Education
Tom Wolf on education, uncut: Vote trading, increasing investment, and disbanding the SRC
Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Tom Wolf came to WHYY studios Friday to answer an array of questions from a mix of beat reporters du ...
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Election 2014: A look at Corbett and Wolf on education
OK, let’s get right to the looming question: Did Tom Corbett cut a billion dollars from public, K-12 education? That questio ...
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Judge blocks SRC-ordered health care changes for Philly teachers union
The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers won a favorable ruling in city Common Pleas Court Monday in its fight with the School Reform Comm ...
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Penn State board to take fresh look at Freeh Report
Penn State’s board plans next week to discuss the Freeh Report, a document regarding the school’s response to the Jerry Sandu ...
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Court battle brewing between Philly schools, teachers union
In response to having its contract unilaterally terminated, the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers filed several legal actions Friday. ...
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Debating teacher insurance costs is a distraction from the big picture
The “big picture” problem with debating in the press about who pays what for Philadelphia teacher health insurance costs is t ...
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Philly SRC listens to anger for hours, after thousands protest contract cancellation
For nearly three hours Thursday night, the School Reform Commission listened to harsh and bitter criticism of its move last week to cance ...
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After founder loses court case, 600 students face expulsion from Palmer charter
Usually, charter schools hold lotteries to decide who will attend. But one school held a lottery Thursday evening to find out who will ha ...
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Philly schools commissioner Simms defends her action at film screening [video]
Thursday night will be the first Philadelphia School Reform Commission meeting since it terminated the teachers contract in a surprise me ...
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Listen: 7 minutes with Gov. Corbett on education spending and competing priorities
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett came to WHYY studios Friday to answer a wide array of questions from various reporters during an hourlong v ...
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Journalists back Neshaminy students’ refusal to print mascot name in school paper
The national spotlight is once again shining on the student editors of Neshaminy High School and, specifically, the word “Redskins. ...
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Health care concessions a tough pill to swallow for city teachers
Speech and language pathologist Sonya Brintnall has been dreaming lately of the Pacific Northwest. “I used to live in Oregon ...
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ListenPhilly parents complaints not about curriculum, says Pa. education head
With resources stripped to bare-bones levels, parents in the Philadelphia school district filed more than ...
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Students take to the streets to protest termination of Philly teachers contract [photos]
Philadelphia students refused to attend classes at some district high schools Wednesday morning to express solidarity with teachers who t ...
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What are parents saying about termination of Philly teachers contract?
By unanimously voting to terminate the Philadelphia teachers union contract Monday, the School Reform Commission sent shock waves through ...
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