Education
Citing trouble finding fill-ins, Philly schools seek to outsource substitute teachers
In what’s become a more common strategy for public schools all over our region, the Philadelphia School District wants to outsource ...
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Nutter’s team blasts mayoral candidates on education funding ideas, pushes property tax hike
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter has made headlines recently for blasting the field of candidates running to take his job. Specif ...
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Main Line district sits for PSSAs with 20x increase in opt-outs
Parents in some suburban Philadelphia school districts are opting out of standardized tests in previously unseen numbers. One test, the P ...
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Rutgers begins offering summer courses at the Jersey Shore
Summer is approaching, which means sandy beaches, bathing suits and … textbooks. The Jersey Shore is set to be more than a vacation ...
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Beyond ‘failing schools’: The difficulty of fairly comparing public schools on uneven playing field
File this story under “wonky but important.” In an era where standardized test scores often determine a school’s ...
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Philly school district projects 22 percent graduation rate in 2017
In two years, Pennsylvania students will have to pass three standardized tests — the Keystone Exams — to graduate high school ...
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CCP scholarship to make college free for some Philadelphia students
They say there’s no such thing as a free lunch, but the Community College of Philadelphia recently pledged to make its tuition free ...
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Penn research highlights vital role of community college in serving minorities
Twenty-two percent of the country’s 1,100 community colleges serve mostly racial and ethnic minorities. Community colleges e ...
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Kenney touts Philly school-funding plan he says won’t raise taxes
The Philadelphia School District wants $100 million from the city to help address its financi ...
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U.S. Defense chief visits Abington alma mater on tour to replenish Pentagon ranks
U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter spoke to students at Abington Senior High School about something now bedeviling the Pentagon: try ...
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Wolf has a vision for ending Philly’s SRC, not a blueprint
The Philadelphia School Reform Commission is here to stay, at least for a little while longer. Gov. Tom Wolf campaigned on the ide ...
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Job-readiness sessions help college students gain company insights [UPDATED]
Unemployment numbers are rising, but millennials are still havi ...
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Pennsylvania’s budget impasse is blocking state-related universities from receiving funding
More than a half a billion dollars is being held up for the four “state-related” schools, Penn State ...
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Paying for high-quality pre-K cast as investment in Pa. future
One Wednesday morning at the Paley Early Learning Center in Northeast Philadelphia, 4-year-old Quincy was learning how to write the lette ...
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ListenMayoral hopefuls debate education at South Philly elementary school
The Democratic candidates for Philadelphia Mayor debated perhaps the most important issue in this years race Tuesday night: public educat ...
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