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Philadelphia School Reform Commission meeting: wild ride
Former Philadelphia Schools Superintendent Arlene Ackerman is gone, but the controversy surrounding her departure is not. Case in point:W ...
14 years ago
Voter ID debate touches on fraud vs. voter protections
Pennsylvania is poised to join an increasing list of Republican-ruled states that are enacting laws requiring voters to produce a state-i ...
14 years ago
Ackerman talks, says her refusal to back pols was a ‘career decision’
When prominent people want to get their point of view out on a public controversy, smart ones will often grant an interview to someone t ...
14 years ago
Pa. bill would make teacher strikes illegal
A controversial bill in Pennsylvania would make it illegal for public school teachers to go on strike. State lawmakers will host a public ...
14 years ago
Zoo’s first Jaguar cub in 30 years revealed to public
The Philadelphia Zoo unveiled to the public the newest member of its family today, a 10-week-old jaguar named Lucha. He is the fir ...
14 years ago
Former Philly officer pleads guilty to steroids crime
A former Philadelphia police officer has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a conspiracy to illegally distribute anabolic steroids, ...
14 years ago
Princeton ban on frosh pledges is for sake of social focus
Princeton University is going to ban freshmen from pledging to fraternities and sororities. The Ivy League institution does not officiall ...
14 years ago
Arlene Ackerman, Philadelphia’s latest, but not greatest, unfixable problem
What’s next for Philadelphia, a plague of locusts? The forced termination of Philadelphia’s embattled school superintendent ...
14 years ago
PEMA pleased with handling of earthquake aftermath
The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, or PEMA, says coordination after this week’s earthquake went according to plan. ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia customs officials intercept German snail
Despite it being small and slow-moving, the Kentish snail discovered today by Customs and Border Protection agents in Philadelphia poses ...
14 years ago