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Karen Heller: An Academic Turnaround
Monday, June 17 2013.By Karen Heller, Inquirer Columnist
Seeking a respite from the relentless drumbeat of dire city school news, I headed to far South Philadelphia, in the shadow of the stadiums.
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To get more and better programming, principals are instrumental
Friday, June 14 2013.By Dan Hardy
Through grants, partnerships, and lots of coordination, some schools offer students a more complete package.
Read This StoryAlumnus Named Outstanding Teacher of the Year by Mayor of Philadelphia
Tuesday, June 11 2013.By Jon C. Reidel
Zachary Wright ’05 was named 2012-13 Outstanding Teacher of the Year by Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter for his work in creating a partnership between the University of...
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Philadelphia Charter Operators Developing Post-Graduation Strategies For Students With Disabilities
Tuesday, June 4 2013.By Mike DeNardo
How do charter schools ensure that high school students with learning disabilities make a smooth transition to a job or college?
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Al Dia: Mastery Charter School Celebrates High Achievement
Tuesday, June 4 2013.By Isabel Garcia and Jaime Joseph
Hardy Williams Academy ranked third in PennCAN’s 2013 Top 10 schools. The Mastery Charter School celebrated the achievement Thursday evening in the school’s gym with...
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A New Kind of College 'Signing Day'
Tuesday, May 21 2013.By Vernon Clark, Inquirer Staff Writer
With cheerleaders, mascots, and thunderous applause, thousands of students from Mastery Charter Schools gathered for a giant pep rally Monday, but the event had nothing to do...
Read This StoryCharter Students Celebrate Collegiate Futures at Liacouras Center
Monday, May 20 2013.By Matt Hulmes
Close to 7,000 students, families, and teachers of Mastery Charter Schools celebrated the future of 450 high school seniors today at Temple’s Liacouras Center for the first...
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Mastery Charter Graduates Revel in College Choices
Monday, May 20 2013.By Aaron Moselle and Zack Seward
Cheering fans, cheerleaders and mascots filled Temple University's Liacouras Center Monday afternoon. None of them were there for a game.
Read This StoryPHOTOS: Mastery Charter Schools’ hosted a college signing day
Monday, May 20 2013.By Tommy Rowan
Mastery Charter Schools’ hosted a college signing day yesterday at Temple University’s Liacouras Center to celebrate its senior students’ commitment to a college or...
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Mastery Grads Stride Towards Success
Monday, May 20 2013.By Damon C. Williams
Mastery Charter Schools — the nonprofit charter school operator who has long partnered with the School District of Philadelphia and currently manages 12 schools in the region...
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Celebrating Success: Star Turn, A Generation Later
Sunday, May 19 2013.By Jenice Armstrong, Daily News Columnist
KEVIN Beaford Sr. made a name for himself as a basketball star at Bok Technical High School during the late 1970s, but his early promise faded, and he never wanted his...
Read This StoryMastery Charter Schools Holds Third Annual College Fair
Wednesday, May 15 2013.
On Wednesday, May 15 th , Mastery’s 10 th and 11 th grade students will have an opportunity to learn about over 80 post-secondary opportunities...
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N'borhood Scholar Awarded Prestigious Scholarship
Tuesday, May 7 2013.By West Side Weekly
Mastery Charter Schools is proud to announce that Keiya Rankin was one of two Mastery students who was awarded nationally competitive scholarships. Keiya Rankin, a senior at...
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on the ground: circus arts thrive in germantown
Tuesday, April 30 2013.By ALAINA MABASO
Through an unassuming door near the corner of Greene and West Rittenhouse Streets in Germantown, there is a sunny gymnasium that resembles a giant birdcage.
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Mastery Charter School Holds All Mastery Poetry Slam
Friday, April 26 2013.
On Friday April 26, 2013, from 4-7 pm, Mastery Charter Schools will hold an all Mastery Poetry Slam competition in celebration of National Poetry Month.
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Mastery Charter Schools Thomas Campus Recognized Nationally as Top High School By U.S. News and World Report
Thursday, April 25 2013.By Sheila Ballen
Philadelphia (April, 25 2013) – Mastery Charter Schools is proud to announce that Mastery Charter Schools Thomas Campus earned a silver medal award in U.S....
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TWO MASTERY CHARTER SCHOOLS’ STUDENTS AWARDED PRESTIGIOUS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
Tuesday, April 23 2013.By Sheila Ballen
Philadelphia (April 22, 2013) – Mastery Charter Schools is proud to announce that two Mastery students were awarded nationally competitive...
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Crowd Urges SRC to Approve Charter Renewals, Expansions
Wednesday, April 17 2013.By Martha Woodall
By Martha Woodall, Inquirer Staff Writer- Waving placards and chanting, more than 250 charter school students,...
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Rally Urges Expansion of Philadelphia Charter Schools
Tuesday, April 16 2013.By Benjamin Herold
by Benjamin Herold for NewsWorks , a Notebook news partner - Saying that thousands of children are being denied quality...
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Charter schools rally for renewal and expansion
Monday, April 15 2013.By Tommy Rowan
Charter Schools need to expand, supporters cried outside of the city’s school district headquarters.
Read This StoryText Messages Can Increase Enrollment of Low-Income Students
Friday, April 12 2013.By Beckie Supiano
Admissions offices have fought for years against what they call the “summer melt,” in which a...
Read This StoryGNPAL Holds Third-Annual Step Show
Wednesday, April 10 2013.By Gerry Dungan
High school youth teams participated in the Greater Norristown Police Athletic League event, carrying on the tradition, joy and pride of Black Fraternities and Sororities.
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With Balloons and Cheers, Philadelphia School Gets Kids Hyped For PSSA Testing
Tuesday, April 9 2013.By By Paul Kurtz
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Springtime is PSSA (
Mastery Charter School Smedley Elementary to Hold PSSA Pep Rally with Sixers Flight Squad and Sixers Dream Team
Tuesday, April 9 2013.
On Tuesday April 9, 2013 at 10:30 am, Mastery Charter School Smedley Elementary will hold a pep rally in anticipation of the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA). ...
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Charter-school operators take their pitches directly to Pastorius Elementary
Tuesday, April 9 2013.By By Aaron Moselle, @awmoselle
In a week, Pastorius Elementary's School Advisory Council will make a very important recommendation: which charter school operator would it like to turn-around the struggling...
Read This StorySimon Gratz removed from Persistently Dangerous Schools List
Tuesday, April 2 2013.
We are delighted to announce that Simon Gratz High School has been removed as a Persistently Dangerous School.
Read This StoryMastery's Renaissance Schools PSSA Data Released
Tuesday, April 2 2013.
Mastery Charter Schools is proud to announce our PSSA results for the 2011-2012 school year.
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At Gratz, Mastery takes on challenges of 9th-grade transition
Monday, April 1 2013.By Dale Mezzacappa
In its 2nd year at the school, the charter operator is making adjustments.
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Paying attention to 9th graders
Monday, April 1 2013.By Dale Mezzacappa
Graduation rates keep climbing, but many students still founder in the first year of high school.
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GreatPhillySchools releases list of top NW Philadelphia schools
Friday, March 29 2013.By Rosella LaFevre for NewsWorks, @MtAiryChestnut
Northwest Philadelphia parents now have another resource they can use to help them decide the best school for their kids.
Read This StoryCandidates named to take over 3 Philly schools
Wednesday, March 27 2013.By By Kristen A. Graham, Inquirer Staff Writer
Some familiar names will vie to run struggling city public schools being handed over to charter organizations, officials said Monday.
Read This StoryIn Philly, the struggle to make high school work pits sentiment vs. data
Tuesday, March 5 2013.By By Benjamin Herold
For almost an hour, Frank Thorne stood in line, waiting to denounce Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite.
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In North Philly, keeping a high school open requires wooing neighbors back
Tuesday, March 5 2013.By by Benjamin Herold, for NewsWorks
For almost an hour, Frank Thorne stood in line, waiting to denounce Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite.
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Part of the Education Solution
Thursday, September 27 2012.By Scott Gordon
By Scott Gordon In 2010, the School District of Philadelphia announced its Renaissance charter initiative, a bold plan to turn around persistently low-performing...
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Philadelphia’s List of ‘Persistently Dangerous’ Schools Gets Pared Down
Wednesday, September 5 2012.By CBS Local
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — There are fewer Philadelphia schools on the state’s “persistently dangerous” list this year.
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School year begins for a Phila. Mastery school
Friday, August 24 2012.
PHILADELPHIA - August 22, 2012 (WPVI) -- The school year began Wednesday for a North Philadelphia elementary school. Grover Cleveland Elementary...
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Philadelphia Mastery charter school initiative takes on troubled sites
Sunday, June 10 2012.By Mary Niederberger
PHILADELPHIA -- To walk the halls of Mastery Charter Schools' Harrity Elementary in southwest Philadelphia, where 94 percent of the students qualify for free or reduced-price...
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Philadelphia Charters Get Results
Wednesday, May 23 2012.By Sharon Broussard, The Plain Dealer
Mastery Charter Schools has earned bragging rights for taking over several of the Philadelphia public schools' most violent and low-performing schools and turning them...
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Over 100 Gratz HS Seniors Heading to College
Friday, May 18 2012.
PHILADELPHIA - May 18, 2012 (WPVI)- Simon Gratz High School in Philadelphia has made a remarkable turnaround. For years, it was one of...
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Research study gives good marks to Phila.'s school turnaround effort
Wednesday, February 22 2012.By Kristen A. Graham
February 22, 2012|By Kristen A. Graham, Inquirer Staff Writer Philadelphia's nationally watched school turnaround effort gets high marks from a research study to be...
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Mastery Charter Schools To Share Their Teacher Development and Coaching Model at Institute to be held in Philadelphia
Wednesday, December 14 2011.
Mastery will share its nationally recognized teacher effectiveness program with district and charter leaders from Philadelphia and across the country
Read This StoryReport cites Philadelphia's lead role in fixing underperforming high schools
Monday, August 15 2011.By Martha Woodall, Inquirer Staff Writer
Arne Duncan, U.S. secretary of education, has encouraged school districts to adopt bold strategies to improve the nation's worst-performing high schools, including converting...
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Open for business, looking to expand
Tuesday, September 28 2010.
Just four months after naming of providers, Renaissance Schools are serving 7,000. posted by Benjamin Herold
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Remarks by the President on Education Reform at the National Urban League Centennial Conference
Thursday, July 29 2010.
The White House , Office of the Press Secretary Posted: July 29, 2010
Read This StoryPresident praises Philly's Mastery Charter Schools
Thursday, July 29 2010.By Jeff Shields
President Obama singled out the city's Mastery Charter Schools in a speech to the National Urban League on Thursday. In outlining his Race to the Top initiative and his...
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Turnaround charter getting high marks for college prep
Sunday, May 23 2010.
The Philadelphia Inquirer , By Martha Woodall Posted: Sun, May 23, 2010
Read This StoryMastery's formula for successful schools
Sunday, May 2 2010.By Paul Davies
The charter operator shows that improving education doesn't require super powers.
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Mastery goes to Washington
Tuesday, May 12 2009.
America's Competitiveness through High School Reform: Scott Gordon Committee on Education & Labor Posted: May 12, 2009
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Philadelphia Charter Schools Honored
Friday, March 6 2009.
Philadelphia Inquirer , By Martha Woodall Posted: March 6, 2009
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Mastery volunteers spend Columbus Day Beautifying Pickett
Friday, October 10 2008.
Formally Pickett Middle School located in Germantown, now Mastery Charter School’s Pickett Campus, is receiving a face lift. On Monday, October 13, parents, students,...
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School Celebrates Hard-Won Sucsess
Sunday, June 24 2007.
Mastery's Shoemaker campus marks a turnaround. The Philadelphia Inquirer , By Martha Woodall Posted: June 24....
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A Better Fit at Shoemaker
Monday, March 19 2007.
A lesson learned: W. Philadelphia charter making the score The Philadelphia Inquirer , By Martha Woodall
Read This StoryIt's not just academic skills
Saturday, January 27 2007.
At Shoemaker, a key strategy is teaching students "social emotional learning." The Philadelphia Inquirer , By Martha Woodall
Success is put to the test
Sunday, October 1 2006.
Model program has Shoemaker off to "1,000 percent better" start. The Philadelphia Inquirer , By Martha Woodall Posted: Sunday,...
Read This StoryCharter School Finds Proof in College Plans
Friday, June 3 2005.
Since starting out in temporary quarter on North Broad Street four years ago, Mastery Charter High School has emerges as a success story among the city's high school charters.
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