The School District of Philadelphia
School district office in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaWikipedia
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Sep 16, 2026
Rick WilliamsHOST
He donated $600,000 to upgrade Northeast High School's HVAC system.
Rick WilliamsHOST
Since 2024, Jalen has been working to get air conditioning in buildings throughout the Philadelphia School District.
Rick WilliamsHOST
52 schools in the district still don't have adequate air conditioning, but that number is down from 118.
Rick WilliamsHOST
He'll check in 11 tonight.
Frank DeVitoHOST
So that's the Eastern district of Pennsylvania.
Frank DeVitoHOST
Issued an opinion in this case called Heister versus School District of Philadelphia.
Frank DeVitoHOST
Partially denied the school district's motion to dismiss and said, no, there's a sufficient factual dispute to move forward here.
Frank DeVitoHOST
So this arises from an incident that happened about two years ago.
Dom GiordanoHOST
Philadelphia public schools are going to be paying what they call influencers.
Dom GiordanoHOST
These are people in the community that will influence people, community influencers, Philadelphia School District, to pay community influencers to help boost attendance and meet other educational priorities.
Dom GiordanoHOST
This program is among Superintendent Tony Watlington's new initiatives to strengthen the district's relationship with its school communities.
Dom GiordanoHOST
So, You don't have to be like Scott Pressler, an influencer.
Dom GiordanoHOST
Philadelphia public schools are going to be paying what they call influencers.
Dom GiordanoHOST
These are people in the community that will influence people, community influencers, Philadelphia School District, to pay community influencers to help boost attendance and meet other educational priorities.
Dom GiordanoHOST
This program is among Superintendent Tony Watlington's new initiatives to strengthen the district's relationship with its school communities.
Dom GiordanoHOST
So, You don't have to be like Scott Pressler, an influencer.
Keith WeinholdHOST
Previously, the Pennsylvania governor appointed him as the secretary of banking and securities for the great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Keith WeinholdHOST
He's also the founder and president of several various organizations today, and he serves on several boards, including at the University of Pennsylvania and the School District of Philadelphia.
Keith WeinholdHOST
I mean, I hardly know how he has time to do it all, but he made time for us today.
Keith WeinholdHOST
Hey, it's great to welcome back Richard Vague.
Marisa MagnattaHOST
Tell us about this hot sauce that you brought.
Tim LopezGUEST
So I left the birds, unfortunately, in 2020 during COVID and took an opportunity to work with the School District of Philadelphia at a CTE school called Jules E. Massbaum High School.
Tim LopezGUEST
They're in Kensington.
Tim LopezGUEST
Oldest CTE school in the city, 1929.
Marisa MagnattaHOST
Tell us about this hot sauce that you brought.
Tim LopezGUEST
So I left the birds, unfortunately, in 2020 during COVID and took an opportunity to work with the School District of Philadelphia at a CTE school called Jules E. Massbaum High School.
Tim LopezGUEST
They're in Kensington.
Tim LopezGUEST
Oldest CTE school in the city, 1929.
Eric MarshGUEST
There's still some schools that are talking about issues of lead and mold, which in all honesty, I mean, again, I've been out of school for a very long time.
Eric MarshGUEST
And when I was in school, Philadelphia School District was talking about those issues.
Eric MarshGUEST
And so what is what is happening with the school district in terms of Every new superintendent has a plan.
Eric MarshGUEST
And also just for transparency sake, I am a former member of the superintendent's parent advisory council.
Ernest OwensHOST
And yeah, this last episode, a lot of you all really tuned in.
Ernest OwensHOST
And this is around the whistleblower and Kappa and Philadelphia School District.
Ernest OwensHOST
I've been told that higher-ups in the administration have heard of the episode, have been listening to the episode, and that they're thoroughly investigating some of the claims made.
Ernest OwensHOST
I'm not putting that everywhere.
2 HRS 28 MINS LATER
Ernest OwensHOST
Like I said, you all have been following this saga with Kappa.
Ernest OwensHOST
We're going to be seeing more.
Ernest OwensHOST
The Philadelphia School District can't get a break.
Ernest OwensHOST
There's always some drama going on with them.