Education
Lower PSSA scores spur some Pa. school districts to call for less testing
Last month, the Pennsylvania Department of Education shared preliminary test data for its new, common core aligned tests – ...
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Wolf warns Chester-Upland schools may not open without drastic interventions
Without immediate action, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said Tuesday the Chester Upland School District will not be in a financial position ...
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Civil rights leader Julian Bond died Saturday in Florida at age 75. Bond, the former chairman of the NAACP and first preside ...
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Top Pa. lawmaker says added rigor of state tests calls for spending increase
A top Pennsylvania Democrat is calling for substantial new investment in education in light of more rigorous state standardized tests. ...
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Number of Pa. students opting out of state tests rises dramatically in 2015
In a sign that the opt-out movement continues to grow, the number of elementary school students who refused to take Pennsylvania’s ...
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Top Pa. court to decide if Philly SRC has power to cancel teachers contract
A battle between the Philadelphia School Reform Commission and the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers is heading toward the state& ...
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Penn State holds the line on in-state tution, other state schools hike rates
College students will soon be returning to campuses across Pennsylvania, and tuition bills have already been sent out. Those bills will b ...
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Wolf Blitzer to be honored at Temple
Temple University is presenting its Lew Klein Excellence in the Media Award to CNN’s Wolf Blitzer.The veteran anchor and reporter w ...
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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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