Kristen Graham
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Philadelphia Inquirer education reporter, Pulitzer Prize winner covering Philadelphia public schools. Phillies superfan. Always learning. Reach out: kgraham@inquirer.com. Recent work: https://www.inquirer.com/author/graham_kristen_a/
The Uber tax is dead, but #PHLed will get $48 million from the city through other sources. Developing: www.inquirer.com/politics/phi...
Philly City Council will reject Mayor Parker’s proposed taxes on big tech as it moves to advance a $7 billion city budget
Parker had hoped to use revenue from a new tax on rideshares to generate $48 million for the School District of Philadelphia. Council will use existing money instead.
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Superintendent Watlington on proposed increased city funding via the rideshare tax: "While I’m agnostic to how we get the dollars, I want to note that we desperately need additional revenue." #PHLed
Supt Watlington is introducing results from the Education Scorecard, a research project of Stanford & Harvard. Philadelphia posted the highest learning rate of the largest school districts in the US - 13.4%. Next closest was Fairfax Co, Va., at 9.4%, then Chicago, at 7.5 #PHLed
A student from Global Leadership Academy SW Huey asks the board to halt plans to nonrenew the charter - an action that's expected in June. "The potential nonrenewal decision makes me feel deep sorrow," said Paris Thornton. #PHLed
Hi from the #PHLed school board meeting! No livetweets today, but I'll have select dispatches (and a story at the end!)