher blog

More On Language Immersion Philly School Search blog

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Struggles at School of the Future

Submitted by Dale Mezzacappa on Fri, 02/05/2010 - 18:18 | Permalink

Starting a little more than a year ago, I got involved in a project sponsored by the American Enterprise Institute to compile a book about Philadelphia's School of the Future, the partnership between Microsoft and the District to create a new kind of urban high school.

My article adapted from the work done for the book by me and others has just been posted on the website of Education Next.

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Notes from the news, Feb. 5

Submitted by Erika Owens on Fri, 02/05/2010 - 10:04 Posted in Notes from the news | Permalink

Can a Renaissance happen without the community? Notebook NEWSFLASH
The Renaissance Schools plan relies on community involvement, but at a recent school meeting, not many parents showed up.

School district looking for support-service applicants Daily News
Support applicants for Renaissance Schools do not need to have experience running a school.

Telling it like it is South Philly Review
Report on last week's hearing on school violence.

See also: Tepid response to attacks against Asians is nothing new The Notebook
The Other Way to Respond to School Violence Young Philly Politics blog

Breakfast at Meade - Inside a Renaissance Alert School The Notebook blog
Ron Whitehorne found that Meade is "not a failing school" in spite of being on the list of lowest-performers.

Hey Council! School news you need to know Young Philly Politics blog
Helen Gym rounded up the recent news on Renaissance Schools, school choice, class size, and other developments.

Activists target motel across from school The Inquirer

Using Drop.io in the Classroom Philly Teacher blog

How Many People Remember the Story of Derrion Albert? Another Reason "turnaound schools" Might be a Bad Idea... Philly Teacher Talks blog

Thinking About School Choice Long Term Philly School Search blog

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Breakfast at Meade - Inside a Renaissance Alert School

Submitted by Ron Whitehorne on Thu, 02/04/2010 - 16:08 | Permalink

Dennis Barnebey, education specialist at Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY), asked me if I want to join him in going to look at the breakfast program at the Meade Elementary School at 18th and Oxford in North Philly. The school has been doing breakfast in the classroom for a while now, and Dennis thought it might make a good blog post.

Part of what made may say yes this week was that Meade showed up on the recently announced Renaissance Alert list, a circle up from the dreaded Renaissance Eligible list. Besides breakfast, I wanted to see what a school on the list looked like.

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Notes from the news, Feb. 4

Submitted by Erika Owens on Thu, 02/04/2010 - 08:04 Posted in Notes from the news | Permalink

Study finds high school choice 'an illusion' The Inquirer
Research for Action reported that only 45% of students who applied to high schools ended up attending one of the schools they applied to.

See also: Report: 'High school choice an illusion' The Notebook blog
Study: Phila. school choice often no choice at all Philly.com

Focus on School Turnarounds The Notebook
Our February edition has just been released online and is hitting the streets in print. Check it out for more details about Renaissance Schools, other turnaround models, the teachers' contract, class size, and more.

Other Phila. schools handle racial, ethnic tensions The Inquirer
Fels, Furness, and Bartram have also dealt with racial tension.

How does your school rank? The Notebook blog
More details about the School Performance Index used in selecting potential Renaissance Schools.

See also: School District of Philadelphia Publishes 2009 Annual Report & School Performance Index Philly School Search blog
School Rankings A Very Public Education blog

Congressional Education Innovator Praises Obama Plan as Bold, Sensible, Reflecting "Real World Experience" UC Review
Rep. Chaka Fattah spoke about the Obama administration's plans for NCLB.

Oh Yeah, This is Why I Love this Job Philly Teacher blog

The 26th annual philadelphia school district highschool students art exhibition UC Review

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Report: 'High school choice an illusion'

Submitted by Paul Socolar on Wed, 02/03/2010 - 18:56 Posted in Breaking news | Permalink

Fewer than half of the Philadelphia eighth graders who tried to gain admission to a high school other than their neighborhood school were successful, according to a new policy brief released today by Research for Action (RFA).

The brief is based on a larger, forthcoming RFA study that studied the transition to high school in Philadelphia for the class that entered ninth grade in 2007.

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