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ap, cheating, coronavirus

May 13 — 7:25 pm

AP goes online, and problems follow

When the College Board surveyed 18,000 Advanced Placement (AP) students in March asking whether they wanted to take AP exams

Neena Hagen

ap, coronavirus

May 11 — 4:31 pm

AP exams are still on, but the test looks very different

Despite nationwide school closures and postponed standardized tests, College Board is moving ahead with Advanced Placement (AP) exams, scheduled for

Neena Hagen
computer keyboard

ap, district news

July 31 — 5:17 pm

District honors first graduates of AP Capstone program

Silvani Amin spent part of her senior year at Northeast High School visiting the Philadelphia Mills and Neshaminy malls —

Dale Mezzacappa

2011, ap, college admissions, college prep, fall guide, high school selection, looking ahead to high school, theme articles

September 1 — 9:36 pm

Gearing up for college

Even though Juwann Bennett maintained a solid B average through 9th and 10th grade at Girard Academic Music Program (GAMP),

Wendy Harris
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ap, charter schools, mastery charter schools, parent perspectives

August 3 — 1:41 pm

Mastery Charter summer school dilemma

If you have followed my posts about charter schools you may surmise that I am both a supporter and detractor

Samuel Reed III
graduation kg 1

2007, ap, february, focus on no child left behind, graduation rates, standardized testing, theme articles, unions, winter

November 22 — 12:00 am

State board amends its graduation test proposal

After months of public criticism, the state Board of Education has decided to modify a proposal requiring students to either

Dale Mezzacappa

2006, ap, april, at the src, budgeting, contracting out, home and school association, school closing, social studies

April 6 — 12:57 pm

At the SRC . . .

In March, the School Reform Commission approved the following resolutions: Adoption of a “Lump Sum Budget” with anticipated revenues and

2006, ap, at the src, budgeting, contracting out, home and school association, school closing, social studies

March 1 — 1:08 pm

At the SRC . . .

In March, the School Reform Commission approved the following resolutions: -Adoption of a “Lump Sum Budget” with anticipated revenues and

2005, ap, august, focus on segregation & equity, low-income, pedagogy, racial equity, segregation and desegregation, summer, theme articles, urban school news

May 25 — 11:00 pm

Integrated schools, but segregated classrooms

For more than 30 years, Philadelphia has grappled with ways to desegregate its schools. But little attention has been paid

2002, after-school programs, ap, august, discipline policies, district budget, fall, focus on multicultural education, other news & features, paul vallas, student health

September 25 — 11:33 am

Highlights of Vallas’s five-year academic, financial plans

Academic program Provide mandatory extended day programs for students starting in grade 2 who are performing below grade level in

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