
Education
As teachers reject offer from Philly archdiocese, union leader seeks papal intervention
Teachers in the region’s Catholic high schools have rejected an “early bird” contract offer from the Archdiocese of Phi ...
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What is a millage rate and how does it affect school funding?
Millage is a relatively obscure term that represents the tax rate levied on real estate or other property. A mill is one thous ...
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Philadelphia City Council talks budgets, penmanship with school district
It’s budget season, and the School District of Philadelphia is making the rounds to seek money for the coming school year. D ...
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Philly’s SRC approves another KIPP charter school
It’s kind of like when a teacher allows you to correct your test and resubmit it for a grade. There was fervent public debat ...
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Can Jim Kenney bring community schools to Philadelphia?
On a small plot of land wedged between South Philly High School’s parking lot and the sidewalk, Arielle Narva works with a seventee ...
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ListenWhy are teachers pension plans in trouble?
The state runs two public employee pension plans that share a parallel narrative. One plan is for teachers and school employees, ca ...
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ListenHigh school team from Phoenixville to represent USA at Physics World Cup
The United States hasn’t participated in the Physics World Cup in eight years, but students from Phoenixville High School in Cheste ...
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ListenPitching plan for education funding, Wolf visits Upper Darby school
Gov. Tom Wolf says a vote for his education budget will be a vote for lower property taxes in Pennsylvania. But while Republicans ...
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ListenHow, and how much, are teachers paid in Pennsylvania?
How much do Pa. teachers make? A lot, relatively speaking. The average starting salary for a teacher in Pennsyl ...
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Was school choice on the ballot in Philadelphia Tuesday?
Three billionaires gave more than $6 million to support a candidate in favor of school choice, namely state Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams, ...
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ListenHold harmless: funding protection or red herring?
“Hold Harmless” protects funding for some school districts, and means less funding for other districts in need. ...
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ListenSchool becomes safe harbor after Philly train derailment
Webster Elementary school in Kensington is used to serving those with profound needs.
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Listen 1:58‘We needed a turnaround in a turnaround’: SRC votes not to renew first Renaissance charter
The Philadelphia School Reform Commission voted not to renew two charter schools, including for the first time, one of its own hand-picke ...
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A breakdown of Gov. Wolf’s plan for new education spending
In the first year of his plan, Governor Wolf wants to increase pre-K through higher education spending by $1 billion. ...
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ListenOn gaming college admissions and White House ambitions, all at Girard
It’s over 80 degrees outside, but Brandon Dixon, 17, is wearing a thick blue blazer and a polo shirt with the word “Girard ...
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