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Gender
Higher Education
Pennsylvania

Penn State gender pay gap is among worst compared to public Big Ten schools, federal data show

Across Penn State’s campuses, female instructional staff earn on average 80% of what their male colleagues make. PSU argues the federal data do not show the full picture.

2 years ago

File photo: In this Thursday, March 11, 2021 file photo, desks are arranged in a classroom at an elementary school in Nesquehoning, Pa
Delaware
K-12

Test results show Delaware students are continuing to struggle after post-COVID return to classrooms

Test results for the 22-23 school year show that only 40% of students in grades 3-8 scored proficiently in English language arts, a 2 percentage point decline from last year.

2 years ago

A copy of the book ''And Tango Makes Three'' is photographed on a bookstore shelf in Chicago, Nov. 16, 2006.
Books
K-12
LGBTQ

Shakespeare and penguin book get caught in Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ laws

Several Shakespeare plays use suggestive puns and innuendo, and it is implied that the protagonists have had premarital sex in “Romeo and Juliet.”

2 years ago

Betty Williams in her graduation cap and gown.
Aging
K-12
Philadelphia

69-year-old North Philly Grandmother walks across the stage to earn her high school diploma, more than 50 years later

The former Kensington High School student became the oldest graduate of the school district’s adult diploma program.

2 years ago

Tony Watlington speaking into a micrphone
K-12
Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Tribune

Philadelphia School District announces new school selection guidelines

The application process for the 2024-25 school year will begin Sept. 15.

2 years ago

Greenberg Elementary School
Infrastructure
K-12
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Four takeaways from City Council’s hearing on Philly’s crumbling school infrastructure

The district says it’ll have a master plan for dealing with facilities completed by June of next year.

2 years ago

Delaware State University
Delaware
Higher Education

Thurgood Marshall College Fund collaborates with Delaware State to reduce college dropout rates

With the first cohort of 60 students, the university has so far achieved success.

2 years ago

The Evil Owl, the Blurry Owl, the Owl on the Branch, and everything in between.
Higher Education
Philadelphia
Sports
Billy Penn

Temple has a new logo, so here’s a look back at 25 owls that came before

The Evil Owl, the Blurry Owl, the Owl on the Branch, and everything in between.

2 years ago

Teacher Laura Kangay, (center) helps a student with his reading at Lincoln Middle School Friday, Sept. 30, 2011 in Lancaster, Pa. Financial woes have forced school districts to shed thousands of teaching jobs, adopt a four-day school week and cut electives such as art. And the budget situation probably won’t improve any time soon for school districts that rely heavily on state and local tax dollars. But what might happen in a best-case financial scenario that assumes strong economic growth next year?
K-12
Pennsylvania
The Philadelphia Tribune

Pa. Department of Education reduces wait time for new teacher certification

The news comes after the new in-state teacher certifications for Pennsylvania are at an all-time low.

2 years ago

Betty Williams poses for a photo at her prom.
K-12
Philadelphia

Never too late: At 69, Ms. Betty is ready to graduate from high school

The Philadelphia native is earning her degree as part of the city’s re-engagement program.

2 years ago

Abram Lucabaugh
Employment
K-12
Pennsylvania

Central Bucks School Board hikes superintendent’s salary by nearly 40%

Lucabaugh is now one of the highest-paid superintendents in Pennsylvania. The three Democratic board members say they were unaware of the contract until it was on the agenda.

2 years ago

A view of a school building from afar on a cloudy day
K-12
Pennsylvania

Former Glen Mills campus plans to admit students in September

West Chester Area School District is charged with educating Clock Tower’s students. The district fears it doesn’t have enough time to prepare.

2 years ago

Students walking in the hall at school.
K-12
Pennsylvania

Pa. schools say landmark funding trial decision is final. That means the Legislature needs to increase funding

Now that the deadline to appeal has passed, it is important schools turn their attention to “their primary and most important task — educating students,” said Cutler.

2 years ago

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Harvard campus
NPR
Higher Education
Income Inequality

Affirmative action for rich kids: It’s more than just legacy admissions

A blockbuster new study, released today, finds that, effectively, affirmative action for rich kids is alive and well.

2 years ago

Doug Scheer speaks in front of a presentation titled
Delaware
Gun Violence
K-12
Public Safety

Preparing for the ‘worst day of our lives’: New alert protocols help Delaware schools respond to potential active shooters, other crises

Delaware emergency management and education officials believe the new plans will help limit dangers posed to students.

2 years ago

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