Part 2: Who's Hurt by the EITC?
Expanding the program at a time when the state has slashed public school funding is infuriating public education advocates.
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Expanding the program at a time when the state has slashed public school funding is infuriating public education advocates.
"BLOCS provides scholarships from your business taxes to students who not only want to attend a Catholic school but are most in need," says one advertisement.
State senator Tony Williams defends the program as similar to the GI Bill, but some of his Harrisburg colleagues see it as improperly favoring closed groups.
This round of grants gives cash to individual school districts using innovative tools to personalize learning.
Higher education has only gotten more expensive and it's natural for parents and grandparents to want to help. But, those who co-sign someone's student loan may not realize that, if the younger person stops paying, they're on the hook for the balance.
The school district says its system of rating schools is flawed and it's looking for an outside firm to fix it.
State education officials say students will be returning to classes Monday in many New Jersey schools that were shuttered by the superstorm.
State education officials say students will be returning to classes Monday in many New Jersey schools that were shuttered by the superstorm.
School Boards Association spokesman Frank Belluscio says the districts need to hold classes Nov. 8 and 9 to get to the required 180 for the year.
Parents may see their individual school with the lights on and wonder, why did it have to close?
The New Jersey public teachers union has canceled its annual convention for the first time in 158 years because of Sandy.
SEPTA will remain out of service on Tuesday morning. Officials say it will take eight hours after the storm passes to make sure things aren't damaged.
Ratings agency Moody's Investors Service downgraded Penn State University's long-term rating to Aa2 from Aa1 because of the expected financial costs from pending lawsuits related to the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal.
"Matt is no longer with us because two men learned -- they learned -- that it was okay to hate," Judy Shepard said.
In the upcoming year, officials at the Free Library say, they would like everyone in the city to read "Buddha in the Attic," a novel about the Japanese immigrant experience from the early 20th century through the internment camps of World War II.
More than 250 people met at the Drexelbrook catering hall in Drexel Hill to share tips on handling this year's "Safe Schools" topic: illegal drugs.
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia will not be building a new Lansdale Catholic Regional High School.
Mayor Nutter says the city agreed to kick in $338,000 and the district will pay $800,000 to keep programs going.
The Eagles' wideout played coach to a team of Benjamin Franklin High School students engrossed in "Financial Football," a Madden-style video game in which teams have to answer financial questions in order to move the ball downfield.
Before reading to children at a preschool, Philadelphia district attorney Seth Williams said inadequate funding for early childhood education is "closing the door of opportunity" to low-income, at-risk children.
Halloween is a little more than one week away, but students here at Schuylkill Elementary aren't planning their classroom costumes.
Temple University will host a conference Tuesday on one of the main drivers of economic growth.
The weather turned out to be perfect for the 26th annual AIDS Walk Philly, which attracted several thousand participants.
Organizers expect 15,000 people to take part in the event in Center City which raises money for HIV prevention, education and care.
The exhibit is called "In the Artifact Lab: Conserving Egyptian Mummies."
The School District of Philadelphia is gearing up for the return to class with its annual Back-To-School Bus Tour.
Savannah Guthrie said she and her family have been "in agony and despair ever since" her mother Nancy's disappearance in February.
Expect a warm and humid, mainly dry, weekend with a rainy workweek ahead for the Philadelphia region.
Gunnar Henderson hit a two-run triple in a four-run seventh inning and the Baltimore Orioles rallied again, this time to a 6-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night.
A Walmart employee was shot after a customer opened fire during an argument inside a Delaware County store Friday evening, police said.
A Walmart employee was shot after a customer opened fire during an argument inside a Delaware County store Friday evening, police said.
The School District of Philadelphia is gearing up for the return to class with its annual Back-To-School Bus Tour.
A CBS News Philadelphia investigation found Trenton police use-of-force incidents have increased in 2026 despite the department earning state accreditation.
Savannah Guthrie said she and her family have been "in agony and despair ever since" her mother Nancy's disappearance in February.
Expect a warm and humid, mainly dry, weekend with a rainy workweek ahead for the Philadelphia region.
The School District of Philadelphia is gearing up for the return to class with its annual Back-To-School Bus Tour.
A Walmart employee was shot after a customer opened fire during an argument inside a Delaware County store Friday evening, police said.
Three weeks after a car plunged into the Schuylkill River, a man reunited with the woman who dove into the water and saved his life.
A community in Chester County is taking a major step toward changing how police services are provided, sparking a debate that has divided the community.
The public pool at 16th and Montgomery streets is back open after being closed since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
A New Jersey police department is getting creative when it comes to cracking down on distracted drivers.
The owners of a popular spa in South Jersey say scammers are using their business to catfish people.
Thieves are smashing windows and targeting trading card stores looking for valuable Pokémon cards, police in South Jersey say.
Stephen Pagnoni, an Atlantic City lifeguard, was arrested after allegedly trying to meet with someone he met online in Cherry Hill.
A 38-year-old woman was charged with fatally shooting her boyfriend in Winslow Township, Camden County officials said.
Electronic speed cameras are now in place along a busy residential road in Delaware.
Two crews from the Delaware Forest Service traveled to assist fire crews in Minnesota working to contain wildfires sparked by lightning.
A 13-year-old boy accused of assaulting two people with fireworks earlier this month in Wilmington faces attempted murder charges, police say.
The Wilmington Blue Rocks officially has a new owner, and with it comes new hope for the future of the ballpark.
New reward announced seven years after Susan Ledyard's body was recovered from the Brandywine River.
Delaware County health officials hope a mobile clinic will help get more residents vaccinated against measles.
Since May, more than 11,000 cases of illness caused by the parasite cyclospora have been reported in 41 states. This comes after the Trump administration drastically cut FDA and CDC staff, prompting one expert to call this summer's outbreaks "a national wake-up call."
The camp, hosted by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, is designed for children with differences affecting their hands, arms or legs.
People who buy their healthcare coverage in Pennsylvania through the Affordable Care Act are expected to see their premiums skyrocket.
Pennsylvania is one of four more states now part of a cyclospora outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce from central Mexico.
Thieves are smashing windows and targeting trading card stores looking for valuable Pokémon cards, police in South Jersey say.
Customers lined up to support Somerdale Cold Cuts as it reopened after a copper theft.
While some assume landlords are required to provide air conditioning, the law is not nearly as clear-cut as it is for heat in the winter
New Jersey is set to charge companies whose workers have Medicaid health coverage.
Target is voluntarily recalling two types of baby wipes due to concerns that the products may be contaminated with bacteria that may cause "serious and life-threatening infections," the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday.
PennDOT is advising drivers about an overnight closure on the Schuylkill Expressway westbound in West Philadelphia between 30th Street and the interchange with I-676 East.
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating two crashes, one of which was fatal, that happened hours apart on I-95 and I-76 in Philadelphia.
An overturned tractor trailer blocked traffic on the southbound lanes of Route 55 after a crash early Monday morning in Gloucester County, New Jersey.
A major rail injection saw service suspensions and delays after a SEPTA Regional Rail train derailed Wednesday in Philadelphia.
Three men died in a plane crash in Maryland Saturday night, police said.
FIFA is shelving a controversial plan that would have allowed for billions of dollars in private commercial investment in the World Cup after the proposal was met with fierce opposition from its member nations.
HBCU football is returning to South Philadelphia this fall with an expanded slate of games at Lincoln Financial Field.
LeBron James has sold the most jerseys ever for a player joining a new team across all sports in the first 48 hours, surpassing Shohei Ohtani.
Fans stocked up on Sixers and Flyers merch at the annual summer sale at Xfinity Mobile Arena in South Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia Eagles have opened their sixth training camp under coach Nick Sirianni, but the spotlight is on LeBron James.
The Regal movie theater in King of Prussia said its IMAX 70mm projector is working again after an outage that affected screenings of "The Odyssey."
A warmup jacket worn by Wilt Chamberlain during the 1972 NBA finals that was found in an Oregon thrift store could fetch more than $150,000 in an auction closing Monday.
The actor's agent said he was providing more information following news reports "which contain inaccuracies and outright falsehoods."
Will Ferrell stopped in the Philadelphia area Monday to promote his new Netflix comedy series.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
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Middle school students in Philadelphia got the opportunity to do hands-on learning during the school district's five-day career and technical camp.
With her Girl Talk mentoring program, one Philadelphia teen turned her camp days into a safe space to discuss social issues young girls face every day.
Recent high school graduate Sylvain Farrell says his temporary position at a local clinic is the pathway to a full-time career.
A Philadelphia student won an award from NFL Films for his documentary on bringing back sports teams at his Kensington school.
A group of East Norriton eighth graders took what started as an Earth Day project and made a whole initiative.
Warning notices are being posted on Bitcoin ATMs around Montgomery County after scammers impersonating the local sheriff's office took thousands of dollars from residents under the ruse that the victims owed court fees.
Officials in Gloucester County say a fire extinguishing agent leaked from an NJ Transit garage and later collected in Grenloch Lake in Washington Township.
Zookeepers at the Cape May County Park and Zoo are looking to pick a name for the newest zebra foal born July 17, and it's down to 3 options.
Team Jamaica Bickle is a nonprofit that sponosors student-athletes from Jamaica who run at the Penn Relays. Tonight it's having its annual Independence Gala fundraiser, with keynote speaker Bruce Golding, Jamaica's former prime minister.
It's a humid weekend with no major storm chances, but we're in for a wet week coming up, with rounds of rain and potential severe weather on Monday. NEXT Weather Meteorologist Grant Gilmore has the latest forecast.