
Education
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
Report finds students of color shortchanged by Pa. school funding
Critics call the analysis "spin."
9 years ago
Listen 5:45Philly 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
ListenAudit 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
I love science — and here’s why that’s important
This summer I was chosen to participate in the ...
9 years ago
ListenTeachers’ 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