Education
Pa. early-childhood programs stretched to financial limit, study finds
Common sense might suggest that the best early-childhood programs would do better financially. But a new study finds that provider ...
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First lady praises two Philly high school grads for ‘beating the odds’
Two North Philadelphia students were invited to the White House this week, where First Lady Michelle Obama hosted 130 students nationwide ...
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For some Pa. schools, fiscal hardship will drag on
Pennsylvania schools represent a growing chunk of the school districts with the most desperate finances in the country, according to one ...
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In Kensington, concerns and ‘nuanced’ case for merging two low-performing public schools
In the old Kensington High School building, two distinct schools have their own budgets, principals and classes. There’s even a phy ...
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ListenPenn State forecasts no in-state tuition hike
Penn State President Eric Barron is proposing a budget without a tuition increase for the university’s in-state undergraduates in t ...
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Pa. says 2015 standardized test scores dropped precipitously because of added rigor
And it marks a fourth straight year of test score declines. UPDATE: The number of Pennsylvania students wh ...
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How a Philly school in a free-fire zone went from lockdown to hopes up
For many Philadelphia students, profound violence and trauma underlie the rhythms of daily life – making academic success all the more ...
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Philly archbishop says Merion school’s firing of teacher in same-sex marriage shows ‘character’
Philadelphia’s archbishop says that Catholic school leaders who fired a married gay teacher showed uncommon “character and co ...
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Chester-Upland gets veteran superintendent as interim receiver
Francis V. Barnes has had contact with the long-troubled Chester-Upland School District, located in Delaware County, for more than a deca ...
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Layoffs, deficit raise new questions about ASPIRA charters in Philly
A multimillion-dollar budget deficit and a round of layoffs have left Philadelphia School District officials with more questions than eve ...
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Parents, lawmaker rally around Merion teacher fired over same-sex marriage
Until two weeks ago, Margie Winters directed the religious education program at Waldron Mercy Academy in Merion. Officials at the ...
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Arbitrator faults Philly district for ignoring seniority when rehiring school counselors
An independent arbitrator has ruled against the Philadelphia School District for not taking seniority into account when rehiring laid-off ...
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Philly school district kicks off $30 million push for early literacy
Close to 700 K-3 teachers from 40 District schools are attending a weeklong summer institute at Martin Luther King High School in East Ge ...
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Former Penn State-Abington prof gets jail time in child porn
A former suburban Philadelphia university music professor accused of sending explicit pictures to a teenage girl in Spain has been senten ...
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Philly schools chief declines $60K bonus
Philadelphia’s Superintendent of public schools, William Hite, is declining to accept a salary bonus, saying it’s not suitabl ...
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