Feltonville teachers protest award: ‘We can’t eat while our school is starved’
By Daniel Denvir (City Paper) – Teachers at Feltonville Arts and Sciences protested a School District of Philadelphia award congratulating…
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Pennsylvania Creates Commission to Study New School Funding Formula
By Dan McQuade (Philadelphia Magazine) – One thing Governor Tom Corbett and Philadelphians can agree on: The funding system for…
The Resegregation of America’s Schools
By Daniel Denvir (Al Jazeera America) – The Supreme Court ruled 60 years ago this May 17 in Brown v….
Starving for a Brighter Future in Philadelphia
Opposition to one of the largest school privatization efforts in U.S. history is now embodied in a hunger strike at…
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…
Evening News Roundup – February 14th, 2013
Six investors met yesterday at the Philadelphia Convention Center to contend for the city’s final casino contract. Public input hearings…
Evening News Roundup – February 11th, 2013
Rev. Dr. Alyn Waller, the Senior Pastor for Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church, is expected to present the church’s “summary report” on…
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…
Evening News Roundup – February 4th, 2013
The Pennsylvania Department of Education has released its list of failing schools, reports Philadelphia Tribune. Of the 406 schools statewide, 177 of…
Afternoon News Roundup – January 29th, 2013
The attorney for Bobbie E. Burnett, a Philadelphia transwoman, has asked U.S. District Judge C. Darnell Jones 2nd to compel the…
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