Education
Nutter calls for Council action this week on schools funding
Philadelphia’s cash-strapped school district began mailing out layoff notices to nearly 3,800 employees last week. On Monday, Mayor ...
13 years ago
Pa. schools join Philly in call for more state money
A group of unlikely allies descended upon Harrisburg Tuesday to lobby for additional school funding. Pennsylvania charter school l ...
13 years ago
After five years and two strikes, Neshaminy teachers ratify new contract
A five-year labor impasse between a Bucks County school district and its teachers union appears to be all but over. On Monday nigh ...
13 years ago
Philly SRC approves dire school budget, hoping to restore some cuts
The Philadelphia School District’s art classes that often keep troubled kids enrolled will be gone next year. The guidance counselo ...
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Rising Pa. cyber charter costs fuel push for statewide reform [map]
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State, teachers’ union reluctant on more money for Philly schools
Yesterday, Philadelphia Mayor Nutter announced his plan to raise $95 million for the city’ ...
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Philadelphia neighbors push to improve public image of Fairmount public school
Choosing which school to send your kids to is a big decision. Some Philadelphia residents in the city’s Fairmount section are pulli ...
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Updated: SRC votes against renewing Germantown charter school, selects Pastorius Elementary operator
[UPDATED May 16, 11:25 a.m.] The city’s School Reform Commission voted Wednesday night to renew five charter schools and kickoff th ...
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Updated: Nutter wants new cigarette tax, liquor tax hike to help fund Philly schools
[Updated at 7:07 p.m.] Your next debaucherous night of drinking and smoking might help close the Philadelphia Sc ...
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Philly schools gets tough with two charters over money dispute
Philadelphia School District officials are recommending that Discovery Charter School in West Philadelphia be shut down, due to a high-st ...
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South Philly High teacher wins $20K for ed-tech startup
Michelle McKeone, a special education teacher at South Philadelphia High School, teaches digital literacy to teens with autism. Cr ...
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Three Penn State alumni elected to trustees board
After a hardball campaign involving nearly 40 candidates, three Penn State University alumni have been elected to seats on the schoolR ...
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Swarthmore students file Title IX complaint over alleged inaction on sexual assault
Updated at 8:49 p.m. Students at Swarthmore College have accused the school of failures in handling sexual assaul ...
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Three Philly schools get grants to expand
Three of Philadelphia’s most innovative traditional public schools are set to expand, thanks to $6 million in grants from the nonpr ...
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Despite grim district budget, Philadelphia charters seek 15,000 new seats
Twenty-one city charter schools are seeking to add over 15,000 new students during the next five years. If granted by the School Reform C ...
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