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Pa. lawmakers propose 8 percent shale tax to help fund schools, pensions, environmental initiatives
Pennsylvania is the only major gas-producing state that doesn’t tax extraction — beyond a relatively small impact fee. ...
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Philadelphia School Partnership pledges $25 million to aid charter expansion
The Philadelphia School Partnership says it will commit $25 million to the Philadelphia school district to help offset the stranded costs ...
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Who should new Philly charters serve? Critics and hopefuls make their cases
What charter schools does Philadelphia need? That’s the question the School Reform Commission is tasked with answering by selecting ...
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Lay leader will be first for La Salle University
La Salle University’s search for a new president is down to two finalists, and for the first time in its 151-year history, the scho ...
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By listening, Delco’s Adolph helps blue and red Pennsylvania hear each other
William Adolph, Republican from Delaware County, has become a go-to guy for Pennsylvania lawmakers pursuing compromise, on school funding ...
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ListenPhilly SRC asks for more time to decide on charter applications
In an email that went out today, the Philadelphia School District’s Charter Office requested that new charter applicants sign a wai ...
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Philly Artrepreneurs wins $5,000 from innovation contest
A new program, Philly Artrepreneurs, gives students a way to use their art skills to fund their favorite charity. The program won $5,000 ...
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Should Pa. require students to pass standardized tests to graduate high school?
The clock is ticking. By 2017, in order to graduate high school in Pennsylvania, students must pass three state standardized tests. ...
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Philly’s Truebright charter appeals shutdown order to Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court
Charter schools are supposed to be nimble and innovative, but the process to close an underperforming charter is anything but. Six ...
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District investigates Philly school with standardized test opt-out rate of 20 percent
Parents of about 100 students at North Philadelphia’s Feltonville School of Arts and Sciences have signed letters withdrawing their ...
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Pa. house speaker blasts City Council on PGW, warns of repercussions to Philly schools
One of Pennsylvania’s most powerful state lawmakers says the actions of Philadelphia City Council may put additional funding in jeo ...
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ListenTrial ordered for ex-principal in test cheating probe
A former Philadelphia elementary school principal has been ordered to stand trial on allegations of cheating on standardized tests. ...
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Court rules in favor of Philly teachers, saying SRC had no authority to cancel contract
In a decision Thursday morning, Commonwealth Court has ruled that the School District of Philadelphia lacked the authority to cancel the ...
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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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