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Education

Members of Temple University's Class of 2011 wait to begin their graduation march. Pennsylvania's public research institutions — Penn State

College in Pa. beyond reach of most low- and middle-income families

College affordability in Pennsylvania ranks as second worst state in the country, according to a new report. The national report, ...

9 years ago

Philadelphia schools superintendent William Hite proposed converting three elementary schools into charters in October 2015. Each school had low test scores and declining enrollment, including Wister Elementary, around which the debate grew especially fiery. Hite is pictured at a School Reform Commission meeting shortly after making his proposal. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)

Can we trust the Philadelphia District’s yardstick for school quality?

There are many reasons to be wary about relying too heavily on the School District of Philadelphia’s main tool for measuring school qu ...

9 years ago

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Chester Upland School District seniors and Gates Millennium Scholars Autumn Bey and Edward Nelson Jr. were among 1

Two Chester Upland students win prestigious Gates scholarships

Two seniors from the Chester Upland School District are going to college for free, thanks to a highly competitive scholarship that covers ...

9 years ago

The Miller family sits in the living room of their Landsdowne home in 2016. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)

The cold realities of education in a poor Pennsylvania school district

This story is part of the NPR reporting project “School Money,” a nationwide collaboration between NPR’s Ed Team an ...

9 years ago

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A student stops in the hallway at Masterman High School to vote in a mock Republican primary. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Masterman’s mock GOP primary election offers food for thought — and support

Pennsylvanians will cast ballots in a presidential primary next week, but the Republican contest has already been decided — at least in ...

9 years ago

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Gov. Tom Wolf's plan to restore funding to districts hurt most by past cuts suffered a major blow last week. And now he faces another critical veto decision. (AP file photo)

Democrats stand up for their school districts in opposing Wolf funding plan

Pennsylvania’s protracted budget negotiation ended nearly a month ago, but the fight continues over how $150 million in new educati ...

9 years ago

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Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale criticizes the state charter law at a news conference at School District of Philadelphia headquarters. (Kevin McCorry / WHYY)

Pa. charter school law ‘worst in US,’ state auditor general says

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale issued a scathing ...

9 years ago

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Wolf plan for $200 million in Pa. education funds creates winners and losers, GOP charges

The fight in Harrisburg over how $200 million in new Pennsylvania education aid should be divided continues. Although Gov. Tom Wol ...

9 years ago

Governor Tom Wolf has released details of his

Gov. Wolf’s blueprint for school spending nets Philadelphia 7.55 percent boost

The School District of Philadelphia stands to see a $76.8 million boost this school year, based on Gov. Tom Wolf proceeding unilaterally ...

9 years ago

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas G. Saylor, a Republican, has called the push for impeaching his Democratic colleagues “an attack upon an independent judiciary.”(WHYY file photo)

After SRC loses again in court, Neff says charter funding reform a must

The Pennsylvania Supreme court has delivered another blow to the Philadelphia School Reform Commission. The SRC had hoped the cour ...

9 years ago

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The Stresses of Medical School

Going to medical school is stressful – that’s not surprising But new research finds that the demands, cost, and competitive natur ...

Air Date: April 4, 2016

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Philadelphia Electrical and Technical High School is one of two Philadelphia charters that suspended students with disabilities at a disproportionately high rate in 2011-12

Two Philly charters singled out for excessive special-ed suspension rates in 2011-12

The Civil Rights Project at UCLA has flagged two Philadelphia charter schools for suspending special-education students disproportionatel ...

9 years ago

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A preschool classroom at FELS Paley Center in North Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY

After long wait for Pa. budget resolution, Philly pre-K opens its doors

Pennsylvania’s protracted budget negotiations stalled the expansion of new pre-kindergarten seats across the state this year. ...

9 years ago

Bucks County Community College

Community colleges, Pa. state universities approve ‘reverse transfers’

Every year, more than 3,000 community college students transfer to one of the 14 universities that make up Pennsylvania’s State Sys ...

9 years ago

Delaware County Community College President Jerry Parker (center

New deal streamlines progression from Delaware community college to Cheyney

Students enrolling in Delaware County Community College have, in a way, received two acceptance letters. Cheyney University signed ...

9 years ago

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