Funding Clarity

We have been out in the field speaking with counselors, students and families about the new schools, and many have commented about receiving money from the Philadelphia School Partnership (PSP).  The announcement and subsequent articles in local new outlets may have blurred the notion of who is receiving funds.

The U School will operate with enrollment driven teachers and $40 dollars per pupil next year. The Carnegie Corporation grant--the research and development funds which supported the design thus far-- will fund capacity building amongst the  founding staff for the first few years of existence. It affords the U School the opportunity to pay for summer PD, but the grant does not buy people, only time.