Philadelphia School District faces potential financial crisis. Here's why
The School District of Philadelphia Superintendent Dr. Tony Watlington said the district faces potentially falling off a ...
Philadelphia schools superintendent advocates for federal funding as Trump works to shut down Education Department
School District of Philadelphia Superintendent Tony Watlington began his week on Capitol Hill advocating to protect funding ...
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Trump DEI threat endangers 10% of Philadelphia schools budget
Federal aid makes up 10% of the Philly school district’s budget. But a Trump administration threat that it will strip education funding from states that don’t pledge they’ve eradicated diversity, ...
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Philly officials announce wide range of job opportunities and programs for youth this summer
With less than three months left in the school year, officials announced Wednesday an array of job opportunities and free ...
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Philly school district stares down a $300M deficit
The School District of Philadelphia will spend 40% of its reserves in order to avoid budget cuts for one more year. After that, there are no guarantees.
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Philadelphia Schools headed toward fiscal cliff; superintendent asks board to dip into reserves
Superintendent Dr. Tony Watlington laid out his solution to the board on Thursday. "We're being good stewards of the dollars, however, we have a budget shortfall. We're recommending to the board ...
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Philadelphia adopts preliminary schools budget as it eyes long-term deficits, Trump uncertainty
The Board of Education adopted a $4.6 billion preliminary budget for the upcoming fiscal year. But that spending blueprint ...