Philadelphia School District – Temple Update

City Officials Provide Update on Summer Meals

Wed, 10 Jun 2020 20:24:42 +0000

On Wednesday, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health announced 129 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19. This brings the city’s total number of confirmed cases to 23,951. There has been continued progress in congregate settings, with no additional incarcerated individuals or nursing homes. An additional eight fatalities have been reported by the Department of Public Health…

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Ben Franklin HS Reopens After Months of Asbestos Closure

Fri, 21 Feb 2020 15:02:45 +0000

Asbestos is a continuing issue for the Philadelphia School District this school year. Thousands of students were forced to relocate when their city school buildings were shut down for remediation. The exposed toxic material was found in nine school buildings all across Philadelphia. Five of those have been reopened, while four still remain closed. One of the most recently reopened schools…

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Philadelphia Students March Against Gun Violence

Thu, 15 Mar 2018 14:32:03 +0000

Philadelphia students, along with students across the nation, walked out of school on Wednesday and marched against gun violence from the Philadelphia School District Building to City Hall. This national walkout showed support for the victims of the Parkland, Florida shooting. The Philadelphia Student Union, Juntos, and other Philadelphia organizations organized a student march following the…

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Mayor Kenney Says He Wants To Replace the School Reform Commission

Thu, 09 Nov 2017 04:59:03 +0000

One week ago, Mayor Kenney announced his plan to replace the School Reform Commission (SRC) with a school board that he would appoint. If the SRC chooses to dissolve before the end of the year, they would be officially out of power as of June 2018. “For too long, we have pointed fingers at each other, whether it be traditional public schools and public charter schools or city elected officials…

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Temple Partners with Local School, Provides New Technology

Mon, 19 Sep 2016 13:23:56 +0000

Josh Gurloff’s computer lab at Duckrey Elementary School is filled with new Macintosh desktops as school kicks off for the 2016-2017 school year. This wasn’t always the case. When Gurloff, a computer science teacher, came to the school three years ago, he quickly realized that teaching kids computer science at his new school would be no easy task. “When I came on, we were kind of behind the…

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Cigarette Tax Affects Philadelphia

Thu, 31 Mar 2016 13:50:23 +0000

When City Council introduced Cigarette Tax Legislation more than one year ago, some smokers on campus began to worry about what it would mean for them. For some smokers, it meant a change in lifestyle. Others said the cost has not bothered them. The City of Philadelphia passed a bill in October 2014 adding $2.50 to the cost of a pack of cigarettes. Some students said, in an effort to avoid…

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