Education
Corbett signature makes Philly cigarette tax official
Gov. Tom Corbett has signed a long-awaited measure to let Philadelphia levy a tax on cigarettes beginning next month to raise money for i ...
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In a huge victory for Philly schools, lawmakers reach consensus on cigarette tax
Philadelphia schools received a tremendous victory in Harrisburg Tuesday as Senate lawmakers passed a long-sought $2-per-pack cigarette t ...
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What to do if your school closes a month into the year: The case of Philly’s Walter Palmer charter
The scuffle between the Philadelphia School District and Walter Palmer Leadership Learning Partners Charter School may soon create more t ...
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Pa. House passes $2-per-pack Philly cigarette tax on to Senate
In a 114-84 vote, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Monday once again approved the $2-per-pack Philadelphia cigarette tax for cit ...
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A look back at the first two weeks of Philly classes [photos + audio]
The resource-starved Philadelphia School District has now finished its second full week of classes. In the above link, WHYY educat ...
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Founding principal at innovative Philly school leaves two weeks into year
On the first day of classes principal Saliyah Cruz ...
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School District consolidation should be welcomed in New Jersey
It was nearly 20 years ago that I called for a nonbinding referendum that would allow the state to force some of its smaller school distr ...
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Pa. House’s ‘clean’ cigarette-tax bill retains controversial charter element
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives stripped contentious provisions from the Philadelphia cigarette-tax authorization bill in a rul ...
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ListenSince last spring, Philadelphia school district leaders have been sounding the alarm about this year’s fiscal plight, but even afte ...
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Philly schools counting on cigarette-tax pingpong match to end
Will the pingpong game finally come to a rest? That’s the question Philadelphia education advocates are asking as Pennsylvan ...
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Pa. education chief details Corbett Common Core review
The head of Pennsylvania’s Department of Education says a website should up next month to collect public comment on aspects of the ...
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At Carver High School, Philly district growth continues despite funding crisis
In the face of its continuing budget crisis, the Philadelphia school district continues to show a willingness to invest in new options fo ...
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Philly parents file suit against Pa. Department of Education
Overcrowded classrooms, shortage of guidance counselors, lack of proper coursework. These are among the reasons parents in the Phi ...
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Pa. Republicans flog Corbett’s Common Core call as politics, not policy
Want to boil the blood of some Pennsylvania voters? Utter four words: “Common Core state standards.” For those leery o ...
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First day of school in Philly inspires fears, hopes
Ben Franklin High School student Brian Burney arrived at school early on the first day of classes. Before first bell, he joined a ...
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