Education
Faculty voting ‘no confidence’ at St. Joe’s
There is unrest at St. Joseph’s Sniversity. In a trio of “no confidence” votes, two by the faculty senate and one by th ...
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Temple students and Cornel West rally around fired African-American Studies professor
They swarmed a North Broad Street intersection Thursday night to demand justice for Temple University instructor Anthony Monteiro, whose ...
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State presses criminal charges against five Philadelphia educators in cheating scandal
Five School District of Philadelphia educators who worked at Cayuga Elementary have been criminally charged in connection to the state ...
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Federal judge strikes down quick transfers of Philly students with autism
Parents of children with autism in the Philadelphia School District are celebrating a victory this week. In a preliminary decision ...
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Where do Dem candidates for Pa. governor stand on education?
Polls are showing that education is the hands-down most important issue for voters heading to ...
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School district officials come to Philly Council in quest for funds
Philadelphia School District officials came to City Council seeking funds to balance its budget. The school district is seeking $7 ...
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Split voting results at Steel Elementary bring on the spin cycle
The results are in from an unusual election in Philadelphia’s Nicetown section. Parents at Steel Elementary Sch ...
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All four Dems in Pa. governor’s race want to abolish Philly’s School Reform Commission
A recent survey commissioned b ...
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What are teens learning about Civil Rights in school?
According to a ...
Air Date: April 28, 2014
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Philly School District wants to close down Walter Palmer charter school as of July
The charter school office of the School District of Philadelphia is ...
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‘Election season’ in North Philly: parents hear pitches on charter conversion
The stump speeches have begun, and with them, the partisan divide. Parents at two North Philly elementary schools are fast approac ...
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Philly parents weigh prospect of turning schools over to charter operators
Renaissance charters are required to serve all kids from the existing neighborhood. They’re run by charter organizations that emplo ...
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ListenPhilly teachers who police their own — an argument against eliminating seniority
Last week, Philadelphia Sc ...
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ListenPhilly district orders school police to stay out of level 1 offenses
Philadelphia School District has directed school police officers to stop responding to calls related to Level 1 student conduct offenses. ...
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Temple student attacked with brick wants to return to classes
A brutal attack dislocated the teeth and fractured the jaw of a 19-year-old Temple University student, but the terrifying incident won ...
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