Education
Philly mayoral candidates diverge on charter schools
As Election Day nears, the two top Philadelphia mayoral candidates have separated widely in their thoughts on charter school expansion. ...
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Philly schools don’t bite on plans to outsource student health services
In May, the Philadelphia School District asked for outside proposals to help it provide better health services in schools without raising ...
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Philly schools forced to borrow more because of Pa. budget impasse
As Pennsylvania’s budget impasse creeps towards its fifth month, the Philadelphia School District will need to borrow additional mo ...
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Elementary students press Philly mayoral candidates on playgrounds, arts, guns
What civic issues press on the minds of the city’s fourth- and fifth-graders? The two top mayoral candidates g ...
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Philly SRC meeting dominated by charter conversion critics
Philadelphia school leaders got an earful Thursday night. Much of the four-and-a-half-hour School Reform Commission meeting, was f ...
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Rock of wages, credit scores and debt is compounding interest of young students
What if going to a rock concert were less sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll … and more stocks, bonds and financial planning? ...
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Philly SRC to hear from parents about charter conversion plans
Expect a lively Thursday evening on North Broad Street. Philadelphia parents, students, educators and advocates will have their fi ...
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Judge approves charter cut, more funds for Chester schools. But can he do that?
After two months of negotiations and hearings, Delaware County Judge Chad Kenney has approved a drastic plan to rework the Chester Upland ...
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ListenKnowing what to do if shooting starts still hazy at colleges, AP finds
A review by The Associated Press finds that colleges across the U.S. vary widely in their efforts to prepare students and employees for s ...
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Protesting classroom cuts, 100 students march to Philly district headquarters
More than 100 Philadelphia School District high school students cut classes Thursday morning to protest a lack of resources in their clas ...
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Parents at Philly’s Cooke Elementary push back against charter conversion
It began with a whimper, ended with a bang. On Tuesday evening, the Philadelphia School District hosted its first parent engagemen ...
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Chester schools to seek special funding from Pa., cut charter fees
In the midst of hearings to determine the fate of Chester Upland, arguably Pennsylvania’s most financially distressed school distri ...
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Responding to online threat, Philly-area universities amplify security
College campuses in the Philadelphia area were under heightened security after federal authorities warned of possible violence following ...
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Hite plan for Philly district: More charter conversions, closings, turnarounds and new schools
Philadelphia Schools Superintendent William Hite announced a package of recommendations Thursday that will turn over three additional ele ...
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