Education
Wendell Pritchett Named Interim SRC Chair
Wendell Pritchett—the former Rutgers-Camden Chancellor who was named to the SRC with the first of Mayor Nutter’s two allotted appointments this fall—has been declared as […]
City, State and SRC to Make Announcement About New Cooperation
The Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Ronald Tomalis will join Mayor Nutter and the SRC for a press conference at 1:30 p.m. at School District headquarters […]
Princeton High School Cancels Homecoming Dance
Princeton High School has canceled its annual homecoming dance and scheduled a movie and a bonfire to take its place. The move comes after some […]
State Test Scores Up This Year
For kids, it’s an excuse to be able to come to school late, leave early, and get a week or two sans homework. For school […]
Philly Government Is Like a Bad Mob Movie
It seems that behind-the-scenes bullying and political interference are just a part of the core curriculum at the School District of Philadelphia. Last week, the […]
The Rise of Frankenschool
There was a sad sort of sameness to the Inquirer’s story over the weekend about investigators pinpointing violations of standardized testing protocol at local schools. […]
Jeff Piccola: The Biggest Political Whiner of Them All
Spring is here, and that means water ice. As the man at the counter placed his order, the total came to $4.30. The clerk—a suburban […]
Natalie Munroe: Crusader or Complainer?
After Tuesday night’s meeting of the Central Bucks district school board, teacher Natalie Munroe’s chances of getting her old job back seem about as slim […]
The Cost of a Good Education
In connection with legislation known as “Black Laws,” Ohio in 1829 evicted black people from the state within 30 days if they did not pay […]
Philly By Color
Courtesy of The New York Times’ Mapping America feature, here’s our city by ethnicity, based on the newest Census information: the green dots represent whites, […]
Pennsylvania Teachers’ Unions Are Losing Their Cool
Author’s note: For your viewing pleasure, here’s a link to FOX 29’s fiery “non-debate” on school strikes. Is it any wonder why the PSEA won’t […]
Go TU, Tequila University
Bryn Mawr’s Verdad is hosting Tequila University tonight and on the first Thursday of every month. Classes are $30 per person and held in Verdad’s […]
I’m An Adult Learning Dropout
It turns out foreign language is not my gift. Actually I knew this already, but I thought maybe there was hope. I was wrong. I […]
The Madness of March
Nothing is more maddening during March Madness, the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament, than to hear commentators talk about student-athletes — while knowing how few […]
It’s Got To Be The Glass
Hudson Beach Glass and the Garces Restaurant Group (GRG) are hosting a one-of-a-kind event on Friday, October 9th, a whiskey tasting where the star of […]