Education
School choice advocates rally for greater charter expansion in Philadelphia
Philadelphia charter school parents, students, leaders and advocates rallied Tuesday outside of school district headquarters, calling on
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9 years ago
School choice advocates rally for greater charter expansion in Philadelphia
Philadelphia charter school parents, students, leaders and advocates rallied Tuesday outside of school district headquarters, calling on
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9 years ago
Claiming Pa. shortchanges kids, coalition seeks funding for ‘thorough’ education
A broad-based coalition of rural, urban and suburban school districts, parents and advocates has filed a lawsuit against the state of Pen
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Penn State plans to auction off patents
Want to own the patent for the solid-phase P buffering fertilizer delivery method developed at Penn State? Opening bid is $15,000.
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How Philly’s charter schools stack up on PA’s performance measure
The Pennsylvania Department of Education last week released its evaluation of the academic progress of the state’s public schools.
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Lawsuit charges Pennsylvania with failing to provide ‘thorough and efficient’ education
A long-anticipated lawsuit was filed today, charging state officials with failing to provide an adequate education system as re
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Carver High School emerges second in city on Pa. report card
Students and faculty at Carver High School of Engineering and Science celebrated the latest Pennsylvania School Performance Profile.
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Education advocates poised to take Philly SRC to court over lack of transparency
When the Philadelphia School Reform Commission voted to unilaterally cancel the district teachers union contract last month, it did so in
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Days after election, Pa. releases standardized test score data
The Pennsylvania Department of Education released a trove of academic data Thursday -– more than a month later in the year than usual.
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Education funding in Pa. has racially discriminatory impact, analysis shows
During the gubernatorial campaign, advocates emphasized that Pennsylvania is one of the few states that has no education funding formula.
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What will Tom Wolf’s win mean to Pennsylvania classrooms?
Education advocates got exactly what they wanted in Pennsylvania’s gubernatorial election Tuesday: a progressive Democrat who puts
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With election near, still no Pa. test results; 2013 scores showed a downward trend
Have standardized test scores declined for a third year in a row in Pennsylvania?
We’re not likely to find out before the gu
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Cheyney’s challenges extend beyond funding, expert says
A lawsuit filed by alumni and supporters of Cheyney University alleges Pennsylvania has discriminated against the historically black scho
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Cheyney University supporters claim discrimination in suit against Pa., US
Heeding Cheyney’s Call, a broad-based coalition of Cheyney University supporters, has revived a federal civil rights lawsuit agains
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Legal battle between SRC and PFT heads to Commonwealth Court
The legal battle over whether the School Reform Commission can impose benefit changes on teachers has shifted to Commonwealth Court, whic
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