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Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf (left) and Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman (right) (AP Photos/Matt Rourke and Chris Knight)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Gov. Wolf pledges to veto bill that diminishes teacher seniority

The Pennsylvania school code says teacher layoff decisions can only be made according to who has the least seniority. The Republic ...

9 years ago

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Keith Gray supervises his grandson's homework. Little Keith will be a first grader at Blaine Elementary this fall. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Education

Part Three: Redemption

The turnaround at Blaine Elementary turns out to be more about momentum than test scores.

10 years ago

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Rosalinda Harris worries that her son's medical needs aren't being met at Blaine Elementary. Her son,Chance Nelson,11, was born with a heart defect. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Education

Part Two: The Critic

A mother worries that the faculty’s dedication and hard work just won’t be enough to keep her medically fragile son safe. Tha ...

10 years ago

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Teacher Andrew Brooking works with students at Blaine Elementary School. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Education

Part One: The Big Shakeup

In 2014, a group of passionate faculty members took a big gamble to improve Blaine Elementary. Would it work?

10 years ago

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 Marc Gosselin, Principal of Anna Lane Lingelbach Elementary School in Philadelphia with students during lunch. (Photograph by Jessica Kourkounis)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

What is Act 1 and how did it impact property taxes and school funding?

Act 1 is a property tax relief bill passed by the Pennsylvania legislature in 2006 and amended in 2011. ...

10 years ago

Students at the Young Women's Academy at Fentonville Arts and Sciences middle school change classes in Philadelphia. (Jessica Kourkounis for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

When it comes to education funding, what’s the deal with Philly schools?

The district’s budget for the 2014-15 school year is roughly $2.6 billion. The SRC and Superintendent William Hite h ...

10 years ago

Fourth graders in a summer reading program at West Philadelphia High School. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

What is the purpose of the Pennsylvania Basic Education Funding Commission?

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 ...

10 years ago

Fourth graders in a summer reading program at West Philadelphia High School. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Education jargon, explained

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

10 years ago

A standardized test. (via Shutterstock)
Speak Easy
Education

For and against standardized tests: Two student perspectives

These two essays were written by students in Katherine Cohen’s 7th-grade English class at Greenberg Elementary in Northeast Philade ...

10 years ago

 Eighth grader Ashley Mango works on math with her teacher Thrisha Miller. Mango goes into 21st Century Cyber Charter about once a week for in-person help. She said she likes the perks of doing school work at home in her pajamas. (Brad Larrison/for NewsWorks)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Pa. cyber charters not happy with Gov. Wolf’s proposed steep cuts

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

10 years ago

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 George Bezanis teaches world history at Central High School. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Why are teachers pension plans in trouble?

 The state runs two public employee pension plans that share a parallel narrative. One plan is for teachers and school employees, ca ...

10 years ago

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Philadelphia educators, parents, students, and community and labor groups participate in a rally to support teacher contracts outside of the School District Headquarters. (Photograph by Jessica Kourkounis)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

How, and how much, are teachers paid in Pennsylvania?

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

10 years ago

 A student raises his hand at Isaac Sheppard School in Philadelphia. (Photograph by Jessica Kourkounis)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Hold harmless: funding protection or red herring?

“Hold Harmless” protects funding for some school districts, and means less funding for other districts in need. ...

10 years ago

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 Shawn Wright, first-year principal at Webster Elementary school in Kensington (Kevin McCorry/WHYY)
Education

School becomes safe harbor after Philly train derailment

Webster Elementary school in Kensington is used to serving those with profound needs.

10 years ago

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 Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf tours Caln Elementary School in Thorndale, Pa. Wolf kicked off a statewide
Keystone Crossroads
Education

A breakdown of Gov. Wolf’s plan for new education spending

In the first year of his plan, Governor Wolf wants to increase pre-K through higher education spending by $1 billion. ...

10 years ago

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