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 […]
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia, today, announced that an independent foundation will take over management of its secondary and special education programs. Faith in the Future […]
On Monday, Newsweek released its annual bundle of listicles that double as the college-selection Sparknotes for rising seniors at high schools everywhere. They take a […]
Haverford College dropped from No. 7 to No. 27 in the annual rankings of American universities published by Forbes. The executive editor of the magazine […]
Dorothy June Hairston Brown—a former principal in the Philadelphia School District and the founder of three local charter schools—has been charged in a multimillion dollar […]
Tim Udinski wasn’t thrilled when he was fired from his gig as the head boy’s lacrosse coach at Landsdale Catholic High School. Upset with the […]
In March, Governor Chris Christie’s administration announced a $1 million fund to back Jersey’s Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights because a state panel ruled that the […]
As universities nickel and dime students into canyons of post-graduation debt, there stands a beacon of light, which just happens to be in North Philly. […]
Blogging Teacher Fired. Remember Natalie Munroe? She is the Central Bucks teacher who made national news a few years ago when her students—and then everyone […]
Natalie Munroe made national news when her students—and later everyone else—caught wind of a her blog posts about the kids in her classes. Tonight, the […]
A recent piece published in the New York Times focuses (see what we did there?) on the rampant abuse of Adderall and other “good-grade drugs” […]
Local Girl Comes Up Short in Spelling Bee Finals. Lena Greenberg, of Chestnut Hill, made it to to the Championship Finals of the Scripps National […]
A Montgomery County man has pleaded guilty to child endangerment after he abandoned his 16-year-old daughter at a mall 13 miles away. Tuan Huynh had […]
This morning, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney participated in a roundtable discussion at the Universal Bluford Charter School in West Philly. While Romney and […]
A student has reportedly fired a shot inside Atlantic City’s Oceanside Charter School. Oceanside Charter was the first public charter school in Atlantic City. Its […]
