Recent comments in /f/philadelphia

TheBSQ t1_j8v7bvd wrote

Reply to comment by medicated_in_PHL in parenting in Philadelphia by mrpeaceNunity

I think it’s possible that this ends up simultaneously helping Philly overall, but also increasing the disparities in outcomes within Philly.

If you look at a place like DC, they spend a lot per student, I think $30k, but still have terrible outcomes. And thats because poverty, community violence, parents with low educational attainment, etc. create huge issues.

Money can help, but only so much.

But, for the parts of the city that don’t have those issues, that extra money could make those schools more comparable to ones in the burbs, or some private schools.

If that makes some of the educationally focused parents who currently flee to the burbs or send their kids to private school more willing to send their kids to Philly public schools, you could see some of those non-low-income neighborhood schools achieve outcomes that become more on par with the better suburban schools.

That is, schools can have issues because of the school itself, or because it’s reflecting the underlying issues of the household and community it serves.

So, in the parts of the city where the issue is less the households & community, and instead the school itself, the money will help more than where the issues are more about the community and households since those problems are too massive for schools to fix, even with more funding.

It’ll still help!

Everywhere will get better, but not at the same rate, so the gap between them may actually get wider, not narrower.

Or, like, if they can get scores up 10% across the board, then schools scoring a 25 could go up to 27.5, and the ones scoring 65 could go up to 71.5

Both improve, but the gap increase from 40 to 44.

Maybe I’m wrong, but that’s kind of my gut feeling.

It’ll be interesting to see how it plays out and will make for a nice little natural experiment for some future researcher to study the effects of school funding on outcomes.

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you_stand_corrected t1_j8v5epu wrote

Reply to What’s your “Perfect Philadelphia Day”? by Republican_Wet_Dream

Sleep in a bit. Hit up Rittenhouse farmer's market and get a baked good for breakfast to eat while sitting in the park. Walk to the SRT and watch the dogs at the park. Stroll Filter on the way back. Go disc golfing at Sedgeley. Grab late lunch and drinks outside in Fairmount. Walk down to Center City and wander/window shop/people watch. Dinner and margs at Blue Corn. Casual bar crawl at a few stops in Passyunk. Ice cream at Milk Jawn. Bed by 11:30.

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KingdaToro t1_j8v4w3y wrote

Reply to Philadelphia has now lost 3 major finals in one athletic year (MLS, MLB, NFL) by ins1der

It's the Curse of Billy Penn.

1987: One Liberty Place is built, exceeding the height of City Hall and making William Penn's statue no longer the highest point of the city. From this point until 2007, no Philly sports team would win a championship.

2007: The Comcast Center is topped out, and since it's the new tallest building in the city, a William Penn figurine is attached to its highest point.

2008: Phillies win the World Series

2017: The Comcast Technology Center is topped out, and since it's the new tallest building in the city, a William Penn figurine is attached to its highest point.

2018: Eagles win the Super Bowl

2022-23: No new tallest skyscraper this time. Phillies, Union, and Eagles all lose championships.

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