http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=195472&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Feducation%2F Education coverage from the Inquirer en-us Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 2009-11-19T08:01:00Z en-us http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166671&44=70444032&32=3796&7=195472&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Feducation%2F20091119_Temple__district_plan_college-track_high_school_in_N__Phila_.html Aiming to attract more college-ready students from Philadelphia, Temple University is looking to open a high school in partnership with the city school district. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 5cbb24164ba2b1c9062f9dcec1062d81 2009-11-19T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166671&44=70444317&32=3796&7=195472&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Feducation%2F20091119_Daniel_Rubin__Leading_city_kids_to_classical_awareness.html At Penn Wynne Elementary, everybody got to pick out an instrument in fourth grade. Ben Raper chose the trumpet. Lower Merion paid for the rentals back then, so the boy's horn came free, as did the lessons, once a week, held in his school. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 2c4892625c4c24ea73127d45484c01e4 2009-11-19T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166671&44=70444392&32=3796&7=195472&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Feducation%2F20091119_Diabetic_boy_s_parents_fight_school_over_exercise.html Jack McLaughlin is a bright, articulate Lionville Middle School sixth grader whose main mission these days, along with schoolwork, is keeping his blood sugar under control. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 899c63ecc0ef9cc02481c5a6e2ef7737 2009-11-19T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166671&44=70444397&32=3796&7=195472&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Feducation%2F20091119_Teacher-prep_high_school_to_open_in_Kensington.html A new small high school devoted to preparing would-be teachers to work in Philadelphia will open in Kensington next fall, district officials confirmed yesterday. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 9f5281cc4cc067c6a618e8b38fdd0a5d 2009-11-19T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166671&44=70350017&32=3796&7=195472&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Feducation%2F20091118_City_Council_questions_limits_on_charter_school_growth.html At a time when the state legislature is mulling placing more restrictions on charter schools, City Council held an unusual hearing last night to question whether the Philadelphia School District has too much oversight over charters. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT e86badf3fd946aa38ea3813d2bedb4b0 2009-11-18T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166671&44=70350012&32=3796&7=195472&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Feducation%2F20091118_Dad_Vail_Regatta_to_leave_Philadelphia.html After 56 years of racing on the Schuylkill, the Dad Vail Regatta, a storied springtime staple in Philadelphia and the largest collegiate rowing event in the country, is moving to North Jersey, for a year at least. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 2f4f108c2c997ad638972a90fe4ffca6 2009-11-18T08:01:00Z