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ASSAULT ON LEARNING: 2012 Pulitzer Prize winner

Check out the Inquirer's yearlong investigative series on violence in Philadelphia public schools. The series won the Pulitzer Prize for public service, the profession's most prestigious honor.

Members of the service Employees International Union Local 32BJ joined other blue collar union members of the School District of Philadelphia in a noon protest march up N. Broad St. to the School Administration Building Wednesday, May 23, 2012. (Clem Murray / Staff Photographer)

Ugly budget options for Philly schools

This fall, "we can always open the doors, but the issue is what you're going to find inside," a spokesman said.

Firm sues school district
Fired whistle-blower returning to Camden
Acclaimed arts program in crisis
Romney sparks debate on class size
Bucks teachers union plans to strike
Philly School Files: Will Creighton School become a charter?
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Philly School Files: Will Creighton School become a charter?
SRC renews agreements with two charters
Romney dismisses value of small classes
From Corbett, only words
Chester Upland board president convicted of fighting with teacher
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Senate rejects two bills to stop student-loan hikes
Student loans require homework
Massive rally against district cuts
Romney talks class size in West Philly
Attytood: Romney visits charter in West Philly

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

News and analysis from the region's schools and colleges

Did Act 1 changes mean lower school taxes?
At high-poverty schools, lack of stability starts at the top
A sound foundation for life
Teaching colleges how to handle sexual-misconduct cases
Penn to offer free online classes
Pennsylvania budget calls for lumping much school aid into block grants
Program recruits troops as teachers
Catholic alumni find ways to give back
College reaches out to Tanzanian school
The coming Pa. 'tsunami'
Community, staff fill gaps at Phila. school
Photographic exposure
Sociologist helps world handle disaster
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
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Will Creighton School become a charter?

Posted 05/24/2012

Philly School Files: Teachers at Creighton Elementary School got e-mails Thursday informing them they were being force transferred at the end of the school year. Panicked educators wondered: does that mean the school's fate has been sealed?

SRC renews agreements with two charters
Romney dismisses value of small classes
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PHILLY'S BEST TEACHERS

Amy R. Foster, Bartram High School While working at her family’s moving business, Amy R. Foster saw the needs of many of the children she was relocating. Her interactions led her to become a Philadelphia teaching fellow. She believes that infusing a sense of relationship, community, and respect between teachers and students will provide them with a positive educational experience that promotes student achievement.