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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. ...

11 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 ...

11 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 ...

11 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. ...

11 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.

11 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. ...

11 years ago

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 State funding for school districts in Pennsylvania. (Data visualization by Rachel Feierman)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Which Pa. school districts get the highest percentage of aid from the state?

If you guessed Philadelphia, you’d be dead wrong. Fifth in an occasional ...

11 years ago

 Students play hopscotch outside of Isaac A. Sheppard Elementary, a K-4 neighborhood school in Philadelphia, Pa.  (Photograph by Jessica Kourkounis)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

What does a state education formula do?

Political and legal pressure for a state education formula is mounting. A statewide coalition of advocacy groups is pushing Harrisburg to ...

11 years ago

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Students change classes at a public school in Pennsylvania. (Jessica Kourkounis for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

How is special education paid for in Pennsylvania public schools?

School districts complain that the amounts have not kept up with costs. In 2014, the state modestly increased funding while making some c ...

11 years ago

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Students arrive on the first day of school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

How are charter schools funded in Pennsylvania?

With education funds scarce in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the debate over how charter schools get their money has never been more ...

11 years ago

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Students arrive on the first day of school in Philadelphia. The city opened three new public high schools in an effort to show the troubled district is still trying to innovate despite the specter of massive layoffs. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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How much does Pennsylvania spend on public schools, and how are costs shared?

Pennsylvania’s system for distributing its state education aid has been rated by some surveys as one of the most regressive in the ...

11 years ago

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The success of immigrant communities starts with support of neighborhood schools

To help my neighborhood succeed, the next mayor needs to know how critical it is to the Karen Philadelphia's community to support our city schools financially and politically.

11 years ago

Carver High School students react to the news that they topped Masterman in academic performance in the latest state rankings. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Education

Carver High School emerges second in city on Pa. report card

Students and faculty at Carver High School of Engineering and Science celebrated the latest Pennsylvania School Performance Profile.

11 years ago

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Philly Parenting
Community

Free and affordable summer camps in Philly

Finding camp opportunities for your soon-to-be-sprung student doesn’t have to break the bank. There are several free or low-cost pr ...

12 years ago

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