Education
Pa. property tax opponents gear up for another fight in the Statehouse
A bipartisan group of state senators is plotting another attempt at legislation that has become something of a white whale in Pennsylvani ...
8 years ago
Christina board member Meredith Griffin defends school consolidation
In February, a divided Christina school board approved the framework of a partnership with the Carney administration to consolidate five high-poverty, low-performing schools.
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More girls in the engineering career pipeline makes the world a better place
We are nearing that tipping point where women no longer feel isolated or lonely. We want to make it “normal” for women to choose engineering.
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Anxious students question Sen. Casey at Cheltenham town hall on guns
"All I can say to you is keep going, keep fighting, keep marching, keep mobilizing," U.S. Sen. Bob Casey tells high-schoolers calling for changes in gun law.
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Delaware public school district intervenes to save failing charter school
A struggling charter high school founded six years ago to prepare students for careers in public safety is getting help from the Colonial School District.
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Listen 1:40Computer teacher with no computers chalks up clever classroom plan
Could you teach computer class without a computer?
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Kenney makes school-funding plea, council reacts
Kenney says funding the school district is critical, but council members aren't thrilled about his plan to hike property taxes.
8 years ago
Listen 4:12In Philly budget proposal, Kenney calls for tax hikes to cover school deficits
As promised, Kenney's proposal would cover the school district's budget gap. The question now is how City Council members and taxpayers will react.
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N.J. group calls for reopening former prep school for African-Americans
Planners hope a reimagined Bordentown School would recruit students from parts of the state that send large numbers of minorities to youth prison.
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Jimenez resigns from Philly SRC four months before it disbands
“It has been a gift to bear close witness to the truest of public servants,” Jimenez wrote.
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Teaching kids to deal with stress as part of answer to school violence, Carney says
When it comes to making schools safer, Delaware Gov. John Carney says teaching kids how to deal with the stress of life is an important element.
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Panel submits 27 names to mayor for new school board
Group includes two current SRC members.
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Students protest after Cherry Hill teacher suspended for Parkland comments
Dozens of Cherry Hill East students blocked the school's busiest hallway to support a teacher who was suspended last week for controversial remarks about school safety.
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After 20-year hiatus, Philly’s basketball championships return to ‘the cathedral’
The public league’s title game has leapfrogged venues for decades. Before Sunday, it had been exactly 20 years since the game was last played at the Palestra.
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Listen 2:05Lea students to go on a field trip to Wakanda
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