Daily News | This Philly high school is ‘a model for what can happen in Pa.,’ Gov. Wolf said
In 2013, Paul Robeson High School was on life support, targeted by the Philadelphia School District for closure as the school system coped with the fallout from crippling state budget cuts.
It worked. Robeson has won 45 separate awards in the past five years, including most improved school in the district. It has continued to grow, even through the pandemic and a full year of virtual schooling. Gordon has been recognized three times as national principal of the year. Ryant was impressed when students kept coming into Gordon’s office during a meeting about Kanaan’s possible transfer. He was impressed with Gordon’s message.
State Sen. Vincent Hughes , one of Wolf’s top surrogates since before Wolf’s election, called Wolf “the education governor.”eeds and said
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