Education
In South Philadelphia, a public school revival pushes against its limits
On a rain-drenched Friday in late March, about 75 people pack into a cinderblock room at South Philadelphia’s Hawthorne Recreation
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With new tax money Philly schools to add teachers, brace for budget cuts
Thanks to an unexpected $65 million injection of tax revenue from the city, the School District of Philadelphia plans to hire more teache
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Delaware gets $7.6 million federal grant for early childhood education
Delaware’s challenges in early childhood education can be summed up in two bleak statistics.
Nearly 40 percent of children u
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Court rules against Lower Merion in tax-hike lawsuit
For the second time in less than a year, local judges have sided with a group of suburban Philadelphia residents who said their school di
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Getting ready for college experience becomes Philly tradition with Know Before You Go
When Websterly Jean Louis enrolls at the Community College of Philadelphia this fall, it will mark almost exactly two years since he immi
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Christina school board approves Delaware’s first ‘safe zone’ policy for unauthorized students
Christina School District on Tuesday became the first in Delaware to adopt a “safe zone” policy that spells out specific step
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Center City charter school to close during NFL draft
As NFL fans descend on Philadelphia for the April draft, one charter school has decided to punt on nearly a week of school.
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Changing climate and flattening Earth: Teaching science in a ‘fake news’ world
A glossy booklet with an intriguing title recently turned up in Patrick Engleman’s mailbox. “Why Scientists Disagree About Gl
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It takes a ‘learning hero’ to break out of the education pipeline
Who is your learning hero? Who would you say has been an inspirational person in your life who has unlocked new ideas and pushed you to learn?
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Colonial sets new schools referendum, threatens massive cuts should it fail again
Barely one month after voters overwhelmingly rejected a referendum bid, Colonial School District has scheduled a scaled-down plan for vot
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Philly’s community schools start to take shape
For months now, coordinators at Philadelphia’s new batch of community schools have been planting the proverbial seeds.
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A science expo for do-gooders: Philly students tackle Aspen Challenge
The students at John Bartram High School in Southwest Philadelphia had a simple goal: They wanted their neighborhood to look nicer.
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In suburban Pa., school district defends transgender policy
A suburban Philadelphia school district has opted to defend its policy on transgender students in the face of a recent lawsuit.
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Immigrant children are using comic books to express their fears of deportation [photos]
Comic books gave rise to Superman and Wonder Woman — and are now giving voice to kids telling their own stories about immigration.
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Amid billions owed in student loans, U.S. taps law firms to recoup small debts from long ago
Adriene McNally received an unwanted gift on her 49th birthday in January: a notice that the federal government had placed a lien on her
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