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(Gov. Tom Corbett. File photo by Tony Romeo)

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.

2013/05/18

Philadelphia Councilman Introduces Bill To Withdraw City’s Deposits From Major Bank

A city councilman thinks the city should yank hundreds of millions of dollars in deposits from Well Fargo, unless bank officials come in and explain their role in deals that cost the city and school district millions.

2013/05/12

Laura Bush speaks to CBS3's Pat Ciarrocchi. (credit: CBS3)

Former First Lady Bush Honored With Women’s Achievement Award In Delaware

Former First Lady Laura Bush brought 800 people to their feet at the Chase Center in Wilmington for the Padua Academy Women’s Achievement Award.

2013/05/10

Local High Schools Ranked Among Best In Country

America’s public high schools have been ranked and some local schools have made the list.

2013/05/09

Students Gather After School In Protest Of Philadelphia’s Education Budget

Students gathered at about 4:30 p.m. after the school day ended at 440 N. Broad Street in Spring Garden.

2013/05/07

Professor: Campaign To Market Center City Public Schools Increases Divide Of ‘Haves,’ ‘Have Nots’

According to a Temple professor, Philadelphia’s campaign to market Center City public schools only increased the divide between the educational “haves” and “have nots.”

2013/05/05

Cobras Harvested For Indonesian Burger Trade

Annual Burger Brawl Hopes To Raise Thousands To Fund Computer Labs For Schools

Chefs across Philadelphia are getting ready to throw down in a competition to see who makes the best burger and it’s all for a good cause.

2013/05/04

Philadelphia Science Festival

Learn more about the Philadelphia Science Festival.

2013/04/17

Philadelphia School District Says Beeber Middle School Will Remain Open

Dimner Beeber Middle School will remain open, officials said on Tuesday.

2013/04/16

Gov. Christie Signs Measure Intended To Prevent ‘School Spying’

Districts that provide students with laptops, cell phones or other electronic devices will now have to provide written notification that the device may track them.

2013/04/15

Author Explains Why ‘A’ Students Work For ‘C’ Students

The author of Rich Dad/Poor Dad is back with a new book to start a generational dialog about money.

2013/04/14

New Program Aims To Train Educators Into Principals

A coalition of public, charter and Catholic schools is launching a program to train prospective principals.

2013/04/13

Local University Hosts Symposium On Struggles Of Urban Education

Villanova University is hosting an education symposium that aims to educate people about some of the roadblocks in urban education.

2013/04/13

Some Parents Opt-Out Kids From Pennsylvania School Tests

Opting out is extremely unusual in Pennsylvania: Only 260 out of about 932,000 students were excused from the math and reading PSSAs last year; an even lower number opted out of the science exam, according to the state Education Department.

2013/04/07

((L to R) Joel Culbreath (quoted in article), Mike Kelly and Anthony, who is a high school student in the Sponsor-A-Scholar Program that Mike is also mentoring. Credit: Philadelphia Futures)

Local Organization Helping Students With College Expenses

Philadelphia Futures is a non-profit that links mentors with low income, first-generation-to-college students, but the group provides more than just moral support.

2013/03/30