Education
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 ...
14 years ago
Holiday mail delays Philly teachers’ paychecks
Some Philadelphia teachers received late paychecks for Christmas. About 15 percent of Philadelphia School District employees don ...
14 years ago
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 ...
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’ ...
15 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 ...
15 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 ...
15 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 ...
15 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 ...
15 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 ...
15 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 ...
15 years ago