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Education

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale says the process for addressing   charter school payment appeals is unclear and should be re-examined. (AP file photo)

Audit finds Pa. education department oversight on charter school payments insufficient

Pennsylvania’s process to address appeals of charter school payment is unclear, according to an audit that recommends it be re-exam ...

9 years ago

Students change classes at Julia de Burgos Elementary School in Philadelphia, Pa. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Race & Ethnicity

Report finds students of color shortchanged by Pa. school funding

Critics call the analysis "spin."

9 years ago

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Philadelphia School District headquarters at Broad and Spring Garden streets. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Philly principals likely to follow teachers into labor limbo

With a week left until their current labor deal expires, Philadelphia’s public school principals and administrators are incr ...

9 years ago

U.S. Senator Bob Casey is running for reelection against Congressman Lou Barletta. (AP file photo)

Casey, education officials aim to enhance college campus safety

As college students return to campus for a new school year, Philadelphia-area education officials have been working to make sure they wil ...

9 years ago

Parents tour a classroom at Kenderton Elementary. (Kevin McCorry/WHYY
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Philadelphia

Rethinking school turnaround: A familiar story takes a new turn

In May, Scholar Academies — a charter management organization — suddenly announced it was abandoning its contract to manage Kenderton ...

9 years ago

School Reform Commission member Bill Green (left) and Philadelphia schools Superintendent William Hite (right) exchange words during a board meeting Thursday. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Philly will no longer suspend kindergarten students

Philadelphia has, in effect, barred its public schools from suspending kindergartners, another step in the district’s evolut ...

9 years ago

Members of the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers protest the School Reform Commission's cancellation of their contract in 2014. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court agrees with lower court rulings that the move was invalid. (NewsWorks file photo)

Pa. high court says SRC can’t cancel Philly teachers contract

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ...

9 years ago

Union: Strike possible this fall at Pennsylvania’s state-owned universities

Contract negotiations between the 14 state-owned universities and colleges and one of their largest unions are hitting some rough patches ...

9 years ago

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As one door closes in Pa., another opens for cyber charter company

Connections Education LLC became the first firm in years to open a new cyber charter in Pennsylvania, just as one of its forme ...

9 years ago

The Philadelphia Water Department has proposed an 11 percent rate hike. (Kelpfish/Bigstock)

Philly to test for lead in 40 city schools

The School District of Philadelphia is reviving a program that will test for elevated lead levels in the drinking water at 40 ...

9 years ago

Mayor Jim Kenney visits with children at Little Learners Literacy Academy in South Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Want to expand pre-K? Better put it in the right places

By the city of Philadelphia’s count, more than 17,000 low- and middle-income kids don’t have access to high-quality, publi ...

9 years ago

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 Philadelphia City Controller Alan Butkovitz is seeking his fourth term. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Audit of Philly schools finds familiar flaws

The School District of Philadelphia owes $6.5 million to former employees and needs to tighten its oversight of student activity funds an ...

9 years ago

How will cigarette tax hike affect Philly vs. rest of state?

Pennsylvania’s state cigarette tax jumps from $1.60 to $2.60 per pack Monday. That’s on top of a $2-per-pack tax levied by Ph ...

9 years ago

 Calvin Bell (second row, third from right) is shown with fellow students in the Envision National Youth Leadership Forum: Explore STEM program. (Calvin Bell)
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K-12

I love science — and here’s why that’s important

This summer I was chosen to participate in the ...

9 years ago

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President of the American Federation of Teachers Randi Weingarten. (NewsWorks file photo
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Teachers’ unions sense momentum at DNC

Teachers’ union leaders will admit it’s been a tough 16 years for them–ever since George W. Bush swept into office with ...

9 years ago

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