Education
Philly schools see big shakeup at the top, but principal turnover recedes
Winds of change have been blowing through the Philadelphia School District. Several top administrators have announced their depart ...
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Pa. school leaders brace for impact of state test declines on parents, students, teachers
Educators across the state are reeling now that they have learned how much scores have plummeted in their individual schools. Last ...
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Beyond burnout: One teacher’s trip back into the classroom
Tim McAleer’s day job is part stand-up comedian, part host to hordes of sunburned tourists aboard Philadelphia sightseeing buses. ...
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West Chester University DNA-testing project aims to open door to racial discussions
Researchers at West Chester University have great expectations for a little expectoration. A new project at the university is usin ...
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Pa. early-childhood programs stretched to financial limit, study finds
Common sense might suggest that the best early-childhood programs would do better financially. But a new study finds that provider ...
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First lady praises two Philly high school grads for ‘beating the odds’
Two North Philadelphia students were invited to the White House this week, where First Lady Michelle Obama hosted 130 students nationwide ...
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For some Pa. schools, fiscal hardship will drag on
Pennsylvania schools represent a growing chunk of the school districts with the most desperate finances in the country, according to one ...
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In Kensington, concerns and ‘nuanced’ case for merging two low-performing public schools
In the old Kensington High School building, two distinct schools have their own budgets, principals and classes. There’s even a phy ...
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ListenPenn State forecasts no in-state tuition hike
Penn State President Eric Barron is proposing a budget without a tuition increase for the university’s in-state undergraduates in t ...
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Pa. says 2015 standardized test scores dropped precipitously because of added rigor
And it marks a fourth straight year of test score declines. UPDATE: The number of Pennsylvania students wh ...
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How a Philly school in a free-fire zone went from lockdown to hopes up
For many Philadelphia students, profound violence and trauma underlie the rhythms of daily life – making academic success all the more ...
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Philly archbishop says Merion school’s firing of teacher in same-sex marriage shows ‘character’
Philadelphia’s archbishop says that Catholic school leaders who fired a married gay teacher showed uncommon “character and co ...
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Chester-Upland gets veteran superintendent as interim receiver
Francis V. Barnes has had contact with the long-troubled Chester-Upland School District, located in Delaware County, for more than a deca ...
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Layoffs, deficit raise new questions about ASPIRA charters in Philly
A multimillion-dollar budget deficit and a round of layoffs have left Philadelphia School District officials with more questions than eve ...
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Parents, lawmaker rally around Merion teacher fired over same-sex marriage
Until two weeks ago, Margie Winters directed the religious education program at Waldron Mercy Academy in Merion. Officials at the ...
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