Laura Benshoff
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Philly region Republicans weigh in on severance tax, budget deadlock
Sweating under the mid-day sun, nine Republican lawmakers from southeast Pennsylvania took Gov. Tom Wolf to task on the steps of Montgome ...
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Philly suburbs planning for pope-related congestion
Officials are projecting one to two million people will turn out for Pope Francis’ visit and papal mass on Benjamin Franklin Parkwa ...
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Chester-Upland gets veteran superintendent as interim receiver
Francis V. Barnes has had contact with the long-troubled Chester-Upland School District, located in Delaware County, for more than a deca ...
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Unsanitary, unsafe conditions found in Philadelphia schools
Periodically, city officials shine a spotlight on the condition of school buildings in the School District of Philadelphia. Not for the f ...
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ListenPhila. School District passes an austere — but hopeful — budget
With a final budget from Harrisburg missing in action, the Philadelphia School District adopted its own ...
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Making sense of Pa. school funding: budgets, formulas and stalemates
In sight of the state’s budget deadline of July 1, education funding for Pennsylvania schools is still a question mark. Over ...
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ListenPhilly School District extends successful STEM program to middle years
STEM, the acronym for science, technology, engineering and math, is a big buzzword in education. It’s also a main selling po ...
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Judge: Pa. education department on the hook for ‘curriculum deficiencies’
Who is responsible when budget cuts require a school district to drop classes? Following budget cuts started in the 2011-2012 scho ...
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Pa. school districts make an ‘educated guess’ of next year’s budget
Making a budget before knowing how much money you have might seem like putting the cart before the horse. But that’s exactly what m ...
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Changes at Pennsylvania School for the Deaf have some parents, advocates up in arms
Changes at the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf in Northwest Philadelphia are rankling many in the community. Pat Pomroy, cu ...
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Silhouettes and stereotypes: KCAPA students explore identity through public art
Sometimes art is a vehicle for sharing an idea with others. Other times, the act of making it shows you something about yourself. ...
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ListenUPDATED: In Harrisburg, a plan to stall, change Keystone exam
Testing might be over for Pennsylvania students this year, but debate about how one of the state’s standardized tests should change ...
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