Lawsuit says Pa. is failing special needs kids during coronavirus school closures
A pair of Bucks County families have sued Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, Education Secretary Pedro Rivera and the Pa. Department
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May 19 — 7:13 pmA pair of Bucks County families have sued Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, Education Secretary Pedro Rivera and the Pa. Department
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December 3 — 3:51 pmSchool Reform Commission Chair Pedro Ramos resigned from his post in October, citing family issues. Ramos, whose term would have
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October 24 — 5:41 pmPedro Ramos resigned from the School Reform Commission and his position as chair this week for personal reasons. The letter
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October 22 — 4:38 pmThe sudden resignation of School Reform Commission Chairman Pedro Ramos has many asking who his replacement will be. For others, his departure raises the question
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October 21 — 11:21 amPedro Ramos, who has served for two years as School Reform Commission chair, has resigned from his post and the
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October 17 — 4:14 pmAt the School Reform Commission’s monthly action meeting, the SRC unanimously reaffirmed their non-renewals for two charters: Community Academy of Philadelphia
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July 26 — 6:11 pmThe School Reform Commission approved the Renaissance charter agreements for three schools on Friday, officially turning Pastorius over to Mastery Charter
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July 15 — 9:11 pmby Holly Otterbein for NewsWorks The Pennsylvania House passed a bill Monday that directs $45 million in additional state aid
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June 20 — 12:34 amStrong-armed into agreeing to enrollment caps, five charter schools won five-year operating renewals in votes Wednesday night by the School
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May 30 — 6:00 pmAfter listening to hours of impassioned testimony and not a few lectures from students and others that they were shirking