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Other Pa. school districts join Chester Upland on financial brink
It’s already been a difficult and tense year for the teachers and students at the Chester Upland School District. Education advoca ...
14 years ago
Cindy Bass: Can Parks and Rec Dept. be used to benefit schools?
(Slideshow: Tour of Cindy Bass’ Council office in Philadelphia City Hall) Newly elected Philadelphia Coun ...
14 years ago
Report: Pa. could do a better job at getting rid of bad teachers
Send your kid to school in Pennsylvania and you’re likely to find well-prepared special ed, middle school and elementary reading te ...
14 years ago
Delaware National Guard service is a family affair
A junior at Caesar Rodney is the fourth generation of his family to enlist in the Delaware National Guard. ...
14 years ago
Terry Gross on Colbert; David Milch on Fresh Air
I’m filling in for Terry Gross today and tomorrow on Fresh Air give Terry time to go and tangle with Steven Colbert on his Comedy C ...
14 years ago
Butkovitz has questions for struggling Philly School District
In case you hadn’t heard, the School Distric ...
14 years ago
Job seekers can hone their networking skills at a workshop hosted by Senator Chris Coons. The workshop will be held tonight ...
14 years ago
19 pa. counties to share $98 million for water infrastructure projects
Pa. Gov. Tom Corbett announced today 19 counties in the state will share $98 million in ...
14 years ago
Neighbors of collapsed Levoy Theater sue for relocation costs
Millville’s Levoy Theater is expected to reopen in a couple months, but the community around it hasn’t bounced back quite as ...
14 years ago
Bucks official calls for same-sex benefits for county workers
A Bucks County commissioner wants to extend health benefits to the same-sex partners of county employees. Diane Ellis-Marseglia,&n ...
14 years ago
If you could interview Terry Gross, what would you ask her?
It’s not often that WHYY’s Terry Gross finds herself on the business end of the interview, but on Wednesday night, she is the ...
14 years ago
Princeton Borough holds public meeting about state’s plan for traffic
You know a story is about New Jersey when the headline mentions a jughandle. Known for (and sometimes mocked for) in the Delaware ...
14 years ago
No arrests in Germantown fatal shooting
A 43-year-old man from West Mt. Airy died two hours after being shot in the back on the 5000 block of Tacoma St. in Germantown on Tuesday ...
14 years ago
‘Fresh Air’ host Terry Gross goes from radio to TV in tonight’s appearance on ‘Colbert Report’
He’s hugged our Ben Franklin impersonator and interviewed our mayor. Tonight, Stephen Colbert meets his interviewing match ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia design center in the running for national arts grant
Five Philadelphia organizations are among 127 centers across the cou ...
14 years ago