
Education
Women take top honors at Valley Forge Military College graduation
The sun came out Friday giving the 2016 graduates of Valley Forge Military College a perfect spring day for graduation. As family ...
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Legislature resumes session, budget decisions loom
Pennsylvania lawmakers still fatigued from a record budget standoff with Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf may not get much of a break before the ...
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Gov. Wolf pledges to veto bill that diminishes teacher seniority
The Pennsylvania school code says teacher layoff decisions can only be made according to who has the least seniority. The Republic ...
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ListenLawmakers hear Cheyney University students and alumni plead for better funding
The financially troubled Cheyney University is drawing special attention from Pennsylvania lawmakers as they draft budget priorities. ...
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Watch: Biden reminisces in Delaware State commencement address
“You enter to learn and now you have to go and serve,” Biden said in his remarks. “It’s your obligation.”
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Philly schools trying second outsourcing firm for substitute teachers
The Philadelphia School District is parting ways with a private company that has been doing a bad job providing substitute teachers this ...
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ListenParents livid about charter company pulling out of North Philly school unexpectedly
At an emergency meeting, Scholar Academies informed parents Wednesday afternoon that it is planning to cease control of operations at Ken ...
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White House social secretary, a Philly community college alumna, to speak at commencement
Speakers at college graduation are often notable alumni or individuals distinguished in their field. The commencement speaker for ...
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College in Pa. beyond reach of most low- and middle-income families
College affordability in Pennsylvania ranks as second worst state in the country, according to a new report. The national report, ...
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Can we trust the Philadelphia District’s yardstick for school quality?
There are many reasons to be wary about relying too heavily on the School District of Philadelphia’s main tool for measuring school qu ...
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ListenTwo Chester Upland students win prestigious Gates scholarships
Two seniors from the Chester Upland School District are going to college for free, thanks to a highly competitive scholarship that covers ...
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The cold realities of education in a poor Pennsylvania school district
This story is part of the NPR reporting project “School Money,” a nationwide collaboration between NPR’s Ed Team an ...
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ListenMasterman’s mock GOP primary election offers food for thought — and support
Pennsylvanians will cast ballots in a presidential primary next week, but the Republican contest has already been decided — at least in ...
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ListenDemocrats stand up for their school districts in opposing Wolf funding plan
Pennsylvania’s protracted budget negotiation ended nearly a month ago, but the fight continues over how $150 million in new educati ...
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ListenPa. charter school law ‘worst in US,’ state auditor general says
Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale issued a scathing ...
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