Education
Philly schools chief talks tax increases, ‘friends of’ groups, and his own tenure
In each of the past few years, the Philadelphia School District has asked the city and state governments to provide hundreds of millions ...
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Monitoring social media for PARCC test cheating in NJ: ‘Creepy’ or necessary?
Social media monitoring by Pearson, the London-based company that runs PARCC testing in New Jersey, has tipped administrators off in some ...
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Philly teachers call on Kenney to be next mayor
Surrounded by teachers and students outside of John B. Kelly Elementary in Germantown Monday, Democratic mayoral hopeful Jim Kenney accep ...
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After devising winning ‘Rube Goldberg’ machine, Philly team off to national competition
Teams of high school engineers from around Philadelphia submitted “Rube Goldberg” machines that competed to successfully eras ...
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New analysis questions validity of Pa.’s School Performance Profile rating
Everyone wants to know how schools are doing — parents, teachers, taxpayers. School performance is followed closely, but the indivi ...
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As NJ students refuse to take PARCC exams, school leaders argue against ‘opting out’
New Jersey education officials are pushing back against a growing wave of opposition to its new standardized tests, telling lawmakers tha ...
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ListenDistricts, parents take Pa. government to court over education funding
Judges must order Pennsylvania’s governor and legislature to guarantee the constitutional right of every student to a “thorou ...
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Philly students still learning English fuel opt-out movement from standardized tests
In 2014, Pennsylvania parents opted about 1,000 kids out of the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment, or PSSAs. This year, 100 parent ...
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Delaware, Christina School District reach priority schools compromise
Three struggling Wilmington schools will remain part of the Christina School District for the 2015-16 school year according to plan appro ...
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Neff, Green present unified front despite shake-up in Philly school governance
In the wake of the recent School Reform Commission shake-up, Marjorie Neff and Bill Green presented a unified front Tuesday at a li ...
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After 13 years of service-learning, buildOn is leaving Philly schools
Football. Debate team. Theatre. High school students flock to extracurricular projects that mold their identities. For the last 13 years, ...
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Nutter proposes extra $105 million annually for Philadelphia schools
Between Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed state budget and Mayor Michael Nutter’s proposal, the School District of Philadelphia could ...
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Wolf budget proposal calls for Pa. higher ed increases with tuition freeze
State universities and community colleges rejoiced when Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf called for a 12 percent boost in higher education fund ...
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Mayoral candidate Williams wants to devote greater portion of Philly taxes to school
As Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter plans to announce a 9 percent hike on property taxes to help raise $100 million for city schools,&nb ...
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Hite’s plan for Philly schools echoes Wolf’s call for equity, more funding
Two leaders with a passionate interest in education released documents as their guiding stars for fully funding Philadelphia’s publ ...
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