Mr. Danza goes to teacher orientation
The actor is angling to shoot a reality series at a school. The SRC has the idea up for a vote.
Tony Danza was spotted today attending the Philadelphia School District's cumbersome-named but earnest-sounding New Teacher Induction Institute for Improving Teacher Quality, a professional-development program that the district runs with the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers.
I've written previously that the boxer/actor/talk-show host and the A&E network have been searching for a school to host a classroom-based reality series.
A&E and the School District of Philadelphia today confirmed that there are ongoing discussions regarding the possibility of filming a series with Danza in "a Philadelphia public high school."
I've heard that the school is Northeast High, that he'll teach English, and that he'll be set up in the former home-ec room. The University of Dubuque in Iowa confirmed that Danza holds a bachelor's in history education.
No cameras were seen today as Danza learned about what to expect in the classroom.
"While both parties are excited about the prospect of the working together on this project," A&E said in a statement, "no official decision will be made until the Philadelphia School Reform Commission [SRC] has the opportunity to vote Aug.19."