Carly Sitrin

Philly Bureau Chief @chalkbeat. Grew up @POLITICO NJ and @njspotlightnews. Email me: [email protected]

[Carly Sitrin @CarlySitrin]

Hello! Was hoping I could announce this in the glory of an Eagles win but! Next week will be my last week with Politico. Starting March 6th I am beyond excited to announce I will be @Chalkbeat's new Philly bureau chief. #GoBirds

[Lily Altavena @lilyalta]

I love old school buildings...

... But they're old. And crumbling. @CarlySitrin reports on a proposal in Congress to transform America's aging education infrastructure. https://t.co/6N6WTRExrg

[Carly Sitrin @CarlySitrin]

A lot of outrage and calls for greater oversight have been aimed at Newark schools' spending lately.

Haven't *quite* seen the same energy at the state level aimed at my fav Hillsborough schools where a district employee plead guilty to embezzlement tho

https://t.co/LxyInwXc4b

[Carly Sitrin @CarlySitrin]

PA finally has a state budget. Here's what's in it for schools:

https://t.co/hWG5tBg5zP

[Carly Sitrin @CarlySitrin]

Newark's board of ed considered extending the superintendent's contract. That vote failed.

Then in the dead of night a month later with no public notice, a board member changed her vote.

The district says the whole thing is legit. We have questions.

https://t.co/7DxSu7qypm

[Carly Sitrin @CarlySitrin]

Over and over again Newark residents have demanded transparency and instead, decisions to extend León’s contract have consistently been made with little to no public input. https://t.co/Ga6BQ2eyii

[Carly Sitrin @CarlySitrin]

In the dead of night, Newark’s school board seemingly extended Superintendent León’s contract — without an official motion or prior public notice.

We sought clarity & the district spox shouted “I’m not authorized to talk about what just happened"
https://t.co/4noGx3PeCg

[Carly Sitrin @CarlySitrin]

Came back to this friggin sinkhole of a website to say you absolutely MUST read this @amysrosenberg story

[Philadelphia Inquirer Politics @PoliticsINQ]

For Steve Sweeney, primary election night may have been the onetime South Jersey Democratic power broker’s swan song https://t.co/DoCoze4EN8

[Carly Sitrin @CarlySitrin]

@johnsb01 Sending you so many hugs today Brent. All of my texts with Matt include some variation of him asking: Was I kind enough? Did I tip enough at that meal? How can I help? Do you need anything? He was such a good and decent person.

[Chalkbeat Newark @ChalkbeatNWK]

If Trump’s actions are changing how your school approaches issues like teaching, DEI, and immigration, Chalkbeat wants to know about it. Fill out our short and confidential survey. https://t.co/Qn5dkvC90b

[Carly Sitrin @CarlySitrin]

Philly schools will go virtual tomorrow due to impending weather

[Carly Sitrin @CarlySitrin]

@klandergan Big if true

[Carly Sitrin @CarlySitrin]

@Chalkbeat If you have any questions or want to chat about the job, drop me a line! And help spread the word!

[Carly Sitrin @CarlySitrin]

Hi! Amid....everything we here @Chalkbeat are HIRING for an education reporter in Philly. There could not be a more important time to focus on local ed issues and I think Chalkbeat is a really incredible place to get to do that. Come work with me! https://t.co/4tFv6H14RZ

[Reema Amin @reemadamin]

Here's where this circus stands:

CPS said ICE agents came to Hamline. We all, I'm sure, reached out to ICE. ICE told some (not us personally) that they didn't go to Hamline.

Secret Service tells ABC *THEY* were at Hamline.

CEO Martinez told MSNBC that agents ID'd as ICE. 🫠

[Gwynne Hogan @gwynnefitz.bsky.social @GwynneFitz]

.@MichaelElsenRoo and I spoke with migrant parents who were too afraid to send their kids to school this week, in Trump's first days in office. School communities are doing what they can to reassure them, amid a mountain of uncertainty.

https://t.co/goULrcG1oK via @THECITYNY

[Carly Sitrin @CarlySitrin]

Re: Rumors circulating about ICE agents at a Philly school this morning, those rumors are NOT TRUE. Per school principal and the school district.

[Kalyn Belsha @kalynbelsha]

A few days after Homeland Security cleared way for immigration authorities to make arrests at schools, agents showed up at Hamline Elem in Chicago's Back of the Yards, a mostly Latino immigrant community that had recently distributed know your rights cards https://t.co/cm1w5hVulT

[Gabrielle Birkner @GabiBirkner]

I wrote about a school community upended by the Los Angeles fires. https://t.co/20hFpgsUs8

[Carly Sitrin @CarlySitrin]

Huge story out of @ChalkbeatNWK today. "The district has fought to keep all versions of the report private, nearly two years after Newark school board leaders commissioned it."

https://t.co/AbYM6H9eMo

[Philadelphia Schools @PHLschools]

All schools and offices will be closed tomorrow, Monday, January 6, 2025, due to inclement weather. Stay safe! Read more: https://t.co/oJrU3vqEUg #PHLed