
Education
Uncertainty swirls around Pa. property tax amendment that will soon go before voters
A constitutional change before Pennsylvania voters could lower property taxes and shake up school funding. Or it could do nothing at all.
8 years ago
Listen 0:00Kenney administration moving quickly to set up transition from SRC to local control
"Friends of" groups are being asked to suggest names for nominating committee and for a new nine-member Board of Education.
8 years ago
Coatesville parents, students confront school officials over response to racist incidents
School district officials in Coatesville held a special meeting where they got an earful from students and parents about recent racist events that rocked the high school.
8 years ago
Search for new DSU President could take a year
Who will replace outgoing Delaware State University President Harry Williams? The search for a new president to lead Delaware State University will be an intense one.
8 years ago
Harry Lee Williams, president of Delaware State University since 2010, is leaving the Dover campus to lead the Thurgood Marshall College ...
8 years ago
To reach special needs students, Bucks County school turns to virtual reality
There is a classroom in Morrisville, Bucks County unlike any other in Southeast Pennsylvania. Administrators think the technology inside could unlock students' potential.
8 years ago
University of Delaware breaks ground on biopharmaceutical research center
The facility, to be located on UD’s STAR campus, will house the national headquarters for the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals,
8 years ago
Eagles' Chris Long gives up millions to help kids find better education
When the Eagles take the field against Washington tonight, defensive lineman Chris Long will be playing for free and for the rest of the season.
8 years ago
Listen 1:35Delaware dual language school honored for summer reading
Since opening seven years ago Las Americas ASPIRA has become a magnet for parents who wants their children to speak Spanish and English.
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Was Thursday the beginning of the end for Philly’s SRC?
Philadelphia’s School Reform Commission heard a presentation on a road map for disbanding itself.
8 years ago
More Delaware students taking, passing Advanced Placement courses
In the past 10 years, the increase in the number of Delaware students taking and scoring well in AP courses far outpaces the rise in high school enrollment.
8 years ago
Asante’s 'Buck': Philly memoir will soon be film. Will districtwide curriculum be next?
“Buck,” a gritty coming-of-age tale about one young man’s evolution from thug to scholar, was published in 2013 and praised by critics for its honesty and poetic language.
8 years ago
Listen 0:00Let’s take another look at the track record of charter schools in Pennsylvania
With continuing pressure from the Trump administration for vouchers and school choice, we urge people to look at the facts and strengthen traditional public schools for all.
8 years ago
Sharper focus on education, more equitable funding sought in N.J.
New Jersey must quickly provide a high-quality public education for all children, warned a nonprofit foundation that works to improve the state's public policy decisions.
8 years ago
New lottery system for Philly trade school admissions stokes debate
Philly's career and technical high schools will no longer be able to pick their students. Will a lottery increase access or torpedo student achievement?
8 years ago
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