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Education

Student breakfast at Penn Wood Middle School consists of a carton of juice, carton of milk, a piece of fruit, and a grain. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

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 ...

11 years ago

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 ...

11 years ago

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 Philadelphia School District Headquarters, 440 N. Broad St. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

SRC to vote on 39 charter applications Feb. 18, invites public comment

After a last-minute effort to put off the vote until  ...

11 years ago

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 ...

11 years ago

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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 ...

11 years ago

 State Rep. Mike Vereb (R-Montgomery County) chairs a commission that will draft a new formula for distributing state education aid. (Jack Dugan/for NewsWorks)

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 ...

12 years ago

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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 ...

12 years ago

 (From left), Pa. Sens. Vincent Hughes, Art Haywood and Larry Farnese announce legislation that would tax Marcellus Shale extraction at 8 percent, with the bulk of proceeds going to schools. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

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. ...

12 years ago

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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 ...

12 years ago

 Ben Persofsky is leading the coalition to found a new charter school in Center City. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

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 ...

12 years ago

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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 ...

12 years ago

 Pa.state Rep. William Adolph. (Kevin McCorry/WHYY)

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 ...

12 years ago

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Philly 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 ...

12 years ago

 The finalists presented a range of innovative education ideas. They are (from left): Chris Rogers, Tim Dugan, Betty Hsu, Andrew Nosek and Jeff Kilpatrick. (Sara Hoover/for NewsWorks)

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 ...

12 years ago

 Education activists Allison McDowell (left) and Diane Payne attend hearings at City Council to express their objections to standardized testing in November 2014. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Should Pa. require students to pass standardized tests to graduate high school?

The clock is ticking.  By 2017, in order to graduate high school in Pennsylvania, students must pass three state standardized tests. ...

12 years ago

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