Woes of Philly schools can’t be overstated, Hughes declares
By Kevin McCorry It’s all been written before. The Philadelphia School District was in brutal financial shape last year. Overfilled…
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Helen Gym: What the schools need now
By Helen Gym (City Paper) – The chaotic scramble in Harrisburg over whether to allow Philadelphia to tax itself for…
State admits violating the education rights of Philadelphia school children
By David Sciarra (NewsWorks) – In March, Philadelphia’s state-operated school district filed an extraordinary legal complaint with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court….
Another student dies after falling sick at Philly school with no nurse on duty
By Daniel Denvir (City Paper) – A first-grade student died today after falling ill at Jackson Elementary School in South…
A call for an investigation into reported use of pepper spray by police in school brawl | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
By Paul Jablow at The Notebook – In two separate incidents this year, pepper spray has been used by police on students inside a…
College applications suffer under Philly school counselor cuts
By City Paper’s Daniel Denvir – Students and parents across Philadelphia are scrambling to meet Jan. 1 college application deadlines amid a…
The Conservative Wing of the Labor Movement Loves Philly School Privatization
By Keystone Politics‘ Jon Geeting – Christopher Sawyer asks why Johnny Doc and the IBEW, who are usually very vocal…
“We Were Not Made for War” – Father Roy Bourgeois Brings His Message of Radical Equality to Philadelphia
Yesterday at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church on the University of Pennsylvania campus Father Roy Bourgeois, a priest recently excommunicated and…
Evening News Roundup – February 20th, 2013
The Pennsylvania Department of Education, reports Philadelphia Public School Notebook, has withheld $8.7 million from the school district over the past…
Morning News Roundup – February 5, 2012
The University of Pennsylvania is among several top-tier higher educational institutions now suing graduates over non-payment of Perkins Loans, reports…
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