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Breakfast shouldn't be on the principals2 comments

phillystyle71 wrote 1 month ago:     “For Superintendent Arlene Ackerman, it’s not enough that the Philadelphia School District … more →

Tags: holistic education, meal programs, Parental Involvement, Breakfast is on the Principals, School Breakfast Program, Universal Feeding Program

Readers cynical about forcing seniors to apply to college5 comments

phillystyle71 wrote 6 months ago: by Christopher Paslay   Yesterday, I published a commentary in the Inquirer headlined Seniors need a … more →

Tags: Seniors need a backup

Seniors need a backup6 comments

phillystyle71 wrote 6 months ago:   “For years, I’ve argued that high school seniors – especially in Philadelphia – … more →

Tags: holistic education, Seniors need a backup, PA Higher Education Assistance Agency, Philly Goes 2 College

Philadelphia teachers are making a difference, despite bad press3 comments

phillystyle71 wrote 8 months ago:     by Christopher Paslay   Philadelphia public schools and their teachers have been getting quite t … more →

Tags: school violence, Education First Compact, Philadelphia Cross City Campaign, Teacher Quality in Philadelphia

Computers distract from craft of writing3 comments

phillystyle71 wrote 9 months ago: Note: This article originally appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer on June 8th, 2006.       by Chri … more →

Tags: Technology in the Classroom, Computers and the Writing Process, Five Step Writing Process

African American literature must be taught with great care1 comment

phillystyle71 wrote 10 months ago:   by Christopher Paslay   NOTE: This article was published in The Philadelphia Inquirer on February … more →

Tags: Multiculturalism, African American Literature, Black History Month, Teaching Black Literature

Phila. schools are overdue for more holistic approach12 comments

phillystyle71 wrote 10 months ago: “Public schools are not free-floating, self-contained cities cut off from human civilization. They a … more →

Tags: arne duncan, holistic education, Parental Involvement, School Resources, Barack Obama, Bring the Harlem Children's Zone to Philadelphia, geoffrey canada, The Harlem Children's Zone

Bring Tracking Back to Classes2 comments

phillystyle71 wrote 1 year ago: by Christopher Paslay   Ask any professor of education about differentiated instruction and they’ll … more →

Tags: Differentiated Instruction, Academic Tracking

Schools Reflect Communities3 comments

phillystyle71 wrote 1 year ago: “If parents and students don’t get actively involved, how will extending the school day improve acad … more →

Tags: src, Parental Involvement, Parental Involvement in School, dropout rates

Better Way to Police Teens1 comment

phillystyle71 wrote 1 year ago:       Note: This commentary was originally published in the Philadelphia Inquirer on January 25, 200 … more →

Tags: Philadelphia Student Union, Policing Teens, philadelphia police department

Arlene Ackerman Responds to Inquirer Commentary2 comments

phillystyle71 wrote 1 year ago: Arlene Ackerman by Christopher Paslay Arlene C. Ackerman, Superintendent of the Philadelphia School … more →

Tags: PFT, src

How About the Teachers?

phillystyle71 wrote 1 year ago: by Christopher Paslay Here is a reprint of a commentary I published in The Philadelphia Inquirer las … more →

Tags: PFT, Arlene Ackerman, PFT News, Philadelphia School Distrcit, src


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