Education
Realizing Barnes’ dream, Lower Merion garden entrusted to St. Joe’s University
The Barnes Foundation arboretum, at the original Lower Marion location, is now operated by St. Joseph's University.
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Pa. auditor general cracks down on school districts in recent reports
Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale has targeted two school districts in recent weeks for mis ...
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A month before the election, Wolf, Wagner continue trading barbs over education
Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidates Tom Wolf and Scott Wagner have continued to trade barbs over educat ...
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Should we teach about consent in K-12? Brett Kavanaugh’s home state says yes
Before they turn 18, about 8 percent of girls and 0.7 percent of boys experience rape or attempted rape, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Applying to a Philly charter school? This new website wants to make it easier
Starting Friday, families applying to most of the city's charter schools will have to fill out the same online form.
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Listen 1:48Bill freeing Pa. students from standardized test graduation requirement advances in Statehouse
A new bill would scrap the idea that high school students in Pennsylvania need to score proficient on sta ...
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Delaware charter abruptly closes, students forced to transfer
A month into the school year, upset and angry teenagers and parents filled a school auditorium in Delaware Wednesday, unsure where their ...
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Listen 1:47Delaware schools win $9M grant to improve mental health services
The program will prevent young students from falling through the cracks.
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Philadelphia marks Voter Registration Day with campaign aimed at city’s youth
“They have the biggest stake in our future so we want to get them involved.”
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Early evidence of a ‘Trump effect’ on bullying in schools
Preliminary study results show that a community's preference for Trump is associated with higher rates of teasing and bullying in Virginia middle schools.
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After another twist, Pa. Supreme Court to hear Lower Merion tax case
In 2016, an aviation attorney and Lower Merion resident sued his school district claiming it misrepresented its finances to secure a tax increase without voter approval.
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Listen 1:12A new one-stop-shop for Pennsylvania education data
The data are assembled longitudinally, meaning you can track something — say a district’s graduation rate — from year to year.
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Listen 1:04Philly’s $40,000 cab ride, and what it says about modern, urban education
In spite of high costs and sketchy results, taxicabs are ferrying more and more Philadelphia students to school each year.
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Listen 6:25How the Myers-Briggs personality test began in a mother’s living room lab
Briggs was just 14 years old when she went to college, and ended up graduating first in her class.
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Despite unease, school board approves Keystone Opportunity Zones
Keystone Opportunity Zones give tax breaks to developers in blighted neighborhoods. But many of the sites are not blighted, advocates said.
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