Education
NJ parents spur Moorestown district policy on opting out of standardized tests
The Moorestown, New Jersey, school district has bowed to parent requests to let students opt out of PARCC tests, a statewide exam focusin ...
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Champions of breakfast help Delco school stand out in 41st-place Pa.
A new report shows Pennsylvania lags behind most of the country when it comes to providing free and reduced-cost breakfast and lunch to l ...
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Philadelphia schools 2014: the budget crisis continues
The new normal in Philadelphia’s public school system has become inadequately resourced classrooms, labor strife and an on ...
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SRC to vote on 39 charter applications Feb. 18, invites public comment
After a last-minute effort to put off the vote until ...
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Sayreville schools consider selling ad space on buses
Sayreville school officials are considering selling ad space, including on its buses, to raise money. The initiative calls for the ...
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Nearly half of Camden’s graduates get diplomas by appeal
The school district in Camden says that nearly half the students who graduate from the city’s public schools are doing it through a ...
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Pa. school funding formula roadshow hits Montgomery County
How to fund Pennsylvania’s schools is a hot topic. The state’s Basic Education Commission is traveling the Commonwealth to he ...
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Gift to expand Philly charters could come with costly strings attached
The region’s most prominent education reform advocates want to give the Philadelphia School District millions of dollars to help it ...
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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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