Education
Other Pa. school districts join Chester Upland on financial brink
It’s already been a difficult and tense year for the teachers and students at the Chester Upland School District. Education advoca ...
13 years ago
President invites Chester Upland teacher to State of the Union address
A Philadelphia-area teacher will attend Tuesday night’s State of the Union address as a guest of President Obama. Elementary ...
13 years ago
Philadelphia schools looking at sports and other options for budget cuts
The Philadelphia School District’s budget woes are getting worse and it’s exploring lots of ways to reduce costs. The D ...
13 years ago
Amid reports of short-term deal, protesters seek more money for Chester Upland schools
Activists not happy with a short-term budget fix for the Chester Upland School District took their complaints to their State Senator. &nb ...
13 years ago
Pa., N.J., and Del. all get lower grades on charter school ranking
All three states in this region got lower grades in a report out Tuesday that ranks state charter-school laws across the country. ...
13 years ago
Most Penn State alumni at King of Prussia meeting upset about Joe Paterno
Penn State Alumni gathered in King of Prussia Thursday night to talk about the child sexual abuse scandal and future of their alma mater ...
13 years ago
Chester mother pleads with Governor Corbett to send emergency funds
One Pennsylvania school district is still reeling from millions in state budget cuts last summer. Chester-Upland has dealt with mon ...
13 years ago
Philadelphia parochial schools learn rules for challenging closing threat
Leaders from the nearly 50 Philadelphia area Catholic schools slated to close or be consolidated, met on Tuesday with officials from the ...
13 years ago
Are vouchers a savior for Philadelphia’s parochial schools?
Today officials from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia sat down with representatives of about 50 elementary and secondary schools slated to ...
13 years ago
Holiday mail delays Philly teachers’ paychecks
Some Philadelphia teachers received late paychecks for Christmas. About 15 percent of Philadelphia School District employees don ...
13 years ago
Chester Upland’s school-funding predicament echoes cases in N.J.
Pennsylvania officials have told the Chester Upland School District it will not step in to solve the district’s financial woes. The ...
13 years ago
Philadelphia in race to boost education numbers
Philadelphia wants to take home a prize of $1 million for getting more residents to finish two or four year degree programs. Phila ...
13 years ago
Corbett will have to wait on school vouchers, Marcellus impact fee
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett said he wanted to pass school vouchers and a Marcellus Shale impact fee this year. Neither one of th ...
13 years ago
Penn State taps former FBI director Freeh to head independent investigation
Penn State has tapped a big name to lead an independent investigation into the university’s actions regarding recent sex abuse alle ...
14 years ago
Pa. Senate passes limited voucher bill
The state Senate has passed a proposal to create vouchers for 17 school districts in 11 counties throughout Pennsylvania. The plan ...
14 years ago