Education
Hope abounds as Philly schools begin new year out of crisis mode
At Paul Robeson High School in West Philadelphia, the first day of school didn’t come with talk of budgets or contracts or p ...
9 years ago
ListenDespite progress, teacher vacancies linger as Philly schools open
Despite an aggressive hiring spree, the School District of Philadelphia will start the year with scores of teacher vacancies, ...
9 years ago
Wolf looks to working group for ideas on improving Pa. higher ed
Gov. Tom Wolf brought together a room full of education officials, college presidents, professors, and others Tuesday to brainstorm how t ...
9 years ago
‘You are not alone’: A look at the rising trend of teacher ‘onboarding’
Twenty or 30 years ago most rookie teachers would get a textbook and a pat on the back before their first day in the classroom ...
9 years ago
Attendance rising at Philly schools
School attendance is up in Philadelphia, at least according to the school district’s preferred metric. Abo ...
9 years ago
Trump 101: A quandary for some college profs
This election season has frequently been called unusual, at the very least, and that’s due in no small part to the unexpected candi ...
9 years ago
Judge says Lower Merion school officials misled taxpayers
A Montgomery County judge has ordered one of the state’s highest-achieving school districts to slash its local property taxe ...
9 years ago
ListenJudge rules against Lancaster school district in refugee lawsuit
Logistics are still being worked out, but the district’s spokeswoman says officials will comply with the order and enroll the six t ...
9 years ago
A quick look at who applied for Philly’s pre-K money
The race for Philadelphia’s new flood of pre-K money is on. The city announced earlier this week that 85 p ...
9 years ago
Pa. student’s viral speech on transgender bathroom law highlights challenge for school districts
Incoming Emmaus High freshman Sigourney Coyle had already been offered an accommodation to avoid changing in the school locker room when ...
9 years ago
Audit finds Pa. education department oversight on charter school payments insufficient
Pennsylvania’s process to address appeals of charter school payment is unclear, according to an audit that recommends it be re-exam ...
9 years ago
Report finds students of color shortchanged by Pa. school funding
Critics call the analysis "spin."
9 years ago
Listen 5:45Philly principals likely to follow teachers into labor limbo
With a week left until their current labor deal expires, Philadelphia’s public school principals and administrators are incr ...
9 years ago
Casey, education officials aim to enhance college campus safety
As college students return to campus for a new school year, Philadelphia-area education officials have been working to make sure they wil ...
9 years ago
Rethinking school turnaround: A familiar story takes a new turn
In May, Scholar Academies — a charter management organization — suddenly announced it was abandoning its contract to manage Kenderton ...
9 years ago