Philadelphia Schools: Progress and Problems

More than 100 people gathered April 5 at The Inquirer building to talk about the city schools.

Chris Satullo, Inquirer Editorial Board, and Lauren Jacobs, Cross City Campaign for Urban School Reform introduced the five-member panel.

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Panel members were:

Michael Casserly, Council of the Great City Schools:

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Jolley Bruce Christman, Research for Action:

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 Michael Masch, budget secretary for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:

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Sharmain Matlock Turner, Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition:

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Darlene Callands Curry, Black Alliance for Educational Options, Philadelphia chapter:

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Later, after meeting in small groups, citizens submitted questions for School Reform Commissioners James Nevels and Sandra Dungee Glenn: Listen in

On the blog:

Carolyn Davis, of the Inquirer Editorial Board, provided running commentary throughout the evening via the Great Expectations blog.

 From The Inquirer:

 The Editorial Board weighs in on what has been done and what remains to be done in the Philadelphia schools.