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Villanova Graduates Largest Group Of Female Engineering Students

Commencement ceremonies are being held Sunday for Villanova's graduating class and among them is the university's largest ever...

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Temple University Graduates Its Largest Class Ever

More than 9,000 Temple University students were receiving their diplomas Thursday during commencement ceremonies at the Liacouras...

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Nutter Proposes $95M Additional Funding For Philadelphia Schools

The city plans to increase taxes on smokers and drinkers, and redouble its collection efforts on property taxes.

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New Head of National Constitution Center Sees Role in Improving Discourse

Prior to moderating an event at the Constitution Center, Jeffrey Rosen -- a George Washington University law professor -- talked...

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Local Nonprofit Group Helping Student Athletes Get Screened For Cardiac Problems

“It’s the undisputable, number one cause of death of student athletes,” Darren Sudman says. “We can’t just look at them and assume their heart is fine.”

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South Philadelphia Salutes Alumnus Who Served In 3 Wars

South Philadelphia High School alumni welcomed a former Tuskegee airman into its Hall of Fame Sunday.

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Criticism Flares Around New Pa. Graduation Tests

It seemed to hit the Capitol like a brick: a sudden groundswell of criticism over a move by Gov. Tom Corbett and the Pennsylvania State Board of Education to toughen academic achievement standards and tie them to graduation tests for the state’s roughly 1.7 million public and charter school students.

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3 Students Charged In New Jersey School Bomb Threats

Three juvenile students have been charged in three bomb threats made at two schools in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, officials announced Friday.