Charter Schools

Penn Treaty

In proposal to close 20 Philly public schools, district says it's learned from mistakes it made in 2013

Pennsylvania's new budget tightens cyber charter oversight, boosts school funding

PA budget schools

Philadelphia school board approves first new charter school since 2018

philly new charter

For the first time in nearly a decade, Philly school district's enrollment was higher than the previous year

Philadelphia enrollment increase

Philly to test leaving 25 schools open all year by adding optional summer programs

Philly Year Round School

Pennsylvania ranks near the bottom in national study of charter school performance

Pennsylvania Charter Schools Ranking

How Pa. taxpayers fund charter schools should be fixed, public education advocates say

Schools in Philadelphia region are among most segregated in the U.S.

School Segregation

School District of Philadelphia touts improvement of city’s schools in annual report card

Marijuana-laced treats get students sick at West Oak Lane Charter School

crime tape stock

This local teen violinist is making her debut at Carnegie Hall on Thursday

Staffer suspended from Philly charter school for bringing firearm to school

Stock_Carroll - Handgun with Bullets

Philly teacher at Blue Ribbon charter school charged with corruption of minor

Erik Way

Five applicants seek charter schools in School District of Philadelphia

Carroll - School District of Philadelphia

Documentary narrated by Matt Damon looking at Philly schools to debut at film festival

Top Philadelphia schools as ranked by new School Performance Profiles

092916_PennAlexanderSchool

Principals of Philly's Blue Ribbon schools share insights on success

092916_PennAlexanderSchool

Anthony Williams says John Oliver 'went too far' on charter schools

Pennsylvania's Department of Education hopes to improve charter schools with latest division

SRC votes to hand three Philadelphia district schools to charter operators

School District of Philadelphia headquarters

Four city charter schools should not have licenses renewed, district recommends

04142016_Olney_Charter_High

It just got a bit easier to apply to Philly charter schools

Select Philly, Camden charter schools to observe Muslim holidays next school year

Muslim Eid holiday

Top SAT performers among Pennsylvania charter high schools

MaST Community Charter High School

PhillyVoice's 'Quotes of the Week' quiz

Quotes Quiz Feb 19

SRC approves 3 new charter schools in Philadelphia, votes down 9 others

School District of Philadelphia headquarters

Parents urge Philly school district to reconsider fate of Wister Elementary

New Foundations Charter celebrates School Progress Report scores

01072016_new_foundations_CS

Masterman Middle School, Central High School top Philly district's School Progress Report

01072015_Masterman_school_GM

Five new charter schools coming to Philadelphia with $10.5 million PSP grant

120315_MasteryCharter

Olney student arrested after alleged threats of violence on social media

12032015_OlneyCharter

Charter Schools

Testing coordinator at PA's largest charter disciplined

08122015_Education

Simplified, one-stop school enrollment coming to Camden

Enrollment

Police: Student brings stun gun to Philadelphia charter school

Mastery Charter School seniors celebrate College Signing Day

Mastery Charter Schools' College Signing Day

Pew poll: Philly residents favor charter schools, not SRC

School District of Philadelphia headquarters

SRC approves five charter schools

Just In

Must Read

Hundreds show up to oppose district's plan to close schools

facilities presentation

Intermittent fasting is unlikely to cause greater weight loss than traditional dieting, study finds

Intermittent fasting weight loss

LGBTQ+ visitor center seeks to boost semiquincentennial tourism

LGBTQ visitor center

Your guide to the 2026 Philadelphia Flower Show

2026 Philadelphia Flower Show

Seven takeaways from Howie Roseman's and Nick Sirianni's NFL Combine press conferences

022526HowieRoseman