Education

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Kids Are Spending Their Money on Cell Phone Valets

The robots are winning, people. Latest proof of our losing battle against the rise of the machines comes in the form of cell phone valets. […]

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Philly Teacher Ridicules Student Over Romney/Ryan Shirt

Big Bird and Body Language Steer Debate Reaction. The soundbite everybody’s talking about from the first presidential debate came when Mitt Romney mentioned his fondness […]

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College Admissions Are Cool With Students Owing Their First-Borns

A new Gallup poll of college admissions directors indicates that most of them are totally cool with students leaving school under a mountain of debt. […]

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Penn Professor Will Give Students a Zero for Using Gmail

A Wharton professor is taking his Google hate to a whole new level now that he’s warned students they be penalized if they submit a […]

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Swarthmore’s 80-Year Sorority Ban Lifted

Students at Swarthmore College voted to ban sororities starting in 1933. The decision came after one of the campus chapters supposedly refused to admit a […]

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Philly Public Schools Fail to Meet State Standard Progress Mark

In the wake of the cheating scandal that rocked the Philadelphia School District, only 33 schools in the city met Pennsylvania’s “Adequate Yearly Progress” standards. […]

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Michael Vick Donation Will Revitalize Hunting Park Football Field

A dilapidated football field in Hunting Park is going to look a little nicer thanks to a $200,000 donation from the Team Vick Foundation. On […]

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Bomb Threat Forces Evacuation at LSU

Louisiana State University was evacuated on Monday thanks to another bomb threat. This follows Friday’s bomb threats at the University of Texas at Austin and […]

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Penn Named 12th Best University in the World

Business Insider has named the University of Pennsylvania the 12th best university in the world. American universities accounted for 13 of the top 20 spots, […]

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Why Are Muslim Students Choosing Villanova?

Villanova University doesn’t always have an easy time accommodating students who don’t conform to the university’s Catholic mission—remember last spring, when it canceled an appearance […]

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Pizza Cooking Classes at In Riva

In Riva’s chef Arthur Cavaliere will soon become a teacher. Well, sort of. Cavaliere will be teaching monthly hands-on pizza cooking classes at In Riva […]

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College Enrollment Down at Pennsylvania’s State Universities

The 14 state universities of Pennsylvania have experienced a second consecutive year of enrollment decreases. Enrollment had increased each year for over a decade before […]

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At Least One Student Injured in Baltimore School Shooting

The first day of class at Perry Hall High School in Baltimore was marked by violence today as at least one student was injured in […]

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Report Shows High School Kids Aren’t Ready for College

The group behind the standardized test that evaluates college readiness has released a report showing that only one in four high school graduates are actually […]

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Philadelphia School Partnership Raises $50, Halfway to Lofty Goal

The Philadelphia School Partnership—a nonprofit group founded two years ago to help high-performing public, private and charter schools in the city—has announced that its reached […]