| Description: | An independent, nonprofit news service serving as an information source and voice for parents, students, teachers and other members of the community who are working for quality and equality in Philadelphia’s public schools. |
| Begun: | 1994 |
| Website: | http://www.thenotebook.org |
| Office Location: | 3721 Midvale Ave. Philadelphia, PA |
| Structure: | 501(c)(3) organization (a project of Resources for Human Development Inc.) |
| Founder: | Eric Joselyn, Myrtle L. Naylor, Paul Socolar, Richard Smith, Cindy Farlino |
| Executive Director: | Paul Socolar |
| Approximate number of full-time staff: | 5 |
| Number with prior professional journalism experience: | 3 |
| Annual operating budget: | $625,719 |
| Annual salaries posted, or accessible via 990 form: | Yes |
| Editorial/ethics policy statement: | Yes |
| Diversity statement: | Yes |
| IRS 990 form posted on website: | No (“RHDs is available”) |
| Major donors disclosed: | Yes |
| INN Member: | Yes |
| Awards: | Community Empowerment Award; Bread and Roses Community Fund, 2003; Second prize in the community blogging category of the Education Writers Association National Education Reporting Awards, 2010 |
| Contact: | notebook@thenotebook.org or 215-951-0330, ext. 2107 |
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Over that last eight years, interest in arming teachers with guns is the result of school shootings. News coverage and Google searches reflect these trends.
