Education
Myth of civics education as leftist indoctrination undermines our democracy
A number of recent statements and actions — by the Trump administration and beyond — point towards the undermining of our civic ideal
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Cancelled speaker at Friends Central the latest in a spate of on-campus free speech controversies
Sa’ed Atshan is a popular professor at Swarthmore College.
How pop
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Philly announces fate of 11 turnaround schools
The School District of Philadelphia Wednesday released its long-awaited plans for 11 low-performing schools designated this year for extr
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Serious fun: Philly to rethink after-school, summer programs
Philadelphia will formally unveil a new initiative to improve the city’s out-of-school-time programs Thursday.
Sounds dry, b
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Quaker school suspends two teachers over Palestinian speaker
Two teachers at a Quaker school outside Philadelphia have been suspended over fallout from a Palestinian speaker’s invitation to a
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Philly research suggests simple postcards help keep students in class
Research out of Philadelphia suggests the best medicine for absenteeism might be a postcard sent home with a dose of cold, hard truth.
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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
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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
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Lehigh 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
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Can 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-
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Philly 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
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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
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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
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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
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A 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’
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