The mission of the Philadelphia Public School Notebook (PPSN) is to provide information that encourages and supports informed public involvement in the Philadelphia Public Schools. During its 14 years in business, the Notebook has been highly successful at providing independent coverage of the many changes in the city's public school system. Its quarterly print newspaper reaches more than 55,000 people across the city. Its website offers an archive of information about key issues in Philadelphia Public Schools that attracts 8,000 unique visitors a month and its email newsletter offers current, in-depth coverage all of which provide support to the many activist groups working to create positive change in the District.
By providing information and analysis of educational issues, the PPSN supports the efforts of parents, teachers, students and communities to organize for improved conditions in their schools. The organization places particular emphasis on the needs of schools that serve low-income communities and communities of color, which are the most seriously hurt by the failings of public education.
CPER Funded Project
PPSN's CPER-funded work includes:
- Researching, producing and distributing citywide and regionally a series of articles on intra-district inequity and weighted-student funding; and
- Conducting follow-up activities in collaboration with organizing groups to ensure additional media coverage and ongoing public discussion of the issues raised in the Notebook.
School Funding Reform/Fiscal Equity
Small School Reform
High School Reform
Contact Representative
Philadelphia, PA 19129
Fax: (215) 951-0342