
Education
Pa. house speaker blasts City Council on PGW, warns of repercussions to Philly schools
One of Pennsylvania’s most powerful state lawmakers says the actions of Philadelphia City Council may put additional funding in jeo ...
10 years ago
ListenTrial ordered for ex-principal in test cheating probe
A former Philadelphia elementary school principal has been ordered to stand trial on allegations of cheating on standardized tests. ...
10 years ago
Court rules in favor of Philly teachers, saying SRC had no authority to cancel contract
In a decision Thursday morning, Commonwealth Court has ruled that the School District of Philadelphia lacked the authority to cancel the ...
10 years ago
ListenAfter false start, DHS evaluating Philly after-school programs for possible cuts
Last week, Philadelphia providers of after-school programs such as tutoring and college prep were shaken up when their budgets were cut w ...
10 years ago
No shortage of reasons why so many can’t read
To figure out why some of his elementary school students struggle with reading, Daun Kauffman sometimes has learned as much in home visit ...
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What are teens learning about Civil Rights in school?
For Martin Luther King Day, we offer this rebroadcast: According to a ...
Air Date: January 19, 2015
ListenPa. School for the Deaf faculty and staff vote to unionize
After five months of organizing, teachers and staff at the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf voted overwhelmingly to unionize. The ...
10 years ago
Pew report: PA funding formula not a silver bullet, overall state funding matters too
The size of the pie matters, not just how you slice it. So said a new report from the Pew Charitable Trusts’ Philadelphia Re ...
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ListenPhilly mayoral candidates mull charter school expansion
Should there be more charter schools in Philadelphia? That’s the question currently being weighed by the School Reform Commi ...
10 years ago
ListenNCAA loses bid to toss law over $60 million Penn State fine
A federal judge has declined to throw out a Pennsylvania law requiring a $60 million fine Penn State has been paying over the Jerry Sandu ...
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In the final days of Corbett, budget chief Zogby reflects on his quest for school reforms
As the Corbett administration draws near its final days, perhaps the departure of Pa. Budget Secretary Charles Zogby&nbs ...
10 years ago
ListenEducation, spending roles finally being cast in Pa.
The pieces are starting to fall into place for one of the volatile parts of Pennsylvania government for the incoming administration. ...
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Five Philly schools make Pa. ‘high progress’ list for low-income schools
Five schools in Philadelphia made the cut for a “high progress” designation, based on increases in achievement in math and re ...
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Chester-Upland School District abandons plan to share administration with charters
A Chester County judge has scrapped a money-saving attempt by the Chester-Upland School District to merge the administration of its distr ...
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Report finds Pennsylvania lags in early childhood education access, equity
A new report finds that Pennsylvania ranks 41st nationally, lagging behind New Jersey, Delaware, 37 other states and the District of Colu ...
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