Education
School by school breakdown of Philadelphia’s substitute teacher crisis
After outsourcing its substitute teaching services to a private firm, the School District of Philadelphia appears to have left its school ...
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Philly SRC votes to phase out two middle schools, not close immediately
The Philadelphia School Reform Commission voted to phase out two chronically low-performing middle schools Thursday night. While t ...
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Is Pa. ruling an overdue check on SRC power or a prelude to fiscal instability?
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has delivered a major blow to the Philadelphia School Reform Commission in a decision that’s poised ...
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Philly SRC approves 3 of 12 charter applications amid bombshell Pa. Supreme Court ruling
The Philadelphia School Reform Commission voted to approve three new charter schools Tuesday night – increasing the city’s charte ...
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Last year’s new charter school approvals set to cost Philly district more than expected
On Tuesday, the Philadelphia School Reform Commission will vote on 12 applications to create new city charter schools. This is the ...
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Historically black colleges and universities struggle with new challenges, old inequities
Many historically black colleges or universities — known as HBCUs — are struggling. They struggle financially. They struggle to attra ...
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With no state budget and much uncertainty, Pa. schools expect ‘convoluted’ budgeting process
This week, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced a plan to dramatically increase education funding. But heading into 2016-2017 budget nego ...
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School funding again at the center of Wolf’s budget agenda
With a big question mark still looming over this year’s school funding plan, on TuesdayPennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf presented his edu ...
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‘Sunshine’ questions loom over Philadelphia School Reform Commission resolution
The Philadelphia School Reform Commission is facing widespread questions about whether it acted illegally when it quickly passed a new re ...
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Visiting Philly school, Wolf says he’ll seek $60 million more for early childhood education
With this year’s budget still sitting on the table in Harrisburg, Gov. Tom Wolf says next year, he wants to increase spending on ea ...
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Governor approves delay for Keystone exams in Pa.
The Keystone exams are officially on the back burner. Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday signed into law a plan to delay the controversial ...
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Showing faith in foundation running high schools, Philly archdiocese extends contract to ’22
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has extended its contract with the foundation that manages its high schools and schools of special educat ...
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Students ready to rally in Harrisburg in push for state university funding
Pennsylvania Lawmakers entering the Capitol Rotunda Monday will be greeted with signs urging “Don’t Be Nuts, Restore the Cuts ...
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Last year’s budget unresolved, Gov. Wolf adds $200 million to education funding request
As the battle in the Pennsylvania Capitol over funding public schools this year continues, Gov. Tom Wolf has proposed a $200 million incr ...
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‘Working educators’ caucus challenges status quo in Philadelphia teachers union
The leadership and direction of the politically influential Philadelphia Federation of Teachers will be up for grabs over the next few we ...
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