Board supports ‘re-imagining,’ but not disbanding, school police
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June 26 — 8:13 amThis story has been updated. This story has been corrected to note that it was Ameen Akbar, not Julia Danzy,
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June 27 — 10:26 amWhen Science Leadership Academy CEO Chris Lehmann was packing up his office in preparation for his school’s move earlier this
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March 7 — 10:17 amThere are not many zen gardens in the heart of Philadelphia, but for the week of the Flower Show, students
Tajah Green, a senior at Franklin Learning Center, received the Juror’s Choice Award, the most competitive and prestigious honor at
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March 26 — 11:24 amThe process of enrolling in a District or charter school can be complex and fraught with requirements that may discourage
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November 28 — 4:31 pmby Charlotte Pope The deadline for applications to attend citywide admission or special admission high schools, or to transfer to
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May 25 — 3:14 pmI had the privilege of seeing Les Miserables at Philadelphia’s High School for Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) Thursday night.
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May 16 — 11:19 amThere are some glimmers of progress. The percentage of Philadelphia high school graduates who enroll in college immediately after finishing
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April 11 — 1:56 pmby Benjamin Herold for the Notebook and WHYY/NewsWorks For many Philadelphia families, a diploma from ultra-selective Julia R. Masterman Laboratory
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March 30 — 4:34 pmMathematics teacher Brad Latimer has a raft of strategies to help his students learn challenging algebra and calculus. On a