Education
On-time Philly school opening is relief, but parents still frustrated over uncertainty
While news that Philadelphia public schools will open on time next month came as a relief to parents throughout the city, many said they
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Five things to know about the Philly School District’s decision to open schools on time
Here are five key points about the District’s latest plan for dealing with its budget gap.
Flanked by four members of the Sc
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Plan would boost Pa. charters’ teacher certifications
Traditional public schools and charter schools don’t have the same rules when it comes to teacher certifications, but one new propo
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Could ‘community school’ concept work in Philadelphia?
In Philadelphia, 40 percent of school-aged kids live in poverty.
One in five students has had some contact with the Department of
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Can we trust the Philly cigarette tax revenue projections? A look inside the numbers
City officials have been pressing hard for a $2 dollar per pack tax on cigarettes sold within city limits. All the proceeds would go to t
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Philly parents anxiously await school funding — or dire decision by district
On Friday, at the district’s annual E! Day: Back to School Expo, held at the High School of the Future in West Philly, many pa
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ListenCorbett, GOP leaders meet on Philly school funding
Top ranking Republican leaders in the Pennsylvania Legislature are meeting with Gov. Tom Corbett over a funding crisis that could prevent
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Philly principal awarded ‘Nobel Prize’ of educational community
The Harold W. McGraw Jr. education award is known in school circles as the Nobel Prize of the educat
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Without cigarette tax, Philadelphia schools weigh drastic options
With its Aug. 15 decision deadline looming, the Philadelphia School District is holding on to a shred of hope that lawmakers in the Penns
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National honors for a Delaware County school superintendent
The job of superintendent of schools isn’t always an envious one. Tight budgets, performance standards, accountability to sch
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Temple joins growing list of schools making standardized tests optional for applicants
Nervous test-takers, fear not. Temple University announced Tuesday it will join the growing list of colleges ditching the SAT as an entra
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5 Pa. reps ask NCAA to halt Penn State sanctions
Five Pennsylvania congressmen are asking college sports’ governing body to cancel penalties against Penn State imposed as a result
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Through bonds of mentorship, Philly student defies culture of low expectations
While the Philadelphia School District grapples with systemic funding shortfalls, students rely now more than ever on relationships
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ListenPa. panel begins ‘historic’ work on education funding
A recently established panel to devise a new way of distributing state funding to Pennsylvania public schools is about ready to get to wo
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Reading program hopes to help Philly kids give ‘summer slide’ the slip
Education experts have long advocated for parents to keep their kids engaged in learning over the summer – when skills picked up during
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