Education
School Reform Commission votes to close eight Philly schools, spare two
The School Reform Commission voted Thursday night to close eight District schools, but spared E.M. Stanton and Isaac Sheppard Elementary ...
11 years ago
Tougher security screening set for students taking SAT
Thinking about cheating on the SAT? For test-takers nationwide, that prospect just got a whole lot tougher. College entrance exams ...
11 years ago
At library convention, tales of keeping up with technology despite shrinking budgets
A new report says Philadelphia’s Free Library is trying to change with the times in an era of flat funding. Well, it turns out a lo ...
11 years ago
Faculty reject contract offer at Community College of Philadelphia, but don’t strike
Monday was the first day of classes following spring break at the Community College of Philadelphia. Monday night, faculty and staff of ...
11 years ago
Philadelphia Community College makes final offer to union
The Community College of Philadelphia has presented what it says will be its “last and best offer” to unionized staff. ...
11 years ago
Tony Danza and Sen. Stack speak out for Philadelphia schools
A state senator and an actor who became a Philadelphia teacher for a reality TV show are speaking out together for the city’s publi ...
11 years ago
Allentown-area school district opens buses to ads
UPDATED 11 a.m. “To advertise or not to advertise,” that is the question — at least in the minds of many school dist ...
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Philadelphia hunts for a new breed of superintendent for lean times
The search is underway for a new leader to run Philadelphia’s public schools. The School Reform Commission or SRC, which oversees ...
11 years ago
Muslim Student Groups from N.J. and Pa. Universities Monitored by NYPD
Muslim student groups from universities across the region are claiming that they’ve been unfairly targeted as terrorist hot-beds. ...
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Despite environment of budget cuts, CCP faculty threaten strike
Staff and professors at the Community College of Philadelphia are threatening to strike if the administration does not offer better healt ...
11 years ago
St. Hubert girls high school and 48 others wait on appeals to stay open
Catholic schools across the Philadelphia area are waiting for some big news. On Friday, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia will announ ...
11 years ago
Schools in Philadelphia Archdiocese wait for word on appeals
Catholic school students, parents, and teachers across the Philadelphia area, are waiting. Dozens of the 49 schools slated to close ...
11 years ago
Pa. schools talk financial challenges despite being spared mostly in state budget
Pennsylvania school leaders are sussing out the implications of Governor Tom Corbett’s proposed budget. Overall Kindergarten ...
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Shippensburg offers ‘Plan B’ in health-center vending machine
A Pennsylvania university has a new offering in vending machines — and it’s not soda or candy. Shippensburg University ...
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Philadelphia controller warns school district again of financial danger
Philadelphia City Controller Alan Butkovitz has written a second letter to school district officials warning that his annual audit may co ...
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