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Education

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 ...

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 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 ...

11 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 ...

11 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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 Gov. Tom Wolf talks to educators and residents about his proposed budget at Stonehurst Hills Elementary School in Upper Darby, Pa. (Bill Hangley/WHYY)

Pitching plan for education funding, Wolf visits Upper Darby school

Gov. Tom Wolf says a vote for his education budget will be a vote for lower property taxes in Pennsylvania. But while Republicans ...

11 years ago

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Philadelphia educators, parents, students, and community and labor groups participate in a rally to support teacher contracts outside of the School District Headquarters. (Photograph by Jessica Kourkounis)
Keystone Crossroads
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K-12

How, and how much, are teachers paid in Pennsylvania?

How much do Pa. teachers make? A lot, relatively speaking. The average starting salary for a teacher in Pennsyl ...

11 years ago

 Philadelphia Councilwoman Helen Gym is demanding an investigation of the School Reform Commission. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Was school choice on the ballot in Philadelphia Tuesday?

Three billionaires gave more than $6 million to support a candidate in favor of school choice, namely state Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams, ...

11 years ago

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 A student raises his hand at Isaac Sheppard School in Philadelphia. (Photograph by Jessica Kourkounis)
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K-12

Hold harmless: funding protection or red herring?

“Hold Harmless” protects funding for some school districts, and means less funding for other districts in need. ...

11 years ago

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 Shawn Wright, first-year principal at Webster Elementary school in Kensington (Kevin McCorry/WHYY)
K-12
Philadelphia

School becomes safe harbor after Philly train derailment

Webster Elementary school in Kensington is used to serving those with profound needs.

11 years ago

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SRC member Bill Green grills Delaware Valley Charter High School CEO Ernest Holiday during a hearing in which the school's charter was revoked. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

‘We needed a turnaround in a turnaround’: SRC votes not to renew first Renaissance charter

The Philadelphia School Reform Commission voted not to renew two charter schools, including for the first time, one of its own hand-picke ...

11 years ago

 Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf tours Caln Elementary School in Thorndale, Pa. Wolf kicked off a statewide
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K-12

A breakdown of Gov. Wolf’s plan for new education spending

In the first year of his plan, Governor Wolf wants to increase pre-K through higher education spending by $1 billion. ...

11 years ago

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 Brandon Dixon is hoping to minor in a science at Harvard University. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

On gaming college admissions and White House ambitions, all at Girard

It’s over 80 degrees outside, but Brandon Dixon, 17, is wearing a thick blue blazer and a polo shirt with the word “Girard ...

11 years ago

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