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After false start, DHS evaluating Philly after-school programs for possible cuts
Last week, Philadelphia providers of after-school programs such as tutoring and college prep were shaken up when their budgets were cut w
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No shortage of reasons why so many can’t read
To figure out why some of his elementary school students struggle with reading, Daun Kauffman sometimes has learned as much in home visit
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What are teens learning about Civil Rights in school?
For Martin Luther King Day, we offer this rebroadcast:
According to a
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Pa. School for the Deaf faculty and staff vote to unionize
After five months of organizing, teachers and staff at the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf voted overwhelmingly to unionize.
The
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Pew report: PA funding formula not a silver bullet, overall state funding matters too
The size of the pie matters, not just how you slice it.
So said a new report from the Pew Charitable Trusts’ Philadelphia Re
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Philly mayoral candidates mull charter school expansion
Should there be more charter schools in Philadelphia?
That’s the question currently being weighed by the School Reform Commi
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ListenNCAA loses bid to toss law over $60 million Penn State fine
A federal judge has declined to throw out a Pennsylvania law requiring a $60 million fine Penn State has been paying over the Jerry Sandu
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In the final days of Corbett, budget chief Zogby reflects on his quest for school reforms
As the Corbett administration draws near its final days, perhaps the departure of Pa. Budget Secretary Charles Zogby&nbs
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Education, spending roles finally being cast in Pa.
The pieces are starting to fall into place for one of the volatile parts of Pennsylvania government for the incoming administration.
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Five Philly schools make Pa. ‘high progress’ list for low-income schools
Five schools in Philadelphia made the cut for a “high progress” designation, based on increases in achievement in math and re
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Chester-Upland School District abandons plan to share administration with charters
A Chester County judge has scrapped a money-saving attempt by the Chester-Upland School District to merge the administration of its distr
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Report finds Pennsylvania lags in early childhood education access, equity
A new report finds that Pennsylvania ranks 41st nationally, lagging behind New Jersey, Delaware, 37 other states and the District of Colu
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Eighth Philly educator charged in standardized test cheating scandal
Another Philadelphia educator has been charged in the widespread standardized-test cheating scandal that’s been the subject of cont
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2nd round of Philly charter application hearings probe demographics, bottom lines
In the wake of two charter schools closing last month in the middle of the school year, the Philadelphia School Reform Commission Monday
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Widening equity gap? Corbett administration, advocates differ on AP education funding report
The gap between what wealthy and poor school districts spend on education in Pennsylvania has doubled since Gov. Tom Corbett took office,
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