The William Penn School District - and in particular Penn Wood High - often get a bad rap.
I head all the time from people like former Lansdowne Mayor Jayne Young, and William Penn School Board members Jen Hoff and Charlotte Hummel about how the deck is stacked against them.
They're right. That's one of the reasons the district is part of a lawsuit filed against the state over the way the state funds public education.
It's simple really. William Penn students are playing on an unlevel playing field. They're penalized simply because of their zip code, making do with less than students just a few miles away in more well-to-do school districts.
That does not, however, keep them from doing good things.
And in the case of Penn Wood High, you might be surprised at just how well they are doing.
And a big reason for that is the principal, Dr. Brandon Cooley. He's turned around the fortunes of this once-struggling high school, and now has it being mentioned among the best in Delaware County.
As our front page declares today, just call it "Cooley High."
You can read the full story here.
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