Education

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Jim Kenney’s Complicated History with School Vouchers

The Philadelphia teachers union announced last month that it is backing former City Councilman Jim Kenney in the mayor’s race. “His years of consistent support for traditional public schools and […]

City Life

Council to Nutter: Find Your $105 Million Somewhere Else

Close, but no cigar, Mayor Michael Nutter. That was the general message from Council members at their hearing Tuesday on Nutter’s five-year fiscal plan, the first budget […]

Citified

10 Charts That Show Philly’s Outlook Is More Precarious Than Philadelphians Think

Philadelphians have a giant crush on Philly, according to poll results released last week by the Pew Charitable Trusts. Forty-eight percent of residents surveyed believe the city […]

City Life

Women Come Forward in Facebook Frat Scandal

Women who say they were pictured on the secret Facebook page maintained by a Penn State fraternity have come forward to talk to investigators, officials […]

Citified

Tony Williams Is Finally Starting to Own School Choice

For years, mayoral candidate and state Sen. Anthony Williams has been Pennsylvania’s highest-profile Democratic champion of charter schools and vouchers. When he ran for governor in 2010, he received […]

City Life

Four Big Pa. Universities Could Freeze Tuition

Good news for parents of Pennsylvania families with college-bound students: Tuition at four of the state’s biggest public universities might soon be frozen — if […]

City Life

Penn State Prez Eric Barron to Name Task Force to Reevaluate Frat System

Penn State president Eric Barron says he is creating a task force to look into fraternity and sorority life at the university in the wake of allegations […]

City Life

PSU Students Hold Second Demonstration: “We Are Watching”

For an hour Monday morning, Penn State students stood silently outside of Old Main and called on administrators to take action against fraternity members accused of posting photographs of […]

City Life

Penn State Students Rally Against Facebook Frat

Penn State students braved the snow Friday to rally in support of the women who were allegedly pictured nude and unconscious on a fraternity’s invitation-only websites. Police are […]

City Life

PSU President: We Might Need to Reevaluate Frat System

In the wake of allegations that Penn State’s Kappa Delta Rho chapter posted photos of nude, unconscious women online, university president Eric Barron says the entire […]

City Life

Member of Penn State’s Kappa Delta Rho Defends Fraternity

When news broke this week that a Penn State fraternity had allegedly run two private Facebook pages where members posted photographs of nude, unconscious women, […]

School District of Philadelphia
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Pew Poll: Philadelphians Are Split on Charter Schools

Philadelphians say education is the top issue facing the next mayor, according to a Pew Charitable Trusts poll released Monday. But if you’re looking to find out […]

Citified

The Brief: Why the Philly Teachers Union’s Endorsement Matters

The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers is, as expected, endorsing former City Councilman Jim Kenney for mayor. PFT president Jerry Jordan will make it official at a press […]

School District of Philadelphia
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PA’s Wealthy School Districts Get Way More Local Cash Than Poor Ones

School districts across Pennsylvania have felt the impact of state budget cuts and the expiration of federal stimulus dollars over the past few years. But the money woes of […]

City Life

School Funding Suit Against State Advances Despite Promises From Wolf

It’s time for Pennsylvania’s courts to force the state legislature to properly fund state schools, attorneys representing a coalition of money-hungry school districts argued today […]