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The day before the deadline in mid-June, the commission said they needed more time to come up with recommendations for a new formula to d ...

Too often we hear school officials, experts, advocates, and yes, even journalists throw around terms like “block grants” and ...

For years, many public education advocates have been howling about the way Pennsylvania funds cyber charter schools. ...

Millage is a relatively obscure term that represents the tax rate levied on real estate or other property. A mill is one thous ...

How much do Pa. teachers make? A lot, relatively speaking. The average starting salary for a teacher in Pennsyl ...

You may have noticed while walking through Philadelphia that certain spots are windier than others – so much so, that in a split second ...

You may have heard the buzz around the growing “opt out” movement in Philadelphia and throughout the nation. In just one city ...

One in a series explaining key terms and concepts of Pennsylvania government. Today’s topic: the City Revitalization & Improvem ...

Ever get the urge to drink a glass of tomato juice on a flight? You aren’t alone, and there’s a scientific explanation why. ...

State legislators have been pushing to increase the number of CRIZ designations, but financial and political factors could keep these str ...

Nalaxone or Narcan is one powerful drug, with powerful, immediate effects. So how does this lifesaving drug actually work? It come ...

This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and scie ...

It has been insufferable lately— hot and sticky enough to set off smoke alarms. The Philadelphia region has been especially mugg ...

Choosing a medication to treat mental illness can be a gamble. Some patients don’t respond at all. Others see marked improvement. ...

That was the color used to mark this route on the 1950s maps that showed three possible routes for the highway that became Interstate 476 ...