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Education

 Furness High School student Lergay Htoo, translating information about opting out into Karen, a language spoken in Southeast Asia, at a community meeting earlier this year. (Laura Benshoff/WHYY)

Sanctions or success: Hundreds of Philly students opted-out of standardized tests this year

This spring, Tonya Bah sent a letter to parents with children at Wagner Middle School in West Oak Lane, where her daughter Fulani is in t ...

10 years ago

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 Some of Tuesday's winners: The team from Baldi Middle School. (Bill Hangley/WHYY)

‘First in Math’ program adds up to good results in Philly school district

Some of Philadelphia’s best young math students were honored Tuesday by the organizers of an online program called “First in ...

10 years ago

 Community activist Mama Gail addresses the SRC during an informal meeting at The School District of Philadelphia's headquarters on June 1, 2015. Also pictured, WHYY education reporter Kevin McCorry (seated, top right) (Bill Hangley/WHYY)

Philly SRC answers questions about itself, its decisions, in townhall-style meeting

Trying to get answers from a large bureaucracy can feel banging your head against a wall. Last night, the Philadelphia School Refo ...

10 years ago

 Common Core prep books. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Speak Easy

‘Education reform’ needs to focus on learners, not numbers

“Education Reform” is, in effect, false advertising and deceptive packaging, brought to you by sponsors who are not professional educ ...

10 years ago

 Hoang Bui, 20, shows off his quad-copter during a

Dream act — what one Philly public school would do if Wolf has his way

What would you do with two and a half million dollars? Or, $2,447,020 to be exact. That’s how much money Northeast High ...

10 years ago

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Second graders at William H. Hunter school sing Take Me Out to the Ballpark for Gov. Tom Wolf who visited their school to talk about his plan for funding public schools in Pennsylvania. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

At North Philly school, Wolf makes a pitch for more education funding

William H. Hunter Elementary School students were in the spotlight Friday as Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and Mayor Michael Nutter visited ...

10 years ago

Where does all of the Philly School District’s money go?

Philadelphia public school classrooms received less money last year than in 2008, according to a study released this week by consulting g ...

10 years ago

 Eighth grader Ashley Mango works on math with her teacher Thrisha Miller. Mango goes into 21st Century Cyber Charter about once a week for in-person help. She said she likes the perks of doing school work at home in her pajamas. (Brad Larrison/for NewsWorks)
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Pa. cyber charters not happy with Gov. Wolf’s proposed steep cuts

For years, many public education advocates have been howling about the way Pennsylvania funds cyber charter schools. ...

10 years ago

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As teachers reject offer from Philly archdiocese, union leader seeks papal intervention

Teachers in the region’s Catholic high schools have rejected an “early bird” contract offer from the Archdiocese of Phi ...

10 years ago

 Students play in a bare lot with asphalt patches during recess at Anna Lane Lingelbach Elementary School in Philadelphia. (Photograph by Jessica Kourkounis)
Explainers

What is a millage rate and how does it affect school funding?

Millage is a relatively obscure term that represents the tax rate levied on real estate or other property. A mill is one thous ...

10 years ago

 Philadelphia schools Superintendent William Hite (center), accompanied by district Chief Financial Officer Matthew Stanski and SRC Chairwoman Marjorie Neff, answer questions from City Council members during a budget hearing at City Hall. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Philadelphia City Council talks budgets, penmanship with school district

It’s budget season, and the School District of Philadelphia is making the rounds to seek money for the coming school year. D ...

10 years ago

 Charter school advocates rally in front of the Philadelphia school administration building in November. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Philly’s SRC approves another KIPP charter school

It’s kind of like when a teacher allows you to correct your test and resubmit it for a grade. There was fervent public debat ...

11 years ago

 Students arrive for class at South Philadelphia High School (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Can Jim Kenney bring community schools to Philadelphia?

On a small plot of land wedged between South Philly High School’s parking lot and the sidewalk, Arielle Narva works with a seventee ...

11 years ago

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 George Bezanis teaches world history at Central High School. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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K-12

Why are teachers pension plans in trouble?

 The state runs two public employee pension plans that share a parallel narrative. One plan is for teachers and school employees, ca ...

11 years ago

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Physics team member Andrew Mangabat practices the 'Magnus Glider' challenge for IYPT 2015. (Jack Dugan/WHYY)

High school team from Phoenixville to represent USA at Physics World Cup

The United States hasn’t participated in the Physics World Cup in eight years, but students from Phoenixville High School in Cheste ...

11 years ago

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