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Education

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.

3 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.

3 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.

3 years ago

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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.

3 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.

3 years ago

A look down a school hallway.
Government
K-12
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Pa.’s latest bid to regulate cyber charter schools would lower tuition payments, boost transparency

Democrats and Republicans agree that Pa.’s rules for cyber charter schools are outdated, but they differ on what changes to make.

3 years ago

Police officer walks the halls of a high school.
Gun Violence
K-12
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

School police don’t reduce gun possession or threats on campus, but they do lead to fewer fights, new study finds

The presence of school resource officers, sometimes called school police, comes with tradeoffs for Black students according to a new report.

3 years ago

An illustration of the Nittany Lion sleeping on top of Old Main.
Higher Education
Pennsylvania
Public Safety
Spotlight PA

Fear, distrust, and an ethics office in chaos erode Penn State’s post-Sandusky reforms

An investigation of the Pa. university revealed widespread distrust in misconduct reporting systems and that the ethics office fell into chaos.

3 years ago

George W. Nebinger School building
K-12
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Most Philly schools were found in ‘poor’ or ‘unsatisfactory’ condition before district paused assessments, per new analysis

Mapping last year’s partial survey lets you see where each school stands compared to the rest.

3 years ago

Nylla Miller speaks in a close-up photo. She is wearing her high school graduation cap and gown.
Government
K-12
Pennsylvania
Politics

Students in shortchanged Pennsylvania school districts plug away while lawmakers dither over funding

By pursuing funding equity in court, financially challenged Pennsylvania districts are following a well-traveled school reform path.

3 years ago

Jordan Richards talks with recruiters at a check-in table at the SDP job fair.
Employment
K-12
Philadelphia

Now hiring: Hundreds of job seekers flood School District of Philadelphia job fair

The district is hoping to fill 1,000 vacancies before the start of the new school year.

3 years ago

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NPR
Higher Education
Income Inequality

Student loan forgiveness is on the way for more than 800,000 borrowers

The move will erase $39 billion in federal student loan debt.

3 years ago

Graduation
NPR
Higher Education
Income Inequality

You could still be eligible for student loan forgiveness under this plan

"[It] has the potential to massively change student loan repayment in our country as we know it," says Dominique Baker, an associate professor of education policy at SMU.

3 years ago

Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy
K-12
Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Tribune

Philly school gets new name: Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy

When students at the Chester A. Arthur School researched the namesake of their institution, they began the process of changing the name to reflect "who we are as a school".

3 years ago

An historical marker at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., is seen on Feb. 21, 2023. A partisan dispute about funding for three of Pennsylvania’s state-related universities may mean higher tuition for in-state students as a budget impasse continues further into the summer. The state government approached two weeks without full spending authority on Tuesday, July 11, while loose ends remained untied. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Government
Higher Education
Pennsylvania

Impasse on funding for Pennsylvania universities could mean higher tuition

The state government approached two weeks without full spending authority on Tuesday. Funding for Penn State, the University of Pittsburgh and Temple is in limbo.

3 years ago

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