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Archdiocese Gives Control of Secondary Schools to Independent Foundation

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 […]

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Newsweek Reminds You That Classes Are Difficult at Penn

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 […]

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Incorrect Data Hurt Haverford College’s Forbes Ranking

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 […]

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Charter School Mogul Charged in Multimillion Fraud Case

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 […]

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Fired Lax Coach Allegedly Told Archdiocese That His Replacement Was Sexually Assaulting Students

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 […]

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Jersey Schools Get 20 Percent of Anti-Bullying Money

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 […]

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Temple Announces Tuition Freeze Because Temple Is Just That Awesome

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. […]

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School District Votes Unanimously to Fire Infamous Blogging Teacher

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 […]

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School District to Vote on Recommendation to Fire Blogging Central Bucks Teacher

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 […]

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Adderall Abuse at Lower Merion High School Is the Focus of a New York Times Piece

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” […]

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Local Girl Made the Finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee

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 […]

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Father Abandoned His Daughter Over a Poor Calculus Grade

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 […]

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Mayor Nutter Mocks Mitt Romney for Coming to West Philly

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 […]

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Student Fires Shot in Atlantic City’s Oceanside Charter School

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 […]

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Mitt Romney Is in West Philly to Talk Education Reform

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is in West Philly this morning to participate in a roundtable discussion on education reform. The event is scheduled […]