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Nearly 65,000 Philadelphia Families Made a Choice. The System Overseeing That Choice Has a Structural Flaw.
William Hayes, Board Chair, Philadelphia Charters for ExcellenceThe Center on Reinventing Public Education, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, the National Association of Charter School Authorizers, and the Brookings Institution do not agree on everything. But they agree on this: when a school dist...
Philadelphia Has a Structural Problem in Its Charter Authorization System. It Is Time to Name It.
by Dr Cassandra St Vil, CEO, PCEThis is not an accusation. It is an organizational design problem, confirmed in writing. In 2023, an independent law firm was retained to examine Philadelphia's charter school authorization system. Their finding was clear: a structural conflict of interest exists.T...
The Number That Changed How I Think About Philadelphia Public Education
by Malik Boyd, Director of Advocacy Communications, PCEBefore I joined PCE, I thought I understood Philly's education landscape. I didn't.I've spent most of my professional life telling the stories about the city I love, Philadelphia: its neighborhoods, its institutions, its culture, its politics...