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Gov. Corbett's new cuts to higher education are saving taxpayers money, yet causing more financial instability for college students. (Tom Gralish / Staff Photographer)

Baer: Cut aid? Brilliant

Staff: Principal encouraged cheating
Camden schools' failing grades
Phila. school budget gap at $39M
Philly School Files: Losing school police officer last straw for parents
PhillyClout: Nutter rewards students with sports tickets for hard work
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N.J., other states get 'No Child' waivers
Catholic students await appeal rulings
Site helps Temple gals find older, rich guys
City, schools agree to save some weeknight and Saturday events
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With planning, communities can embrace closed schools
Where's the school choice, Chaput?
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Catholic school closings: Video, Graphics and Opinion

DN Letters: Dad to Archdiocese: Save our principal!
Jackson: A school closing that opened a new world
Taylor: A death in the family
Closings: DN Letters to the Editor
Closings: Inquirer Letters to the Editor
Yant Kinney: Facts should save St. Laurentius
Heller: There's life after the death of a school
Paslay: Schools' decline echoes values
Yant Kinney: Crisis for parents and church
DiStefano: Poor leadership key to Catholic school woes
Inquirer: Closures painful, but understandable
Official list of closures

Video: Protest over St. Laurentius' closing
Video: Chaput's schools closing announcement
Interactive map of closures
PDF: Printable map
Map: S. Philly schools slated for closing or merger
Graphic: Enrollment since 1911
Graphic: High schools comparison

Back to College Guide: We asked students from five local schools where they like to hang out - and added suggestions from our critics - for the ultimate college students' guide to Philadelphia.

IN EDUCATION - NEW INQUIRER SERIES

News and analysis from the region's schools and colleges

Drexel sociologist helps the world handle disatser
State rule squeezes Chester Upland
Competition keeps youths in the robotics game
Vets honored with belated diplomas
Colleges work on keeping scandals away
Delaware County Tech rates among best in Pa.
Empowering students to become leaders
Striving for memorable holiday spots
Real school reform finally?
More taking AP exams, especially minorities
City kids get eyeful at suburban school
Academics look at Occupy, deficit
City school inspires a ballet
Athletic fields turned into preserve
The value of summer school
Summer Stage theater program teaches youths confidence
Private schools unite to share courses online
Pa. budget cuts hit poorer districts hardest, funding equity advocate says
Pottstown program aims for peak performance in kindergarten
Report finds good and bad in Pa. charter schools
2 Cheyney University scholarship programs face loss of state funds
Cherry Hill school expands on character education
A gold star for education camp
In search of the perfect school
Cut in federal aid imperils Woodbury senior program
Energy Star helping some schools reduce electric use
The future of Drexel
Corbett plan riles advocates of full-day kindergarten
Survey finds record low mental-health outlook among college freshmen
Penn aims for more faculty diversity
More districts looking at nontraditional candidates to lead schools
KIPP charter schools open up to invite credibility
Finding progress even in schools that don't meet Pa. standards
Budget ax threatens school nurses
Structured recess is paying off in the classroom
Teaching Chinese with master help
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The 2010 Report Card on Schools

Learn about the more than 300 private, charter and public high schools in the eight-county Philadelphia region from The Inquirer’s exclusive survey, including:

- Advanced Placement, SAT and state test results
- How schools rank against each other
- Science offerings, clubs and requirements

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