Philadelphia Public School Notebook

The Philadelphia Public School Notebook was an independent, nonprofit, free news service that served the parents, students, teachers, school leaders, and other community members involved in Philadelphia public schools. It was created in 1994 to provide a critical, progressive, and accurate source of information about the Philadelphia public school system so that community members could use that information to empower themselves as advocates for public schools. In 2020, the Philadelphia Public School Notebook merged with Chalkbeat to create Chalkbeat Philadelphia.

Website
https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org
Grantee type
Organization

Grants Awarded to Philadelphia Public School Notebook

$14,000 - Awarded December 2020

Grantees
Philadelphia Public School Notebook
WHYY
PBS 39–WLVT
Focus areas
Community-Centered Journalism
Description

Providing matching dollars to seven local newsrooms—Hidden City Philadelphia, Next City, PA Post, Philadelphia Public School Notebook, Spotlight PA, Tarbell, WHYY, PBS 39 / WLVT—in support of this year-end giving campaign.

$15,000 - Awarded May 2020

Grantees
Philadelphia Public School Notebook
Chalkbeat Philadelphia
Focus areas
Community-Centered Journalism
Description

To complete the merger between Chalkbeat and the Notebook.

$250,000 - Awarded December 2019

Grantees
Philadelphia Public School Notebook
Chalkbeat Philadelphia
Focus areas
Community-Centered Journalism
Description

This three-year grant will support Chalkbeat's efforts to merge with the Philadelphia Public School Notebook, a 25-year-old media organization founded by parents and concerned citizens, and create Chalkbeat Philadelphia, a new education news nonprofit.

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