
Education
Taking it to the streets: Teacher plans billboard blasting SRC, Kenney for contract impasse
Thousands of I-95 commuters may soon know just how fed up some Philly teachers are with the long contract stalemate between their school ...
8 years ago
One descended from slaves, one whose ancestors aided traders explore shared history in Ghana
A new study-abroad program at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, takes students to Ghana, in part, to explore slave castles an ...
8 years ago
ListenLehigh University students return from Ghana with a new perspective on life
Many college students study abroad to learn a language or a different culture. For three years, Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pe ...
8 years ago
ListenCan we call it a comeback for Philly Catholic schools?
Five years ago, Catholic education in Philadelphia was on life support. Since then, an independent nonprofit has saved 15 schools in low- ...
8 years ago
ListenPhilly approves one new charter school, rejects another two
In what was a slow year for applications, Philadelphia’s School Reform Commission approved one new charter and rejected two others ...
8 years ago
DeVos confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Education: Here’s what she can, can’t do
Despite surprisingly robust opposition, Betsy DeVos became U.S. secretary of education Tuesday, thanks to a tie-breaking vote from Vice P ...
8 years ago
Richman moves one step closer to SRC, says she’s in no hurry to dissolve Philly board
At her Tuesday confirmation hearing, Estelle Richman, Gov. Tom Wolf’s pick for the School Reform Commission, reiterated her support ...
8 years ago
Changes coming to 180-year-old Cheyney, though what form they’ll take still unclear
Cheyney, the country’s oldest historically black college or university or HBCU, celebrated its 180th birthday this year — fo ...
8 years ago
ListenA month in, Philly pre-K faces a paradox: high demand and empty seats
A month after it began Philadelphia’s pre-K program still has 500 unfilled seats, but officials and advocates praise the city’ ...
8 years ago
Which Philly schools made the most progress?
The School District of Philadelphia released its latest batch of School Progress Reports (SPR) Tuesday, honoring those schools that made ...
8 years ago
Community college starts ‘Shark Tank’ like contest to match investors and entrepreneurs
It probably won’t be as cut-throat as Shark Tank, but Bucks County Community Colle ...
8 years ago
Pennsylvania public universities consider mergers and closures for first time
For the first time in its history, the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education experienced a ...
8 years ago
Report: Philly needs billions to rehab sagging schools
A rare look into the state of Philadelphia’s public school buildings reveals billions in need repairs, with even bigger bills yet t ...
8 years ago
How the other half learns: a field trip from Kensington to the suburbs
For one day, a group of Philadelphia teenagers experienced life at a wealthy, suburban high school. This is what ...
8 years ago
ListenHow the other half learns: a field trip from Kensington to the suburbs
For one day, a group of Philadelphia teenagers experienced life at a wealthy, suburban high school. This is what they saw. You can ...
8 years ago
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