Phila. Lawmakers Hear Competing Views on School Budget Options
Teachers' union president Jerry Jordan called on City Council to allocate all $120 million from a city sales tax extension to schools.
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Teachers' union president Jerry Jordan called on City Council to allocate all $120 million from a city sales tax extension to schools.
More than 30,000 students nationwide were surveyed for the poll, which is set to be released annually for the next five years.
Dr. Gallagher headed what is now Philadelphia Unviersity for 23 years, including during its changeover from Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science. He takes over June 2nd, as Brother Michael McGinness retires.
Students at Philadelphia's Cristo Rey High School spent part of their school year giving back to the community.
Even though it has been the school's mascot for decades and a source of pride at many a football game, you'll no longer see the word redskins in the Playwickian.
The message of the few dozen students was clear: the school needs to do more.
Queen Latifah honored teachers on her daytime talk show that airs on CBS3.
Students at St. Joseph's University were taking a break from studying for final exams to de-stress, by petting some therapy-certified pooches.
Rutgers University says paralyzed former football player Eric LeGrand will speak at the university's commencement after all.
The Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation is now handling the sales for the school district.
The district is already counting on City Council to provide $120 million more for next year by extending the one-percent city sales tax hike. But that's far from a done deal. And it says it wants $96 million beyond that.
Dom Giordano talked with Neshaminy High School's sports editor about the school's decision not to publish the nickname "Redskins" in its paper.
No lesson to be learned here. Nope. You see, you can harass, besmirch, bully, taunt, and heckle a black woman in this country as long as she's affiliated with the Republican Party. Not only can you do it. You can get away with it.
Asthma inhalers haven't changed much over the decades, but a Drexel student has come up with a way that could revolutionize how people manage the disease. Step one: redesign the inhaler.
On Monday, City Council hears from school district officials on the so-called "empty shell" budget proposed for next year.
Father Judge High School in Northeast Philadelphia took first place at the Model United Nations National Debate held at the U.S. State Department in Washington D.C.
Nine seniors from high schools throughout the area gathered this past week in Bucks County to play a modified version of the game "Jeopardy" where all of the questions tested their knowledge of finances.
The University of the Sciences joins more than 1,300 other colleges and universities in going smoke and tobacco free.
Parents at an elementary school in Nicetown have voted overwhelmingly to keep the school under district control, instead of converting it to a charter.
At Philadelphia City Hall, the elementary school students got a taste of what it's like to be in a real courtroom when they served as jurors in mock trials.
A new exhibit at the Academy of Natural Sciences takes you on a journey to the rainforest of New Guinea and the land of the exotic "birds of paradise."
The dragnet remains out for 26-year-old Jason Koenig, who faces four criminal counts stemming from an alleged affair with a 16-year-old student at Hammonton High School.
A wrestling rivalry between two New Jersey high schools is being put on hold, after an online photograph went viral.
The US Department of Education says inclusion on the list "in no way indicates" an institution has violated Title IX, prohibiting sex discrimination, but it's releasing the list of places it is investigating to "foster better public awareness."
For two hours last night, parents decried the school district's "empty shell" budget for next year. And the School Reform Commission chair shared their outrage.
