Statement on the Lawsuit from Board of Education President Reginald L. Streater, Esq. The School District of Philadelphia filed a lawsuit today challenging the City’s environmental “best practices” law. If allowed to stand, the law could needlessly threaten the opening of many District school buildings at the start of the next school year, jeopardizing the…
At its December 15, 2022, Action Meeting, the Board of Education held its annual organization meeting and elected new leaders: Reginald L. Streater as President and Mallory Fix-Lopez as Vice President, who immediately began serving their one-year terms. They replace Joyce S. Wilkerson as President and Leticia Egea-Hinton as Vice President, who opted to leave…
Board of Education President Joyce S. Wilkerson received the Benjamin Elijah Mays Lifetime Achievement Award today for her longstanding commitment to the educational needs of urban school children. The Council of Urban Boards of Education (CUBE) presents this award each year to recognize current or former school board members who have made a difference for…
PHILADELPHIA— At its September 22nd Action Meeting, the Board of Education will welcome and officially install Sophia Roach and Love Speech as the Student Board Representatives for the 2022-2023 school year. In this role, they will represent their peers by sharing student concerns with the Board at its monthly meetings and by reporting Board deliberations…
PHILADELPHIA—Board of Education Member Reginald L. Streater was recently named a U.S.A. Justice Program Fellow by Eisenhower Fellowships. This is a new fellowship program that will send rising American leaders abroad on individual professional journeys to enhance their perspectives and sharpen their skills for advancing racial justice in their communities and professions. This new program…
PHILADELPHIA—The Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Friday, August 26, 2022, at 9 a.m. in the Education Center Auditorium at 440 North Broad Street. The public may attend in person or watch via video conference. The Board will consider a proposed Release and Settlement Agreement among The School District of Philadelphia, acting…
The Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia will welcome new Board Members Sarah-Ashley Andrews and Chau Wing Lam to their first Action Meeting today. Ms. Andrews and Ms. Lam, who share a commitment to educational equity, were sworn in on June 28, 2022. “On behalf of the Board, I welcome our new…
The School District of Philadelphia Board of Education supports the Budget Bill, approved by the Pennsylvania House and Senate and signed by Governor Wolf, that will include a $525 million increase in basic education funding, the largest increase in Pennsylvania’s main subsidy for public schools. Not only will this benefit all public school districts in…
School District of Philadelphia Board of Education Member Maria McColgan, M.D., has announced that she will resign from the Board, effective May 6, 2022. Dr. McColgan was appointed to the Board in 2018 and currently serves as Chair of the Policy Committee. “It has truly been an honor to serve the city of Philadelphia, the…
The State Charter School Appeal Board (CAB) today upheld the School District of Philadelphia Board of Education’s decisions to not renew the charters of Olney Charter High School and John B. Stetson Charter School. Based on CAB’s decisions, Olney and Stetson will continue to operate as Renaissance charter schools for the remainder of the 2021-2022…