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Education

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

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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 ...

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 State funding for school districts in Pennsylvania. (Data visualization by Rachel Feierman)
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Which Pa. school districts get the highest percentage of aid from the state?

If you guessed Philadelphia, you’d be dead wrong. Fifth in an occasional ...

11 years ago

Penn well represented on new offshoot of Obama’s ‘Brother’s Keeper’ initiative

In the midst of racial tensions in Baltimore, President Barack Obama has expanded his “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative ...

11 years ago

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Dispute over Neshaminy’s ‘Redskins’ mascot nears hearing

A preliminary ruling by the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission has found that a Bucks County high school’s mascot is offensive ...

11 years ago

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 Lynne Abraham talks with Jennifer Lynn at campaign headquarters at One Liberty Place in Center City. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Philly mayoral hopeful Abraham pins school spending on Wolf’s tax breaks

With education a major issue in the Philadelphia mayor’s race, Democratic candidate Lynne Abraham has put forth her plan to fund th ...

11 years ago

 Students play hopscotch outside of Isaac A. Sheppard Elementary, a K-4 neighborhood school in Philadelphia, Pa.  (Photograph by Jessica Kourkounis)
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What does a state education formula do?

Political and legal pressure for a state education formula is mounting. A statewide coalition of advocacy groups is pushing Harrisburg to ...

11 years ago

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Panelists included Stan Johnson, executive director of operations for Phoenixville Area School District (right), and Upper Darby School District Superintendent Rick Dunlap. (Sara Hoover/WHYY)

Waiting for fair-funding formula, school leaders assess Pa. funding disparities

When it comes to disparities in school funding, Pennsylvania is leading the country. Community members gathered Wednesday in the S ...

11 years ago

After three years, ASPIRA’s Olney Charter High School says ‘yes’ to union

Decked out in blue for the school’s colors, teachers and staff at ASPIRA Olney Charter High School linked arms in the school’ ...

11 years ago

Students change classes at a public school in Pennsylvania. (Jessica Kourkounis for Keystone Crossroads)
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How is special education paid for in Pennsylvania public schools?

School districts complain that the amounts have not kept up with costs. In 2014, the state modestly increased funding while making some c ...

11 years ago

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Pennsylvania Senate President Pro Tem Joe Scarnati, center, hopes to quash a school funding lawsuit brought by districts and advocates. (AP file photo)

Pa. school funding panel expected to issue recommendations in June

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly attributed a quote from Michael Churchill to Barbara Grimaldi. ...

11 years ago

Million-dollar ad buy pushes for Philly charter school expansion

“Why are the politicians stopping good schools from helping more of our kids?” That’s the question asked by one ...

11 years ago

Audit knocks Pa. state colleges’ compliance with campus safety laws

Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities must do more to comply with federal laws meant to ensure campus safety, according to a n ...

11 years ago

 Students sit outside at West Chester University (Sara Hoover/WHYY)

Shared costs of Pa. community college shift primarily to students

Public universities and colleges across the country are relying on tuition more than ever before. At 47 percent of the schools’ rev ...

11 years ago

Students arrive on the first day of school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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How are charter schools funded in Pennsylvania?

With education funds scarce in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the debate over how charter schools get their money has never been more ...

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