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School Reform Commission member Bill Green asks for more information about a charter school renewal. The board postponed action on four schools that had been recommended for non-renewal. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Philly SRC stalls again on four contested charter schools

Philadelphia’s School Reform Commission has again delayed action on four turnaround charters schools — schools the distric ...

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Being transgender ‘doesn’t make me any less or any more. It makes me me.’

The East Penn I will always remember is the East Penn that has supported me from first grade until now, regardless of the fact that I am transgender.

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Comcast's Xfinity On Campus is a cable service tailored for  for  college students. A pilot version launched two years ago at seven schools nationwide. This year

In a fight for tomorrow’s viewers, Comcast heads back to school

The television set used to be a staple of college dorm room decor — right alongside futons and Bob Marley posters. ...

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Former students of the now closed ITT Technical Insitute meet with teachers and advisers Thursday to learn more about their options for continuing their education at Montgomery County Community College. (Emily Cohen for NewsWorks)

After ITT closing, area colleges reach out to abandoned students

Thousands of higher ed students across Pennsylvania have been “school-less” since last week. After the U.S. Department ...

9 years ago

Philadelphia City Councilwoman Helen Gym takes the stage with the Girard Academic Music Program singers at Dilworth Park

Pennsylvania’s education funding case: Here’s what you need to know

A word  of warning: This story will be venturing into the weeds. But bear with us. Because the outcome ...

9 years ago

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Faculty vote to call a strike at 14 state universities

A union says faculty members at Pennsylvania’s 14 state universities have voted to call for a strike. The Association of Pen ...

9 years ago

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Teacher walkout possible at Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities

Ongoing contract negotiations between Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities and its faculty union are hitting a wall, accordin ...

9 years ago

Philadelphia Federation of Teachers Jerry Jordan and City Councilwoman Helen Gym are heralding the return of full-time counselors and school nurses. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Still without contract, Philly teachers union highlights successes

The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers union kicked off the school year Thursday by celebrating the restoration of full-time ...

9 years ago

Mayor Jim Kenney and City Council President Darrell Clarke talk to students on first day of school. (Avi Wolfman-Arent/WHYY)

Hope abounds as Philly schools begin new year out of crisis mode

At Paul Robeson High School in West Philadelphia, the first day of school didn’t come with talk of budgets or contracts or p ...

9 years ago

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 During a Wednesday budget hearing, Philadelphia Councilwoman Helen Gym urged city school district officials to hire more instrumental music teachers. (NewsWorks file photo)

Despite progress, teacher vacancies linger as Philly schools open

Despite an aggressive hiring spree, the School District of Philadelphia will start the year with scores of teacher vacancies, ...

9 years ago

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Wolf looks to working group for ideas on improving Pa. higher ed

Gov. Tom Wolf brought together a room full of education officials, college presidents, professors, and others Tuesday to brainstorm how t ...

9 years ago

 Consulting teacher Dana Singletary prepares a group of new teachers for the classroom during an orientation session at The Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush in Northeast Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

‘You are not alone’: A look at the rising trend of teacher ‘onboarding’

Twenty or 30 years ago most rookie teachers would get a textbook and a pat on the back before their first day in the classroom ...

9 years ago

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Attendance rising at Philly schools

School attendance is up in Philadelphia, at least according to the school district’s preferred metric. Abo ...

9 years ago

Some college professors are not quite sure how to handle teaching about Donald Trump and his improbable rise to become the Republican presidential nominee. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)

Trump 101: A quandary for some college profs

This election season has frequently been called unusual, at the very least, and that’s due in no small part to the unexpected candi ...

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A Montgomery County judge finds that Lower Merion officials led residents and state officials to believe the school district was in danger of running major deficits when

Judge says Lower Merion school officials misled taxpayers

A Montgomery County judge has ordered one of the state’s highest-achieving school districts to slash its local property taxe ...

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