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Education

Feds give Philly schools $64 million

The Philadelphia Public Schools Notebook’s Erika Owens reports that $64.4 million in federal ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

14 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.  ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Holiday mail delays Philly teachers’ paychecks

Some Philadelphia teachers received late paychecks for Christmas. About 15 percent of Philadelphia School District employees don ...

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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 ...

14 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 ...

14 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 ...

14 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 ...

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