Education
At Carver High School, Philly district growth continues despite funding crisis
In the face of its continuing budget crisis, the Philadelphia school district continues to show a willingness to invest in new options fo
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Philly parents file suit against Pa. Department of Education
Overcrowded classrooms, shortage of guidance counselors, lack of proper coursework.
These are among the reasons parents in the Phi
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9 years ago
Pa. Republicans flog Corbett’s Common Core call as politics, not policy
Want to boil the blood of some Pennsylvania voters? Utter four words: “Common Core state standards.”
For those leery o
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First day of school in Philly inspires fears, hopes
Ben Franklin High School student Brian Burney arrived at school early on the first day of classes.
Before first bell, he joined a
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In Philadelphia, another school year begins in crisis
Here we go again.
The Philadelphia School District opens its doors today, and, for the second year in a row, district leaders admi
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Ideology not performance drives the push for more charter schools
One of the latest and most ardently pursued urban education reform is the all-charter school district. New Orleans, Detroit, and the Dist
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Let them eat lunch: all Philly students now eligible for free school meals
For students in the Philadelphia school district, there is such a thing as a free lunch.
Starting this fall the School Di
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A Philly first: No schools on the Pa.’s ‘persistently dangerous’ list
For the first time since the designation has been in place, zero Philadelphia School District schools have been deemed persistently dange
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One of the best schools in Philly to parents: ‘we need more students’
Imagine a public high school in Philadelphia where class sizes are small, test scores are high, and violent incidents are almost non-exis
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High school dropouts get reprieve at YouthBuild Philly graduation
Alan Jacobs dropped out of Kensington High School at 16 and soon found himself locked up on a gun charge.
His mom, Emma Johnson, f
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Teens shouldn’t start school before 8:30 a.m., pediatricians say
The sun is hot. Water is wet. Teenagers like to sleep in.
These truths we know to be self-evident.
The American Academy of
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Wolf gets warm welcome from Philadelphia teachers
Under a blazing August sun, Pennsylvania Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Wolf practiced the politics of friendly with red-shirted
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‘De facto’ segregation among Pa. charter schools, study says
Charter schools in Pennsylvania are defined by their flexibility and freedom from many state regulations.
A new
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Study finds cost of Pa. charter schools ‘obvious and escalating’
A study released this summer finds charter scho
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