Education
Protesters of Del. education cuts want bigger income tax increase
A small but determined group of educators, parents and advocates descended Tuesday to the steps of Legislative Hall protest Gov. John Car ...
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Philly teachers overwhelmingly approve new contract
Philadelphia teachers ratified a new labor deal Monday night, all but assuring city educators of their first valid contract since the old ...
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Philly schools must prioritize trauma-informed learning
Powerful and surprisingly prevalent horrors are blocking access to education and ravaging children’s lives. Sadly, they remai ...
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Philly reaches tentative contract with teachers
Philly teachers may finally be getting a raise. After a half-decade stalemate, the School District of Philadelphia and the Philade ...
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SRC delays vote on $36 million contract for special-ed school
Philadelphia’s School Reform Commission Thursday postponed a vote on a $36 million contract for Catapult Learning, Inc. that would ...
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Bank exec, civic leader Tony Allen named DSU provost
Tony Allen, a longtime banking executive and Wilmington civic leader, has been named provost at Delaware State University.
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Interpretations of American dream take form at South Philly school
Margie Castejon immigrated to the U.S. three years ago from San Pedro Sula, an industrial town in Honduras once labeled the most dangerou ...
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Penn grad students battle administration, clock in effort to unionize
University of Pennsylvania graduate students are battling their administration — and perhaps the clock — in an attempt to unionize. ...
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Cheltenham schools to add security, staff after May brawl
One month after a student fight left 10 employees injured, led to four student arrests, and angered many residents, the Cheltenham School ...
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Philly coalition sets new goals to boost graduation rates
More than a decade after it formed, a coalition of city agencies and nonprofits dedicated to improving high school graduation rates in Ph ...
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Embracing new approach, African-American families help kids deal with racism
Among the difficult discussions parents have with their children, talking about racism and inequality in one of the toughest. A Ph ...
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Preliminary trials to begin in Penn State hazing death
Hearings related to the hazing death of Penn State sophomore Timothy Piazza will begin Monday in Centre County Court. Piazza died ...
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At Philly panel discussion, fiery calls to rally black support for charter growth
Pennsylvania state Reps. Jordan Harris and Joanna McClinton urged the black community to rally for expanded school choice and charter-fri ...
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Report reveals eye-opening data on English learners in Philadelphia schools
New research offers rare insight into how quickly Philadelphia’s immigrant students learn English, revealing hopeful signs as well ...
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Philly celebrates high school seniors heading to college [photos]
This fall, Monee Williams-Patrick will attend Lincoln University to study sociology and psychology. Mercedes Gross decided to atte ...
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