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Wolf OKs tax credits to preserve $100 milion in Pa. scholarships
Thousands of Pennsylvania students who rely on scholarships through tax credit programs have gotten a last-minute gift from Gov. Tom Wolf ...
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Pew study compares Pa. charters with schools in other states
Charter schools are a hotly debated public education option in the Keystone State, particularly in the Philadelphia area, where one out o ...
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In Philly rally, dozens call on Wolf to fast-track scholarship process
Many Pennsylvania schools and organizations that rely on state money have been suffering as the budget impasse has cut off funding. ...
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Following doctor’s orders: Take a few books and read regularly
Pediatricians prescribe many things, but a prescription for books may surprise parents. Research shows many parents don’t re ...
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ListenMillersville University student finishing studies in Paris despite attending fateful soccer match
Caitlyn Bordon, a senior at Millersville University, thought she was hearing firecrackers or distant thunder, but it would turn out to be ...
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Exploring genetic roots to help students understand race, themselves
What if you found out you weren’t really who you thought you were? A West Chester University project is using DNA to unearth ...
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ListenRock of wages, credit scores and debt is compounding interest of young students
What if going to a rock concert were less sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll … and more stocks, bonds and financial planning? ...
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ListenRosemont College slashes tuition sticker price, actual savings may vary
College tuition prices continue to steadily rise faster than just about anything. Running against that trend, Rosemont College has decide ...
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Pennsylvania’s state universities OK four more labor contracts; no deal with teachers yet
Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education’s board of governors has approved new contracts with four of its labor unions ...
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‘Comebackers’ get help from Graduate! Philadelphia on quest to finish college degree
More than 1 million adults in Pennsylvania started college but never earned their degree. About 380,000 of them are living in the Greater ...
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ListenCivil rights leader Julian Bond died Saturday in Florida at age 75. Bond, the former chairman of the NAACP and first preside ...
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Penn State holds the line on in-state tution, other state schools hike rates
College students will soon be returning to campuses across Pennsylvania, and tuition bills have already been sent out. Those bills will b ...
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