School Protesters Chase Gov. Corbett From Olney To Center City
Outside the Bellevue, at Broad and Walnut, protesters shouted, "Shame, shame!" at the governor.
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Outside the Bellevue, at Broad and Walnut, protesters shouted, "Shame, shame!" at the governor.
As expected, Pennsylvania governor Tom Corbett filled two seats on the Philadelphia School Reform Commission.
Principals Deidre Bennett, who had been at Huey Elementary, Michelle Burns formerly of Tilden Middle, and Marla Travis-Curtis, the principal at Lamberton Elementary, were fired.
The Philadelphia School Reform Commission should soon be back to full strength. KYW Newsradio has learned Governor Corbett is expected to fill two open seats on the panel as early as Friday.
KYW Newsradio has learned Governor Corbett is expected to fill two open seats on the panel as early as Friday.
The four-tier approach starts with the lowest level called a "lockout," going next to "shelter in place," to "room clear," to the highest level - a "lockdown."
President Barack Obama spent Thursday meeting with university presidents around the country, asking for an expansion in access to higher education.
The selling continues through March 9th.
New research demonstrates that when students at boarding schools began school at 8:25 a.m. (versus 8 a.m.), they were able to get 29 minutes more sleep per night.
"I think a common misconception is that they all live in the snow and ice," says Dr. Aliza Baltz, curator of birds at the Philadelphia Zoo.
Called "Frogs: Nature's Messenger," the exhibit gives an up-close-and-personal view of more than 20 different species of frogs and toads.
"I hope that I come home with new ideas," Montgomery County College president Karen Stout said.
150 elementary students faced off around scrabble boards, testing their skills but also having fun.
The nation's top college soccer prospects are in town for this week's MLS SuperDraft. Six of them paid a visit to Christo Rey Philadelphia High School on North Broad Street Wednesday.
New Jersey's teachers union is taking Governor Chris Christie to task over claims that high schools in Camden are not properly preparing students for college.
Educators in one of state and even nation's top school districts have found high student achievement means extending the boundaries of the school day.
Octavius Catto was killed in South Philadelphia on the frontlines of the struggle for equality, fighting for voter rights on Election Day, 1871.
A federal judge has revoked bail for Masai Skief after the defense conceded he took more money while awaiting sentencing after a guilty plea in the case.
New Jersey is in good shape and getting better in the eyes of the Governor. Legislative Democrats would beg to differ.
The school, which opened in 1962, says the closure is due to financial difficulties caused by declining student enrollment.
The student-organized, student-run blood drive, administered by the Red Cross, could be a lifesaver for some of the tens of thousands of African-Americans with sickle-cell anemia.
Should Philadelphia establish a one-stop enrollment portal for public, charter and Catholic schools?
More than two dozen local businesses are graduating from a Goldman Sachs program designed to help them raise their profit and make more local hires.
"I want to start a program, whether it be a nonprofit or through a foundation, that is geared toward youth education through the means of storytelling," said Cory Dulaney (in white sweater).
After watching the district close 32 school buildings over the last two years, school advocates were bracing for even more this year. But schools superintendent William Hite says he's not planning any.
