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Kenderton surrenders charter, returns to district control

Abandoned by its charter operator and stymied in its attempt to find a new charter company, Kenderton Elementary in North Philadelphia wi ...

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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney sits in on a preschool class at Little Learners Literacy Academy in South Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Here’s what education advocates should expect from the soda tax money in Year One

Education advocates in Philadelphia have reason for good cheer this week. Actually, they have 27.5 million reasons. That’s t ...

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Philly schools pass sweeping transgender students policy

The School District of Philadelphia approved a sweeping policy Thursday night that allows transgender students to use the bath ...

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Philly principals reject proposed contract by ‘decisive margin’

Following two delayed votes, the union representing Philadelphia public school principals and administrators rejected a tentat ...

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Pre-K teacher Shirell Peaker reads with children at Little Learners Literacy Academy in South Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

With Philly pre-K money near, a renewed focus on roll out

With a final vote on Philadelphia’s sugary-drinks tax slated for Thursday, there is little doubt Mayor Jim Kenney will get m ...

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Philly district urged to recruit more black men to teach

A group of area teachers has detailed a plan to increase the number of black men in the profession. ...

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Jerry Jordan has headed the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers since 2007. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

One down, one looming, one to go: The state of Philly schools’ labor negotiations

After enduring years of painful cutbacks, the union representing the Philadelphia School District’s blue-collar workers rati ...

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In latest twist, Kenderton school prepped for return to Philly district control

The winding saga of Kenderton Elementary School in North Philadelphia has taken another turn, with indications that the Renais ...

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Parents tour a classroom at Young Scholars Kenderton. (Kevin McCorry/WHYY)

Kenderton parents push for Mastery to take over; decision rests with Philly SRC

In the wake of Scholar Academies deciding to pull out of Philadelphia’s Kenderton elementary, parents in the school advisory counci ...

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After nearly 17 years

Imani Charter in Germantown to close June 22

After a years-long fight to remain open, the Imani Education Circle Charter School in Germantown announced Wednesday it will close at the ...

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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney makes his case for quality pre-K during a conference hosted by the William Penn Foundation at the Downtown Marriott in Center City. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Kenney stumps for soda tax at pre-K gathering

In a fiery address to early childhood education advocates, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney stumped for the sugary beverage tax he’s s ...

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Women take top honors at Valley Forge Military College graduation

The sun came out Friday giving the 2016 graduates of Valley Forge Military College a perfect spring day for graduation. As family ...

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Legislature resumes session, budget decisions loom

Pennsylvania lawmakers still fatigued from a record budget standoff with Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf may not get much of a break before the ...

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Gov. Wolf pledges to veto bill that diminishes teacher seniority

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Lawmakers hear Cheyney University students and alumni plead for better funding

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