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Featured Stories

Pennsport: A Union Leader’s Voice Worth Hearing

May 24, 2016 Taylor Lee Calta and Catherine Elaine Campana 0

Kathleen Kramer is a 5th grade teacher at Vare-Washington Elementary School and a union leader for the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers. She has been the Union Leader for six years and has many responsibilities, including […]

Arts and Entertainment

Education: Schools Teeter on the Brink of Financial Crisis

December 15, 2015 Lora C Strum and Ashley Renee Hart 0

Philadelphia has had a big year. It’s welcomed the pope, honored the Dalai Lama and was named a World Heritage site by UNESCO. But behind the scenes is a building crisis: its schools are failing. […]

Education

Education: Five Ways Budget Cuts Hurt City Schools

September 9, 2015 Lora C Strum and Ashley Renee Hart 0

It’s the eighth largest district in the country and one of the two poorest. Despite tying with urban Chicago school districts for the most financially disadvantaged, The School District of Philadelphia (SDP) remains one of […]

Education

Nicetown: Will Steel Elementary Become A Charter School?

April 21, 2014  0

On May 1, parents will vote on whether to keep Steel Elementary School in the hands of the school district, or to allow Mastery Charter to take over operations. Several parent and teacher groups have […]

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Economy

Spruce Hill: Lottery Brings New Era for Penn Alexander

January 24, 2014  0

Penn Alexander School’s kindergarten waitlist ended this year, changing to a contested lottery. Traditionally, parents had waited in line for days to register. School District Superintendent William Hite made the change within days of becoming […]

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