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With ‘No Child’ waiver in hand, Pa. prepares its own educational assessment criteria
The waiver Pennsylvania received from the federal No Child Left Behind education law paves the way for a state-designed set of criteria f ...
13 years ago
Dolphin deaths not linked to water quality, official says
Marine Mammal Stranding Center Director Robert Schoelkopf speaks with NewsWorks Tonight Host Dave Heller about the massive die-off of dol ...
13 years ago
Garden State Film Festival rolling to Atlantic City
Atlantic City has attracted a new film festival to its Boardwalk. The Garden State Film Festival, which had been in Asbury Park fo ...
13 years ago
Philadelphia offers services to help homeless cope with heat
When temperatures spike, the healthiest option is to stay indoors. But that leaves the city’s homeless especially vulnerable. < ...
13 years ago
Beau Biden to return to Delaware
Both Vice President Joe Biden and the Delaware Department of Justice announced Attorney General Beau Biden will return to Delaware, Thurs ...
13 years ago
“Unexploded ordnance” found in Sandy Hook was a fireworks ball, State Police detonated
A bomb squad detonated a fireworks ball found in the Fort Hancock section of Sandy Hook this afternoon, authorities said. Initiall ...
13 years ago
Masterman principal to Philly School District: This isn’t ‘functional’
Last week, Philadelphia School District superintendent William Hite received the $50 million assurance from the city that he demanded in ...
13 years ago
Taking lecture notes on computer can diminish attention, study finds
Computers are often seen as a tool to enhance and facilitate learning—but a new ...
13 years ago
Rude question: Is Margolies too old to go to Congress?
In a business where awkward conversations are part of the job, this was one of the more awkward. I called Marjorie Margolies to ask if sh ...
13 years ago
Chiesa has ‘no regrets’ over U.S. Senate votes missed to honor family commitments
New Jersey’s temporary U.S. Senator says he has no regrets about missing votes during his first two months in office. Jeff C ...
13 years ago
Another prominent N.J. Republican backs Lonegan in U.S. Senate race
Republican candidate Steven Lonegan has another high-profile endorsement in the race for a U.S. Senate seat from New Jersey. A day ...
13 years ago
Civil suits will have to wait in Philly building collapse
A Philadelphia judge has delayed the start of all civil suits tied to this summer’s deadly building collapse in Center City. ...
13 years ago
Chester boxing gym teaches youth, ‘Put the guns down, pick the gloves up’ [video]
Davon Williams, 12, is a regular at the House of Pain Boxing Gym at Third and Yarnall streets in Chester, Pa. Under the supervision ...
13 years ago

