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Snap Judgment tells intriguing stories about extraordinary and defining events in people's lives. The program's raw, intimate, and musical brand of storytelling dares listeners to see a sliver of the world through another's eye.

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New lesson plan: Temple professor invites students to tweet during class

It’s no news to most professors that students who bring their laptops in class do more than take notes. One professor at Tem ...

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School Reform Commission votes to close 23 Philadelphia schools, sparking anger and despair for students, parents, teachers

After an excruciating day of protests and pleas for mercy, Philadelphia’s School Reform Commission voted Thursday night to close 23 ...

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For Philadelphia’s neighborhood elementary schools, a tale of two cities

In Philadelphia’s Far Northeast, within city lines but long its own sprawling world, the traditional neighborhood public elementary ...

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In Philly, the struggle to make high school work pits sentiment vs. data

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Imhotep, MLK High both advance to Public League basketball semifinals [Photos]

In 2011, Imhotep Institute Charter High School won its third consecutive Public League basketball title, but its quest for a fourpeat fel ...

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Council set to hold Philadelphia school closing hearings

Over six weeks, parents, students, labor unions, and clergy have all taken turns blasting the School District of Philadelphia’s pla ...

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Universal is one laggard among first batch of ‘Renaissance’ charters in Philly

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It’s a shame Pa. chose to become a Wild West of charter schools

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New president for Philly’s Independence Mission Schools

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Anxiety, anger for parents hoping to enroll kids at Penn Alexander

For parents hoping to enroll their children in kindergarten at coveted Penn Alexander Elementary School in West Philadelphia, it’s ...

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Ex-workers claim operator of cyber-charters played games with enrollment figures

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State now handling probe into Wagner school test cheating

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School closings plan gets many thumbs down in North Philly

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Philly schools chief vows ‘strong message’ vs. cheating on tests

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