EducationJobs are good, workload is horrible. Here’s what else city and charter teachers said in a new survey."I do not feel like I can help the students achieve as much as I need to with the class time, resources and large classes that I have,” one teacher wrote.
EducationJobs are good, workload is horrible. Here’s what else city and charter teachers said in a new survey."I do not feel like I can help the students achieve as much as I need to with the class time, resources and large classes that I have,” one teacher wrote.
EducationAfter a seeming comeback, Cheyney University lands back on probationThe Middle States Commission on Higher Education, Cheyney's accrediting body, said the school is “is in jeopardy” of losing accreditation because it didn't show it was meeting certain standards.
EducationAfter a seeming comeback, Cheyney University lands back on probationThe Middle States Commission on Higher Education, Cheyney's accrediting body, said the school is “is in jeopardy” of losing accreditation because it didn't show it was meeting certain standards.
EducationHouse Democrats plan bills to protect transgender students. Here’s what it might mean to Pa. schools.As a number of area school districts have banned transgender students from using bathrooms and playing on sports teams aligned with their gender identity, Democrats are pushing for statewide rules.
EducationHouse Democrats plan bills to protect transgender students. Here’s what it might mean to Pa. schools.As a number of area school districts have banned transgender students from using bathrooms and playing on sports teams aligned with their gender identity, Democrats are pushing for statewide rules.
EducationPennridge ends contract with former Hillsdale employee who promised ‘ideology-free’ educationOn Monday, the outgoing board ended its open-ended contract with Vermilion and accepted its final report, which cost $5,000, from Jordan Adams.
EducationPennridge ends contract with former Hillsdale employee who promised ‘ideology-free’ educationOn Monday, the outgoing board ended its open-ended contract with Vermilion and accepted its final report, which cost $5,000, from Jordan Adams.
EducationRosemont College’s accreditation has been reaffirmed after last year’s warning“We felt confident in the steps we took in the intervening year. This is an indication that things are continuing to move in the right direction for Rosemont," president Jim Cawley said.
EducationRosemont College’s accreditation has been reaffirmed after last year’s warning“We felt confident in the steps we took in the intervening year. This is an indication that things are continuing to move in the right direction for Rosemont," president Jim Cawley said.
ObituariesMurray Savar, longtime music director at Agnes Irwin School, singer, composer, and teacher, has died at 68He grew up in Mount Airy and graduated from Central High School and Temple University. “To know Murray was to love him,” a friend said, “and he was known by the thousands.”
ObituariesMurray Savar, longtime music director at Agnes Irwin School, singer, composer, and teacher, has died at 68He grew up in Mount Airy and graduated from Central High School and Temple University. “To know Murray was to love him,” a friend said, “and he was known by the thousands.”
EducationPenn students protest the school’s denial to show a film critical of Israel, with plans to screen anywayPenn said “the safety and well-being of the Penn community is our top priority” and that “after discussions with Penn Public Safety and University administration,” it decided to postpone the screening
EducationPenn students protest the school’s denial to show a film critical of Israel, with plans to screen anywayPenn said “the safety and well-being of the Penn community is our top priority” and that “after discussions with Penn Public Safety and University administration,” it decided to postpone the screening
EducationWhistleblower who accused Franklin Towne of lottery manipulation has sued the charter for retaliationPatrick Field, Franklin Towne’s chief academic officer, has been on paid administrative leave since May 12, five days after an Inquirer report detailing his allegations against the school.
EducationWhistleblower who accused Franklin Towne of lottery manipulation has sued the charter for retaliationPatrick Field, Franklin Towne’s chief academic officer, has been on paid administrative leave since May 12, five days after an Inquirer report detailing his allegations against the school.
NewsHaverford College student one of three Palestinians shot near University of Vermont campus, officials sayKinnan Abdalhamid, a junior at Haverford, was said to have non-life-threatening injuries. Police were investigating the shooting as a possible hate crime.
NewsHaverford College student one of three Palestinians shot near University of Vermont campus, officials sayKinnan Abdalhamid, a junior at Haverford, was said to have non-life-threatening injuries. Police were investigating the shooting as a possible hate crime.
NewsHer 11-year-old daughter died by suicide. Now this South Jersey mother is fighting to toughen anti-bullying laws in schools.Elaina LoAlbo has focused on setting up a foundation to honor her daughter called Felicia’s Footprints, a non-profit to assist bullied and marginalized youth.
NewsHer 11-year-old daughter died by suicide. Now this South Jersey mother is fighting to toughen anti-bullying laws in schools.Elaina LoAlbo has focused on setting up a foundation to honor her daughter called Felicia’s Footprints, a non-profit to assist bullied and marginalized youth.
EducationThis women’s college declared its doors open to nonbinary students. And more enrolled. The percentage of nonbinary and gender-nonconforming students made up 6% of the freshman class that came in under the new policy in 2021. By fall 2022, they accounted for 21%, and this year, 26%.
EducationThis women’s college declared its doors open to nonbinary students. And more enrolled. The percentage of nonbinary and gender-nonconforming students made up 6% of the freshman class that came in under the new policy in 2021. By fall 2022, they accounted for 21%, and this year, 26%.
Opinion‘Parents’ rights’ cut both waysIn recent years, GOP-controlled school boards have cited that phrase when enacting book bans and other restrictive measures. But this month's elections show that Democratic parents have rights, too.
Opinion‘Parents’ rights’ cut both waysIn recent years, GOP-controlled school boards have cited that phrase when enacting book bans and other restrictive measures. But this month's elections show that Democratic parents have rights, too.
EducationNew PSSA results show some scores are rebounding, but kids are still behindHere’s what the results released earlier this month show, including how area schools fared.
EducationNew PSSA results show some scores are rebounding, but kids are still behindHere’s what the results released earlier this month show, including how area schools fared.
EducationAt 35, she’s student council president and inspiring others after weathering the deepest lossA week away from completing her final class, the student council president with report cards full of As was recently chosen by the Philadelphia School District as one of two students of the month.
EducationAt 35, she’s student council president and inspiring others after weathering the deepest lossA week away from completing her final class, the student council president with report cards full of As was recently chosen by the Philadelphia School District as one of two students of the month.
EducationCentral Bucks Republican voters ask for a recount over school board election resultsPetitions filed in the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas claim there was "fraud or error" in the results. A Democratic elections lawyer called it a "waste of time."
EducationCentral Bucks Republican voters ask for a recount over school board election resultsPetitions filed in the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas claim there was "fraud or error" in the results. A Democratic elections lawyer called it a "waste of time."
ObituariesMaria Luisa Crawford, celebrated geologist and professor emerita at Bryn Mawr College, has died at 84She spent time as a child in both Massachusetts and Guatemala, and discovered her love of geology and metamorphic petrology in college.
ObituariesMaria Luisa Crawford, celebrated geologist and professor emerita at Bryn Mawr College, has died at 84She spent time as a child in both Massachusetts and Guatemala, and discovered her love of geology and metamorphic petrology in college.