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Wolf’s plan to boost teacher salaries faces bipartisan skepticism in Pa. House
Legislators questioned the practical implications of the proposal, warning that it could cost more than the administration predicts.
6 years ago
Minimum wage for Pa., raising teacher salaries, dark money in NJ
Today's Regional Roundup: making campaign contributions more transparent in NJ, Pa. Republican State Majority Leader on raising the minimum wage, teacher pay in Pa.
Air Date: March 4, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:45New Philly school board unanimously rejects charter applications, pivoting away from SRC
The decision could signal a new attitude toward the growing charter school sector in Philly. The board said the applications before it didn’t meet its high standards
6 years ago
Criticizing inaction on lead in N.J. schools’ drinking water supplies
The Department of Education was invited to be part of the roundtable event but declined.
6 years ago
A $45,000 minimum salary for teachers, explained
The issue is expected to come up during education department budget hearings.
6 years ago
Pa. public universities ‘treading water’ with declining enrollment, higher than average tuition
Enrollment across the 14 state-owned schools has decreased by 18 percent since 2010, dropping to less than 100,000 students in fall 2018.
6 years ago
Boon or ‘black hole’? Pa. private school scholarship program considered for major expansion
A tax-break program that routes millions to Pennsylvania private schools could grow much larger if a new bill becomes law.
6 years ago
Listen 1:46Tamaqua teachers continue legal fight against arming school staff despite court ruling
A Schuylkill County judge says she needs more information from the Tamaqua Area Education Association before ruling on a policy that would allow some staff to carry firearms.
6 years ago
Student loan debt has more then doubled in the last decade to $1.5 trillion. We look at the causes, consequences and possible policy solutions for tackling student debt.
Air Date: February 15, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:30‘Sexting’ has become a normal part of many relationships including probably yours as research shows that you have likely sent or received a sexually explicit text or picture.
Air Date: February 14, 2019
Listen 49:28Pa. weighs plan to tax violent video games to fund school security
The video game tax would pay for bulletproof glass and metal detectors at schools, but researchers say the proposal is misguided.
6 years ago
Dyscalculia — the math version of dyslexia
A little-known learning disability is helping kids — and adults — reframe their struggles with numbers.
6 years ago
Listen 03:39The death of cyber charter schools in Pa.?
A proposal backed by a powerful Republican would steer families to district-run cyber programs and away from cyber charter schools.
6 years ago
What’s the best way to teach math?
For decades, people in the U.S. have worried about falling behind the rest of the world at math. Some teachers think they have answers.
6 years ago
Listen 08:47State’s charter appeals board still run by Corbett appointees
This is important for Philadelphia, where marginal applications are sometimes approved for fear of costly and ultimately successful appeals to the state board.
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