The School Reform Commissions chairwoman Marjorie Neff and commissioner Feather Houstoun gave notice Wednesday that they plan to step down. Neffs last day is Nov. 3; Houstouns is Oct. 14. Terms for both were to expire in January.
Date: Oct 05, 2016
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Reform board shifts 3 grade schools to charter list
On Friday, Marjorie Neff, chair of the School Reform Commission, said she could not say how much weight the report on charter schools finances would carry in the final decision. It depends on what it says and if the information is materially different from what the charter school office has given
At the request of SRC member Bill Green, SRC chair Marjorie Neff withdrew resolutions to deny five-year renewal agreements to two charters operated by Universal Cos. and two charters operated by ASPIRA Inc.
Date: Apr 29, 2016
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Philly SRC approves five new charter schools, rejects 34, protesters arrested
Marjorie Neff, former principal of Julia R. Masterman School and the only commission member not to cast a single vote in favor of a charter applicant, also said she didn't vote with money in mind. The district's budget deficit was "not caused by charter schools," said Neff. She she said she sided a