
Education
State-related universities fearful of becoming casualties of Pa.’s ongoing budget impasse
Pa. budget impasse has put funding for Pennsylvania’s state-related universities in jeopardy. Without it, in-state students will likely see a tuition spike.
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Delaware high school suspends 2 students who posted racial slur using mascot
Two students at a Delaware high school face expulsion for using the school's mascot, historic figure Caesar Rodney, to spread racial slurs on social media.
8 years ago
Eying expansion, Philly charter school creates incubator for start-ups
Philadelphia Performing Arts: A String Theory Charter School formally unveiled Particle, a co-working space that now houses six startup companies.
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Listen 0:00Claiming predatory practices, Pa. attorney general sues student loan servicer Navient
Pennsylvania's attorney general is suing Navient, the country's largest student loan servicer.
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Student loan servicer Navient vows to fight PA Attorney General’s lawsuit
Wilmington-based student loan servicer Navient came out swinging in responding to a lawsuit by the Pennsylvania Attorney General over its business practices.
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Rise of a Delaware town — unified by its high school football team
Population growth in ever-growing Smyrna fuels a school district's growth and a football titan that has galvanized this Delaware town.
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Competition is on the money in enhancing financial literacy for Philly students
Sophia Santiago wants to be an astronomer — with an average salary of $110,000 ...
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Philly’s youngest learners show reading growth, but math scores flat
Philadelphia's youngest public school students made notable gains in reading last year, according to state test scores released Wednesday.
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An evening of frank talk about race, inequity in Philly, area schools
When Otis Hackney, Philadelphia’s Chief Education Officer, was in Amsterdam this spring he happened upon an exhibit detailing the h ...
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Delaware softens ‘zero-tolerance’ policy for weapons at school
Students caught with weapons other than a gun at Delaware schools won’t automatically face being expelled under a bill signed into law Friday afternoon.
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Comcast’s Brian and Aileen Roberts give $450,000 for Philly school books
Roberts' gift completed a $3.5 million campaign to put "leveled" books in every one of the district's K-3 classrooms, capping the drive a year earlier than expected.
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Those challenging fairness of Pa. school funding will have day in court
In a decision that could eventually shake Pennsylvania’s educational landscape, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a lawsu ...
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Listen 0:003 Delaware elementary schools National Blue Ribbon winners
Three Delaware elementary schools -- two in Sussex County and one in New Castle county -- are among the 342 across America named National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2017.
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The promise and peril of Cheltenham: Race and education in a changing suburban school district
Cheltenham has long been at the forefront of racial integration. After a fight at the local high school, the trailblazing community is grappling with big questions.
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Listen 6:58Needy Delaware schools get $1 million in ‘opportunity’ grants’
Nine Delaware school districts and charter schools have received a total of $1 million in so-called "opportunity grants." the governor's office announced Tuesday.
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