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City Council President Darrell Clarke with Avenue North in the background. Clarke has pledged support for increasing the “liquor-by-the-drink” tax.<br />

Liquor tax may rise to get schools $60M

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Temple student wins Peanut Chews contest

An ad major channels Rocky.

Bryn Mawr College loses third administrator in one month

Bryn Mawr College has announced the loss of yet another top administrator - its third in less than a month - in what has become an unusually high turnover in leadership at the women's college.

Rutgers coach Martelli also resigns

Rutgers University assistant basektball coach Jimmy Martelli resigned Wednesday, the day head coach Mike Rice was fired, a university spokesman confirmed Thursday.

Trinity Griffin, 16, of Lawrenceville writes a confession on one of two wooden figures on display in Market Square, Downtown, from the "Mean Girls" exhibition at SPACE gallery. On the red figure, participants were asked to write about a time they were mean to a girl or woman. On the pink figure, they were to write about a time a girl or woman was mean to them. ( Michael Henninger/Post-Gazette )<br />

'Mean Girls' exhibit in PA focuses on bullying

Think "bully" and the stereotypical image is still a scowling young boy. But, as the art exhibition "Mean Girls" attests, the capacity to behave badly isn't limited to one gender.

Rutgers University men´s basketball coach Mike Rice, who was fired Wednesday for abusive treatment of his players in his three seasons, confronts forward/center Derrick Randall during a Big East game against Seton Hall on March 8.

Rutgers president urged to resign

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. - The firing of Rutgers University men's basketball coach Mike Rice on Wednesday had some activists and elected officials applauding an action they said was months overdue, and others suggesting the need for a wider investigation.

The cast member from Wilma Theater is performing “ I never Saw Another Butterfly” in front of the Bartram High School Students at the lobby of the Wilma Theater in center city.<br />Cast member from L to R are Honza played by Dotan Yarden, Child III played by Aidan Giacomucci (sitting on the floor), Child IV played by Aliya Nissim (sitting on the floor), Young Raja played by Emma Franzel, Child V played by Catherine Schnarr, Child II played by Ruthie Cohn, Child I played by Alexa Kaminsky and Irena played by Brandi Burgess ( showing backside.)<br />March 19, 2013. ( AKIRA SUWA / Staff Photographer )

Holocaust memories resonate with immigrant city students

Dressed in clothing with holes and sweaters marked by yellow stars, the actors from the Wolf Performing Arts Center played out a children's story of fear, sadness, and hope while in the Terezin concentration camp.

Fethullah Gulen and Pope John Paul II at the Vatican in 1998. Gulen, a major Islamic figure in Turkey, lives in the Poconos. He got a green card after touting educational leadership here. (Arturo Mari/AP)

Ex-Truebright administrator to testify as charter fights to remain open

A former administrator from Truebright Science Academy Charter School will testify about operations of the North Philadelphia charter when a school district hearing resumes Thursday.

Kids’ fabrication locks down two schools

Two schools spent Thursday morning in lockdown as a SWAT team descended on the city's Feltonville section Thursday, all in response to a fabricated story...

Martelli resigns as Rutgers assistant

Jimmy Martelli, son of Saint Joseph's head coach Phil Martelli, resigned as assistant coach at Rutgers after videos revealed him engaging in behavior similar to Mike Rice.

Exterior photo of Communications Technology High School, in Philadelphia. A former principal has surrendered academic credentials.

Principals lose credentials over cheating

Two Philadelphia educators have lost their administrative credentials in the first public actions taken in a widespread Philadelphia standardized test-cheating scandal.

Dr. Robert R. Jennings, president of Lincoln University. (Clem Murray / Staff Photographer)

Lincoln University to expand to Coatesville

CampusInq: Lincoln University, an historically black university in southern Chester County, announced it will open a campus in Coatesville.

Rutgers fired Mike Rice Wednesday. (Frank Franklin II/AP file)

At Rutgers, anger grows at handling of abusive coach

The firing of Rutgers University basketball coach Mike Rice and resignation of his assistant coach Jimmy Martelli do not appear to have quieted the scandal, as a concerned chorus of voices continued to rise.

Dennis Claros, the husband of the woman who was allegedly waving a gun at children on Thursday morning.

Fictitious gun leads to school lockdowns

Two schools spent Thursday morning in lockdown as a SWAT team descended on the city's Feltonville section in response to a fabricated story by four adolescent students who said they were victims of a gun incident, authorities said.