
Education
Kensington mural spells out students’ concerns over Philly school cuts
A new photo mural uses the alphabet to spell out the hardships of the Philadelphia School District’s budget crisis. The 26-p ...
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Listen3 reasons why you should care about the Pennsylvania school funding crisis
Philadelphia is not the only city in Pennsylvania whose educational institutions are battling a funding crisis. Sharon Ward, executive di ...
12 years ago
ListenPhilly students risk a lot to buy into charismatic principal’s vision
Anthony Majewski learned at an early age what it means to lose trust in the powers that be. As a sixth-grader, he says he was R ...
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ListenShould Pa. look to N.J. for a fair education formula to support public schools?
As executive director of the New Jersey chapter of the Education Law Center, David Sciarra advocates for an equal and adequate educa ...
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ListenDistrict comes closer to meeting needs of North Philly school; ‘not enough’ say some
Last week I wrote a story highlighting LaTonia Lee’s struggle to ensure that her daughter Christina’s individualize ...
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Aide pleads in Philly charter school fraud case
A top aide to a suburban Philadelphia woman accused of having defrauded three charter schools of more than $6.5 million has pleaded guilt ...
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Coatesville School Board hinders investigation, says Chester County DA
The Chester County District Attorney is asking the Coatesville School Board to cooperate with his criminal investigation into the distric ...
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ListenWith negotiations ongoing, Hite adds factors for Philly teacher recall and assignment
Among the items that Superintendent William Hite included in this week’s “ ...
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Pa. DAs: If we don’t pay for pre-K education now, we’ll pay for jail terms later
Several district attorneys in Pennsylvania said Wednesday that they want the state to spend more on early childhood education. Fro ...
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Corbett to release $45 million that Pa. has been withholding; 400 jobs to be restored [update]
Gov. Corbett announced Wednesday that he would release the $45 million that the state had appropriated to the Philadelphia School Distric ...
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Trying to live up to special-ed law amid the Philly school budget crisis
With a skeletal support staff serving the city’s traditional public schools, many worry that the district has opened itself up to a ...
12 years ago
ListenPhoto exhibit opening this week chronicles the ‘decline and destruction’ of Philly public schools
Harvey Finkle stood on the third floor of Fairhill Elementary and snapped a photo of a sight he hadn’t seen in three decades of doc ...
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ListenArcadia prof connects education class with ‘The Wire’ for lesson in real-life challenges
Many fans of the HBO crime drama “The Wire” consider it among the best TV series ever made. Now it’s serving as tool fo ...
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ListenResidents demand resignation of whole Coatesville school board
Many Coatesville residents are calling for the entire school board to resign for how it handled racist text messages between the former s ...
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Ogontz teacher discusses frustrated letters she sent to Pa. gov. and Phila. mayor
Judy Willner teaches 3rd grade at Joseph Pennell Elementary School in Philadelphia’s Ogontz neighborhood. Last week she sent ...
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