Philadelphia Inquirer reports on violence in Philly's public schools

The Inquirer spent a year looking into violence in Philadelphia public schools. In addition to interviewing hundreds of teachers, parents, students and education experts about the district's problems, it also commissioned an extensive, independently administered survey by Temple University that sampled the opinions of more than 750 teachers and aides — 6 percent of the 13,000 the district employs. More than two-thirds of those who responded to the survey reported that the violence and disruption in their building hindered their students' ability to learn. And more than half said violence had worsened during the last three years.
March 27, 2011 | Philadelphia Inquirer