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Delaware reading program honors fallen state trooper
The wife of fallen Delaware State Police Trooper Corporal Stephen J. Ballard, is honoring the memory of her husband through a children ...
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Katrina Stevens: Classroom tech must serve students and teachers and work across school districts
To what extent can successful learning programs in one location be implemented in other locations — say, Philadelphia? ...
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Fair funding advocates decry Pa. leaders for playing politics with specialty school money
For years in Pennsylvania, school funding coming from state government was criticized as being irrational, unpredictable, and too-tied to ...
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‘You build your imagination’: Minecraft draws hundreds of kids to Philly schools fundraiser
Minecraft has sold more than 100 million copies worldwide. It is, very simply, one of the most popular computer games ever created. The B ...
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Four years after state takeover, Christie boasts about progress in Camden schools
About four and a half years after his administration took control of the Camden school district, Gov. Chris Christie returned to the city ...
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SRC begins school year with possibility of calling for its own end
Philadelphia’s School Reform Commission meets Thursday for the first time since the new school year began. The five-member g ...
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New report on Pa. charter school growth finds ‘stranded costs’ linger five years later
A new study finds that expanding the charter school sector in Pennsylvania creates a significant toll on traditional public school system ...
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Philadelphia district calling for better attendance
The School District of Philadelphia is using celebrity calls to remind parents and children it’s vital to be in school every day. ...
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‘It’s complicated’: U.S. history teachers still grapple with Vietnam War
Later this month, WHYY-TV will air Ken Burns and Lynn Novicks’ 10-part documentary on the Vietnam War. American forces withdrew ...
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Lead found in the drinking water of 400 New Jersey schools
Nearly 400 schools reported finding lead in at least one drinking-water outlet in their buildings, according to data compiled by the stat ...
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Last month, after school started, a New Mexico teacher was caught in an audio recording denouncing President Trump in class. “If yo ...
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Vaux High School reopens as part of Sharswood revival
For the first time in nearly four years, students and teachers will show up for classes Tuesday at Roberts Vaux High School in North Phil ...
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National education poll finds Americans wanting more job and career skills training in school
What’s the point of public school? To foster academic and critical thinking skills? To prepare students for the workforce? A ...
9 years ago
National education poll finds Americans wanting more job and career skills training in school
What’s the point of public school? To foster academic and critical thinking skills? To prepare students for the workforce? A ...
9 years ago
Pa. school leaders anxious, still stinging from 2015 as 2017 state budget talks again linger
Nearly two months after the state’s budget deadline, lawmakers still haven’t reached a consensus on how to pay for the spendi ...
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