Archive for June 2025

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Due to declining enrollment, the board of Universal Vare Charter School in South Philadelphia has decided not to seek a five-year charter renewal, putting the future of the school in question. Kenny Gamble’s Universal Companies has operated the charter since 2011, but the upcoming school year will be Vare’s last, operators said.…

O.J. Spivey TRIBUNE CORRESPONDENT Officials at the Universal Vare Promise Neighborhood Partnership Charter School in South Philadelphia stood firm on Thursday in their decision not to pursue a five-year charter renewal after the 2025-26 school year. They cited lower enrollment shifts and demographic trends across the city that included gentrification and lower birth rates. The…