PFT, officials demand $100 million to clean up city schools after teacher’s cancer diagnosis
After a longtime educator was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a lung disease almost always caused by exposure to loose asbestos fibers,
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September 11 — 9:28 pmAfter a longtime educator was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a lung disease almost always caused by exposure to loose asbestos fibers,
As he enters his eighth year as Philadelphia schools’ superintendent – he is the longest-serving District leader since Constance Clayton
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August 15 — 11:01 pmCLARIFICATION: This story has been updated include a more detailed definition of an “innovation” school. The Board of Education took action
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August 8 — 9:13 amAmid a flurry of action before summer recess this year, state lawmakers created a new category of public school —
Comcast announced Tuesday that it has expanded its low-cost online access program Internet Essentials to a wider pool of people,
The Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference, hosted by the Mazzoni Center every year since 2006, starts Thursday at the Pennsylvania Convention
The Philadelphia School District has posted its school calendars for 2019-20 and 2020-21. Two aspects of the schedule to note:
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July 12 — 8:41 amDid Philadelphia school officials try to hand over one of their neighborhood high schools to a charter operator? That’s one
“You’ve upped the game for all of us.” Philadelphia Board of Education President Joyce Wilkerson was speaking to Julia Frank
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June 28 — 7:36 pmAs Pennsylvania lawmakers finalized this year’s budget, a flurry of hotly-debated education proposals have been decided. Below are the latest