Education
Ideology not performance drives the push for more charter schools
One of the latest and most ardently pursued urban education reform is the all-charter school district. New Orleans, Detroit, and the Dist ...
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Let them eat lunch: all Philly students now eligible for free school meals
For students in the Philadelphia school district, there is such a thing as a free lunch. Starting this fall the School Di ...
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A Philly first: No schools on the Pa.’s ‘persistently dangerous’ list
For the first time since the designation has been in place, zero Philadelphia School District schools have been deemed persistently dange ...
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One of the best schools in Philly to parents: ‘we need more students’
Imagine a public high school in Philadelphia where class sizes are small, test scores are high, and violent incidents are almost non-exis ...
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High school dropouts get reprieve at YouthBuild Philly graduation
Alan Jacobs dropped out of Kensington High School at 16 and soon found himself locked up on a gun charge. His mom, Emma Johnson, f ...
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Teens shouldn’t start school before 8:30 a.m., pediatricians say
The sun is hot. Water is wet. Teenagers like to sleep in. These truths we know to be self-evident. The American Academy of ...
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Wolf gets warm welcome from Philadelphia teachers
Under a blazing August sun, Pennsylvania Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Wolf practiced the politics of friendly with red-shirted ...
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‘De facto’ segregation among Pa. charter schools, study says
Charter schools in Pennsylvania are defined by their flexibility and freedom from many state regulations. A new ...
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Study finds cost of Pa. charter schools ‘obvious and escalating’
A study released this summer finds charter scho ...
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Philly families get help in search for quality preschools
Parents searching for high-quality pre-kindergarten options for their children can be overwhelmed trying to find a school they can trust. ...
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Judge: Boarding school at Girard College stays
A Philadelphia judge has put the brakes on plans by Girard College to suspend its high school and boarding programs next year in order to ...
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Judge bars changes at Girard College
A judge has ruled that a Philadelphia school founded more than a century and a half ago to serve disadvantaged students cannot suspend it ...
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Philly schools again rely on first-time principals to overcome budget crisis
“Why on earth would you want to work in the Philadelphia school district?” It’s the question the leader of city ...
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Woes of Philly schools can’t be overstated, Hughes declares
It’s all been written before. The Philadelphia School District was in brutal financial shape last year. Overfilled classroom ...
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