Public School Blues: news roundup

Public School Blues: news roundup
  • Corbett’s walking all over us - human red carpet planned today
  • Grant Calder: Philly schools’ century of struggle
  • Lisa Haver: the end of Philly’s public education
  • It’s Our Money podcast: 3 big questions for the district
  • Making Public Schools Work: Part 1, Part 2
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    New name for Fairmount Park Art Association | construction at Police Academy | Fumo and tax relief | zombie graduates | $15m to Philadelphia U

    New name for Fairmount Park Art Association | construction at Police Academy | Fumo and tax relief | zombie graduates | $15m to Philadelphia U
  • The Fairmount Park Art Association’s new name
  • Police Academy gets new tactical training facility
  • How is Vince Fumo shaping the AVI debate?
  • Economic zombies and school reform
  • $15mil for Philadelphia University


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    Second casino license | PGW sale cost | School District’s opportunistic approach to crisis | gay-friendly Philly | development districts

    Second casino license | PGW sale cost | School District’s opportunistic approach to crisis | gay-friendly Philly | development districts
  • Second casino license is for suckers
  • Fighting over PGW sale
  • School financial crisis creates academic reform opportunity
  • Philadelphia as the gay-friendliest city in US
  • Clarke drumming up development district support
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    North Central NID in holding pattern | Burns leaving L&I | controlling bike lanes | PILOT returns | Notebook wins

    North Central NID in holding pattern | Burns leaving L&I | controlling bike lanes | PILOT returns | Notebook wins
  • Neighbors still upset at North Central NID concept
  • Fran Burns leaves L&I to run PICA, Farewell Fran
  • Should Council approve bike lanes?
  • Will PILOT payments make a Philly comeback?
  • Notebook v. District round 2: Notebook wins
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    School District’s road to dissolution | Norris Square duel continues | Fairmount Fish Ladder | paying Water Works’ utilities

    School District’s road to dissolution | Norris Square duel continues | Fairmount Fish Ladder | paying Water Works’ utilities
  • Scrapping Schools: How did it come to this?
  • Norris Square Civic and Maria Quiñones-Sánchez still feuding over St. Boniface redevelopment
  • Fairmount Fish Ladder
  • Taxpayers foot utility bill for Water Works Restaurant
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    Walnut closure | School District’s September hangs on AVI | waterfront trail development | hardware history

    Walnut closure | School District’s September hangs on AVI | waterfront trail development | hardware history
  • Two blocks of Walnut closed today
  • Without AVI, School District could shut down
  • Councilwomen Brown and Quinones-Sanchez urge passage of AVI
  • Designing and developing Delaware waterfront trail
  • Fern Rock Hardware thrives
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    Public school closures could just be getting started

    Public school closures could just be getting started
    • April 6, 2012 2:16 pm
    • News

    The School District’s budget woes, facilities expenses, and empty seats aren’t going away with the eight public schools that are set to close. Instead, these closures are likely the start of a longer cycle of closings and consolidations ahead.

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    PCPC weighs adopting/accepting waterfront plan, final public school closing hearings, Girard block funding, texting while driving ban

    PCPC weighs adopting/accepting waterfront plan, final public school closing hearings, Girard block funding, texting while driving ban
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    “Fishtown” vs Fishtown, no new taxes, Platt Bridge narrows, $13 million to schools from PPA, Church of the Assumption hearing

    “Fishtown” vs Fishtown, no new taxes, Platt Bridge narrows, $13 million to schools from PPA, Church of the Assumption hearing
  • Why Charles Murray’s “Fishtown” isn’t really our Fishtown
  • Nutter: No new taxes
  • Platt Bridge becomes two lanes for two years
  • School district will receive $13 million from PPA
  • Church of the Assumption oral arguments 3/1
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    School of Rock loft conversion, CDAG urges adherence to waterfront plan, Race Street Connector Phase 2, private funding for schools, Sunoco and fuel price spikes

    School of Rock loft conversion, CDAG urges adherence to waterfront plan, Race Street Connector Phase 2, private funding for schools, Sunoco and fuel price spikes
  • Former School of Rock to become Brandywine Lofts
  • CDAG urges city to hew to Central Delaware Master Plan, pass waterfront zoning overlay
  • Race Street Connector Phase 2 public meeting
  • Private funds helping public and religious school systems, but at what cost?
  • Philadelphia Sunoco closure will result in price hikes
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