In September 2017, it was announced that the biggest gains in Philadelphia’s PSSA scores were in 3rd and 4th grade English Language Arts. This achievement...
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In September 2017, it was announced that the biggest gains in Philadelphia’s PSSA scores were in 3rd and 4th grade English Language Arts. This achievement...
Prior to joining the William Penn Foundation, I was a public school educator for 14 years. I spent 12 of them as a classroom teacher and instructional coach, and two additional...
Former Washington, D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams' recent article in The Atlantic Monthly’s City Lab blog points to Mayor Kenney’s Rebuild Initiative as a...
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You step out your front door and walk past your local park on your way to run an errand. Music hits your ears...
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