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Join me, a reluctant fundraiser, at a party to support the Notebook!
This guest blog comes from Karel Kilimnik, co-chair of the Notebook's Turning the Page for Change event coming up on June 12.Like a lot of people, I really dislike asking people and organizations for...
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Join me and the Notebook on June 12th
This guest blog post comes from Margaret Ernst, who is a member of our June 12 event planning committee.I am an AmeriCorps VISTA member at the Mayor’s Office of Civic Engagement and Volunteer Service,...
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A national view of the Notebook highlights need to support our work
This guest blog post comes from Notebook board member and June 12 event committee member Nina Moreno.Sixteen months ago, I moved to Philadelphia after a five-year work stint at the Children’s Defense...
View ArticleLet's talk about what really makes for a successful school
This guest blog post comes from Lori Shorr, Mayor Nutter's chief education officer and executive adviser to the School District.From the time I was Home and School co-president at Jenks Elementary to...
View ArticleSupport community news this Tuesday!
This guest blog post comes from Shanee Garner, co-chair of the June 12 event committee.Tomorrow, some of Philadelphia’s most thoughtful and concerned citizens will gather to celebrate another year of...
View ArticleCommentary: Plan must consider students' basic needs
This guest blog post responding to the District's transformation plan comes from Cathy Weiss, executive director of the Stoneleigh Foundation, and Paul DiLorenzo, member of the Stoneleigh Foundation’s...
View ArticleStudents contribute to book on healthy living
This guest blog post comes from Talia Fisher of Healthy NewsWorks (no connection to WHYY's NewsWorks).Local students recently published their own book through Healthy NewsWorks, a nonprofit...
View ArticleCommentary: The '20% less' solution is the problem, not the answer
This guest blog post comes from Michael Churchill of the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia.Philadelphia is being told that District budget deficits can only be avoided through deep program...
View ArticleDistrict settles lawsuit on search of student
This guest blog post comes from Harold Jordan, Notebook board chair and staff member at ACLU of Pennsylvania.Last week, the School District of Philadelphia settled a lawsuit filed by the parent of a...
View ArticleCommentary: District-run schools need help to access Partnership funds
This guest commentary comes from Christine Carlson. She is a public school parent, a member of the Philadelphia School Partnership advisory committee on Great Philly Schools, and a founder of the...
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