Education
Pa. school officials lobby to keep taxing abilities
Without local revenue options, school districts could be left without the money they need. Tiny preschoolers and K-12 school stude ...
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Hashing out the nitty-gritty in the very tentative, detail-scarce Pa. budget framework
After a scare Tuesday, leaders in the Pennsylvania Capitol said that the framework of a state budget agreement is still intact. Th ...
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Pa. budget framework supports major funding boost for public schools
Sources in the Pennsylvania Capitol say that the framework reached Monday for a state budget agreement includes a $400 million increase t ...
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Bucks County high schools stocking heroin antidote
The war against heroin has enlisted new recruits. Three Bucks County school districts added naloxone (also known by the band-name Narcan) ...
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Exploring genetic roots to help students understand race, themselves
What if you found out you weren’t really who you thought you were? A West Chester University project is using DNA to unearth ...
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What does the changing Pa. Supreme Court mean for education funding, charter schools?
The results of Tuesday’s Pennsylvania Supreme Court election could have wide-ranging implications for a number of high-profile case ...
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Pa. budget impasse forces Philly schools to borrow half billion
As Pennsylvania enters its fifth month without a state budget, school districts across the commonwealth have been forced to borrow money ...
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Schools work to avoid ‘pipeline to prison’
Juvenile justice experts in New Jersey say they’re concerned that school leaders are calling police for minor infractions that end ...
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LGBT-friendly high school among slate of Philly charter school hopefuls
The Philadelphia School District, which will accept applications for new charter schools through Nov. 15, already has received 22 letters ...
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Mayor Nutter calls for dissolution the School Reform Commission [updated]
In a ...
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Delaware teacher accused of assaulting autistic student
A Delaware teacher at a program for students with autism has been arrested for allegedly pushing a 6-year-old student into a bookcase. ...
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At sunset of term, Mayor Nutter reflects on his ambitious education agenda
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter set an ambitious agenda for schools in his 2008 inauguration speech
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Philly mayoral candidates diverge on charter schools
As Election Day nears, the two top Philadelphia mayoral candidates have separated widely in their thoughts on charter school expansion. ...
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Philly schools don’t bite on plans to outsource student health services
In May, the Philadelphia School District asked for outside proposals to help it provide better health services in schools without raising ...
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Philly schools forced to borrow more because of Pa. budget impasse
As Pennsylvania’s budget impasse creeps towards its fifth month, the Philadelphia School District will need to borrow additional mo ...
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