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Second Suspect Arrested in School Shooting

6ABC reports: “Police have made a second arrest in connection with a shooting inside a Philadelphia school on Friday. Investigators say Donte Walker, 18, of the […]

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City Life

Mayor Nutter “Perplexed” by Green Appointment to SRC, Says Philly Education Is in Corbett’s Hands Now

Mayor Nutter has released a statement about Bill Green’s appointment to chair the School Reform Commission and, well, it’s not super friendly. While I appreciate […]

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Gov. Corbett Bravely Runs Away From Philly Protesters

Gov. Tom Corbett was supposed to hold an education event at Central High today, but word got out that he was to be met by […]

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This Could Be The Largest Cheating Scandal in America

New SRC Chairman Bill Green may be stepping into a bigger mess than he bargained for. The Philadelphia Public School Notebook reports: “After more than […]

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Bill Green Will Lead School Reform Commission

Breaking: tomorrow, Gov. Corbett will name Bill Green SRC chair, Farah Jiminez SRC member. #PHLed #inq — Kristen Graham (@newskag) January 17, 2014   Councilman […]

City Life

Student Brings Loaded Gun to Philly Charter School

CBS Philly reports a 17-year-old student of Dubois Collegiate Academy, a Philadelphia charter school, is in custody this morning after bringing a loaded gun to […]

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School Debate: Should District Help Students Flee to Private Schools?

How would you prefer the Philadelphia School District spend its time and money? Would you like to see more effort put into fixing the city’s […]

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Morning Headlines: District Gets 20 Bids for Shuttered School Buildings

Another lumbering step forward has been taken in the effort to raise budget money for the School District of Philadelphia. Since last year’s December 17th […]

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Philadelphia School Closings On Tuesday Due To Extreme Cold? [UPDATED]

UPDATE: Philadelphia School District schools are open on Tuesday in spite of the extreme cold overtaking the region, according to district spokesperson Fernando Gallard. Responses […]

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Four Resolutions Philadelphia Must Make for 2014

The end of the year finds many resolving to be more… well, resolute about who they are and what they stand for as they reflect […]

City Life

Twitter Fight! About that Epic Tom Ferrick-Helen Gym Dust-Up

I feel your pain, Tom Ferrick. I once got caught up in the emotions of the moment when Philebrity slammed a post by Greg Meckstroth on […]

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City Life

Winter Forecast Shuts Down Philly Schools

Here’s the announcement posted to the Philadelphia School District website at the moment: Due to the severe weather forecast, all School District of Philadelphia schools […]

City Life

WATCH: Diane Sawyer Heads Back to Strawberry Mansion High School

Since Diane Sawyer first visited Strawberry Mansion high school last May, Nightline reports, several positive developments have occurred. One, the school is no longer on […]

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City Life

Philly Considering Putting Ads in Schools

Yesterday City Council moved forward a bill that would allow the school to sell space on school buildings to advertisers. Predictably, as the Inquirer notes, proponents have […]

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City Life

Was Nurse Shortage Really to Blame in Laporshia Massey’s Death?

In mid-October, City Paper reported that 12-year-old Laporshia Massey died after an asthma attack her school was unable to treat, since it was lacking a nurse on staff. […]