Proposal for Partnerships Between Schools and Houses of Worship in PA

September 28, 2004

Source: Christian Science Monitor

http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0928/p11s02-legn.html

On September 28, 2004 the Christian Science Monitor reported, "Paul Vallas has been spending Sunday mornings in the pulpit recently, but he's no preacher. As CEO of the 210,000- student School District of Philadelphia, he's been speaking at weekend services in houses of worship across Philadelphia, extolling the potential of the school-faith partnership, and asking congregants for help with everything from tutoring and mentoring to hallway patrols and discipline. Vallas's goal is to have each of the district's 276 schools adopted by at least one nearby church, synagogue, mosque, or temple, which he expects will bring moral heft, human capital, and familiarity with the streets to the job of educating the city's children."