Education
UPenn report finds Pa. schools need an additional $3.5 billion
A new report from the University of Pennsylvania finds that the state’s school districts need additional $3.5 billion to educate al ...
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Analyzing enrollment trends in Philly schools – district, charter and Catholic
Between this school year and last, K-12 enrollment in the Philadelphia School District fell from roughly 132,000 students to 128,000. ...
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Beers, bars and babies: The next generation of Philly school parents gets serious
Dark bars, craft beers, cooing babies and a basic philosophical belief in the power of public education: Meet the new generation of urban ...
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With Philly’s opt-out movement growing, Council holds hearing on standardized tests
In a sign that the “opt-out” of testing movement is gaining traction, the Philadelphia City Council Education Committee Wedne ...
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Pa. commission hears education spending cuts have created crisis in Philly [photos]
Experts, advocates, and ordinary citizens from Philadelphia on Tuesday told legislators charged with revising Pennsylvania’s educat ...
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College prices continue to creep up
Time to stock up on the ramen noodles. The average cost of attending college crept up again this year, the College Board said Thursday. ...
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Charter school officials pleaded ‘Fifth’ 77 times
Officials from an embattled Philadelphia charter school invoked their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination 77 times at hearin ...
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School choice advocates rally for greater charter expansion in Philadelphia
Philadelphia charter school parents, students, leaders and advocates rallied Tuesday outside of school district headquarters, calling on ...
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School choice advocates rally for greater charter expansion in Philadelphia
Philadelphia charter school parents, students, leaders and advocates rallied Tuesday outside of school district headquarters, calling on ...
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Claiming Pa. shortchanges kids, coalition seeks funding for ‘thorough’ education
A broad-based coalition of rural, urban and suburban school districts, parents and advocates has filed a lawsuit against the state of Pen ...
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Penn State plans to auction off patents
Want to own the patent for the solid-phase P buffering fertilizer delivery method developed at Penn State? Opening bid is $15,000. ...
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How Philly’s charter schools stack up on PA’s performance measure
The Pennsylvania Department of Education last week released its evaluation of the academic progress of the state’s public schools. ...
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Lawsuit charges Pennsylvania with failing to provide ‘thorough and efficient’ education
A long-anticipated lawsuit was filed today, charging state officials with failing to provide an adequate education system as re ...
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Carver High School emerges second in city on Pa. report card
Students and faculty at Carver High School of Engineering and Science celebrated the latest Pennsylvania School Performance Profile.
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