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The School District of Philadelphia (SDP) is the school district that includes all school district-operated public schools in Philadelphia. [9] Established in 1818, it is largest school district in Pennsylvania and the eighth-largest school district in the nation, serving over 197,000 students as of 2022.
The Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS) is a pension fund for public school employees in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.Eligible members include all full-time public school employees, part-time hourly public school employees who render at least 500 hours of service in the school year, and part-time per diem public school employees who render at least 80 days of service in ...
From budget to gun violence, Dr. Tony Watlington, Superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia addresses on the future of the district as he prepares to give the first state of public ...
In 2014, the William Penn School District partnered with the Public Interest Law Center along with several other school districts, parents, and advocacy groups to file a lawsuit saying that the state's process for funding schools, which relies heavily on local taxes, thereby creating significant per-student funding gaps between wealthy districts and low-wealth ones, is tantamount to ...
COVID-19 may be preventing in-person learning in Philadelphia, but it's not stopping the district from tackling much-needed building improvements head-on.
The city has contributed $200,000 to the fund, and intends to do the same for at least five years. Over $540,000 was raised for the fund and 255 schools will receive funds, this includes 209 School District of Philadelphia schools, 20 charters, 13 Archdiocesan, and 13 independent/private. [35]
She also served on the board of directors of the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority and the board of trustees of the Pennsylvania Employee Benefits Trust Fund. [9] From July 2013 to July 2015, she served as the chief talent officer for the School District of Philadelphia.
The Notebook is distributed in every district-run and charter school in the school district of Philadelphia, at all branches of the Free Library of Philadelphia, and at about 750 community sites around the city. The newspaper's expenses are covered through advertising revenue, grants, and its individual membership program.