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Chester schools get ‘distressed’ designation
State education officials have declared a Philadelphia-area school district financially distressed a few months after it needed an emerge ...
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N.J. unemployment numbers to be released
New Jersey will release the latest monthly unemployment news today. Jobs numbers for July will show whether the state is continuin ...
14 years ago
Pew grant brings Mississippi hill-country musicians to Philly Folk Fest
At the 51st Philadelphia Folk Festival this weekend, some musicians were brought in from Mississippi with grant money from the Pew Founda ...
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When it comes to N.J. teacher tenure, how do we move beyond LIFO?
As New Jersey’s tenure reform celebration subsides and the hard work of implementation begins, there’s an undercurrent of spe ...
14 years ago
Discovering art in the path of everyday life at Princeton University
Every year, when the weather gets warm, Princeton University students emerge from the Gothic architecture and wade in the reflecting pond ...
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Woman accused of attacking man on bus to undergo psychiatric evaluation
Cassie Darby, the woman accused of attacking a Mt. Airy man on the SEPTA 23 bus in May, has been ordered to get a psychiatric evaluation. ...
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Docs offer first trimester Down syndrome test
A new prenatal screening option that gives pregnant women advance notice about a common genetic condition can come with a big price tag a ...
14 years ago
If earlier screening results in fewer babies with Downs syndrome, is that a good thing?
A new prenatal test, safer and easier than established methods, has one geneticist asking if babies with Down syndrome will gra ...
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Obama’s lead over Romney in Pa. slips, poll shows
President Barack Obama’s lead in Pennsylvania has slipped a bit, though he still leads GOP rival Mitt Romney, according to the late ...
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What is the fairest way for Pa. to deal with juvenile lifers petitioning for resentencing?
The U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down mandatory life sentences for juveniles convicted of murder may affect the existing sentence ...
14 years ago
Bird deaths in N.J. linked to pesticide
Dozens of dying birds fell from the sky above Millville, New Jersey, this week. Health officials say the incident was caused by the use o ...
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