Education
As Philly schools await $50M, activists want more and principals meet [video]
As Mayor Nutter and City Council worked on plans to put $50 million in the School District’s coffers by the end of this week, a coa ...
11 years ago
Philly state lawmakers to Corbett: Give extra money to schools now
Money is so tight in the Philadelphia school district that Superintendent William Hite said he may not be able to open schools on time if ...
11 years ago
Philly school principals appeal directly to parents for cash
“Free” public education just got a bit more expensive for parents at Center City’s Greenfield Elementary School. ...
11 years ago
Lawmaker tries again on measure mandating Holocaust study in Pa. schools
The sponsor of a ...
11 years ago
Hite: Philly schools can’t open safely without $50 million from city
[Updated] Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite said he will not open all city schools on time on a full-day sch ...
11 years ago
Move to unionize at Philly charter school blocked, teachers say
Claims that the company running the Olney Charter High School tried to intimidate teachers who sought to unionize may be heading for a he ...
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Pa. to roll out significant changes to GED test
Pennsylvania is about to replace its GED diploma exam with a new test that’s considered to be tougher and a better way to measure c ...
11 years ago
Education Law Center alleges discrimination in Pa. alternative ed programs
Pennsylvania’s Alternative Education for Disruptive Youth programs are supposed to help turn around disorderly public school studen ...
11 years ago
A $50 million question: Will Philadelphia schools get funds from city sales tax?
With less than six weeks remaining before city schools are scheduled to open, key elements of the Philadelphia school district funding pa ...
11 years ago
Philly teachers to Corbett: ‘We will not settle’
Philadelphia teachers rallied in North Philadelphia today against the school district’s demands for union concessions. The district ...
11 years ago
U.S. Rep. Fitzpatrick co-sponsors bill to increase environmental education
Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick of Bucks County is pushing a bill to expand environmental education programs from kindergarten through high ...
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Pa. financial aid agency OKs grants for remote students
A pilot program beginning this fall will allow students taking classes remotely through public colleges to apply for grants from Pennsylv ...
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Dennis Haggerty, father of Pa. Right to Education law, dies at 85
Memorial services for Dennis Haggerty, the special-needs education advocate and lawyer who championed Pennsylvania’s Right to Educa ...
11 years ago
Swarthmore revises sexual assault policies after Title IX suit
Swarthmore ― the small, private liberal arts college ― is updating its procedures for handling sexual assault allegations, ...
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Parents, students demand more aid from City Hall for Philly schools
Philadelphia teacher Erica McClain is stark when she talks about what schools will look like in September without more funding. ...
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