
Education
Temple ousts coach Aaron McKie after 4 seasons
The Owls finished fifth in the American Athletic Conference this season with a 10-8 record and were the only AAC team to defeat No. 1 Houston in the regular season.
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Rutgers faculty authorizes a strike as negotiations continue
The union representing full- and part-time faculty hopes to avert a strike as they negotiate a contract that is economically equitable.
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Cherry Hill school gearing up for launch of Asian American Pacific Islander studies this fall
Administrators hope to strike a balance between siloing the curriculum and infusing Asian American Pacific Islander studies across the curriculum as a whole.
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W.B. Saul students win gold at Philadelphia Flower Show for ‘electric blue’ prom-inspired exhibit
Horticulture is a major at the magnet high school, which maintains a 130-acre campus in Roxborough.
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New report says child care in Pennsylvania is in crisis; Workers’ low pay results in high turnover
Children First PA survey shows early childhood educators earning $12.43 per hour.
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After six-week strike, Temple reaches tentative deal with grad student union
The deal comes after a six-week strike and includes movement on many of the key issues that led the union to walk off the job.
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Simon Gratz High School, Middle School closed due to asbestos
Simon Gratz now joins Building 21 in West Oak Lane for schools closed due to this cancer-causing mineral.
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In 2021, New Jersey became the second U.S. state to ban the practice at public universities under certain circumstances.
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Superintendent: School District of Philadelphia knew about Building 21 asbestos issues years ago
Superintendent Dr. Tony Watlington revealed Tuesday that officials knew about asbestos dangers inside West Oak Lane's Building 21 about two years ago.
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Shapiro zeroes in on education, county programs in his first state budget address
Dozens of efforts would benefit from Gov. Josh Shapiro’s roughly $44 billion spending plan, many of them at the local level.
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Listen 4:44How Philly schools are using Penn’s $100 million for asbestos abatement
The district allocated last year’s hazard cleanup donation to 209 schools, including the one just closed in West Oak Lane.
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Philadelphia students temporarily relocated to Strawberry Mansion High School due to asbestos
Building 21, which was built in 1915, now joins a list of more than 2,200 asbestos abatement projects.
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Barnes Foundation challenges Philly students to explore connections between math and art
Winning schools were announced Sunday after students were challenged to turn famous works of art into 3D installations.
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Listen 1:18‘Foal cam’ offers ‘miraculous’ look at next generation of Pennsylvania-born race horses
The Pennsylvania Horse Racing Association and Delaware Valley University in Doylestown offer a glimpse at the miracle of equine birth live.
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Temple faculty still deciding on ‘no confidence’ vote
The Temple Association of University Professionals’ executive committee plans on meeting Monday “to discuss a path forward, which may include a vote of no confidence.”
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