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Mayor Nutter and Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey are discussing a proposal to put armed city police officers in some schools as part of a comprehensive plan to improve safety and security for the 155,000 students enrolled in the Philadelphia School District. "We...

Ask nearly any student at A.B. Day Elementary what the school rules are, and he or she will rattle them off without a second thought: Be respectful. Be obedient. Have a positive attitude. Be responsible. The rules are tacked up to bulletin boards. They are displayed...

As the District grapples with how to slash $629 million in spending for next year to balance its budget, activists continue to condemn the education funding cuts proposed by Gov. Tom Corbett. But the budget crisis has prompted a variety of other responses by local...

WHENEVER young parents ask me about the challenges they'll face if they educate their kids in the Philadelphia public schools, I tell them about the gaps that don't exist in wealthier districts. For instance, my daughter's elementary school had skimpy art, phys-ed and...

“El Brujo de la Mancha”, un artista mexicano de Philadelphia, trabajará de cerca con estudiantes de algunas escuelas y les enseñará a manejar los productos de la tierra para hacer una obra de arte. El artista hará esto gracias a el Proyecto Picasso el cual fue creado...

Officials from statewide organizations discussed how Gov. Tom Corbett’s proposed 2011-12 budget will affect Delaware County agencies, residents and school districts during a meeting Tuesday. “This budget reduces spending to levels of two years ago,” said Sharon Ward,...

Data from the National Endowment for the Arts shows fewer children are getting exposure to the arts, whether at school or elsewhere. The report in Education Week cites the decline for African American and Hispanic youth as “alarming.” Reports from adults revealed that...

The Pennsylvania School Funding Campaign (PSFC) noted with alarm today Governor Tom Corbett’s $1.043 billion cut in combined state and federal basic education funding, returning it to the 2008-09 funding level. The overall cut for schools in his 2011-12 budget is...

PCCY appreciates the article about the potential loss to the city if the 2011 House budget is allowed to stand. But the situation is even worse than implied. In addition to the $150 million cited, the city stands to lose millions in funds block-granted to the state...

Cut me a break. Contrary to the rallying cry by proponents of a school voucher plan, this is not the “civil rights” campaign of the century. To categorize it this way is an insult to any black Philadelphian old enough to have sat in a segregated movie theater balcony,...