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May 13, 2024 · A federal complaint has been lodged against the Philadelphia School District, accusing the school system of antisemitism in connection with a series of incidents ranging from a swastika drawn on a door to fliers describing Israel’s military campaign in Gaza as genocide that a group of Jewish district parents say shows a troubling pattern.
May 21, 2024 · Dr. Tony B. Watlington Sr. was appointed superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia, the nation’s 8th largest school district with nearly 200,000 students, on April 1, 2022 and was sworn in on June 16, 2022. A collaborative and results-oriented leader, Dr. Watlington began his tenure by launching an aggressive Entry Plan composed ...
May 6, 2024 · The Philadelphia School District has renamed its headquarters in honor of Constance Clayton, the trailblazing former Superintendent, writes Mike DeNardo for KYW Newsradio. Since it opened, the school headquarters in Spring Garden had only been named by its address, 440 North Broad Street.
May 23, 2024 · Accommodations. The School District is committed to fostering compliance with Title II of the ADA, Section 504, and all similar statutory and regulatory laws, by providing its services, programs and school-sponsored activities in a way that assures all reasonable accommodations are made to accomplish equal access through communications.
May 21, 2024 · While Philadelphia is surrounded by overwhelmingly white, better-funded suburban districts, the lead plaintiff in the school funding case is the William Penn School district on the city’s southwest edge, itself an example of de facto segregation: after more Black families moved into the district, white families once again left, perpetuating ...
May 3, 2024 · Speaker registration is for members of the public and current Philadelphia School District or charter school students who would like to speak at a monthly Board of Education Action Meeting. Individuals may register to speak by submitting the speaker request form or by calling 215-400-5959 to register with Board staff.
May 23, 2024 · The School District is committed to fostering compliance with Title II of the ADA, Section 504, and all similar statutory and regulatory laws, by providing its services, programs and school-sponsored activities in a way that assures all reasonable accommodations are made to accomplish equal access through communications.
