Education
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
Will report on MLK High School be the last word or start of new investigations?
Education advocates and government watchdogs in Philadelphia are calling for answers. Yesterday’s report from the Mayor’ ...
14 years ago
New Jersey and Delaware to be first in line for No Child Left Behind waivers
Delaware and New Jersey are expected to be among the first to receive waivers to the “No Child Left Behind” law. The O ...
14 years ago
Once a victim, Pa. teen helps launch national campaign against bullying
A boy who was bullied by a “wolf pack” in Upper Darby in January is headed to Washington, D.C. Nadin Khoury dre ...
14 years ago
‘HistoryMakers’ heading to Philadelphia schools Friday
A dozen Philadelphia-area trailblazers are joining more than 500 notable African Americans across the country for the ...
14 years ago
Scathing report blasts Archie, Evans on King charter deal
The mayor’s chief integrity officer has come down hard on state Rep. Dwight Evans and recently ...
14 years ago
Sandra Day O’Connor preaches civics in Philadelphia
A former U.S. Supreme Court Justice came to Philadelphia’s National Constitution Center today to discuss the role of civics educati ...
14 years ago
NAACP focuses on Chester Upland School District’s struggles
State budget cuts are hurting the Chester Upland School District, NAACP officials said Tuesday. The district, which received $10 m ...
14 years ago
Ackerman gets paid; questions unanswered
Leaders of the Philadelphia school system still aren’t talking about their decision to pay departed superintendent Arlene Ackerman ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia Catholic high schools making do without striking teachers
The Philadelphia Archdiocese’s 17 city and suburban high schools are open today but teachers are on strike. Mary Rochford, th ...
14 years ago
Schools open for a system in turmoil
Philadelphia’s public schools open their doors today, welcoming 155,000 students back to a district that has undergone major change ...
14 years ago
Teachers at parochial high schools still without a contract
Roman Catholic high schools in Philadelphia are set to open this week but teachers still don’t have a new contract to replace the o ...
14 years ago
High school opens, transformed by controversial Ackerman initiative
When one South Philadelphia school opens its doors tomorrow, part of ousted Superintendent Arlene Ackerman’s signature Renaissance ...
14 years ago