Saturday, May 18, 2013
Saturday, May 18, 2013

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First lady Michelle Obama has some advice for some Tennessee high school graduates: Strike your own path in college and life and work to overcome inevitable failures with determination and grit.
Gov. Tom Corbett got a cool reception when he addressed a central Pennsylvania university's graduating class.
Several people in a group of 40 chaperones and students visiting Penn State's main campus say they came home with bedbug bites.
N.J. official overruled Salem County district's finding.
Two years after enactment of New Jersey's strict anti-bullying law, state Education Commissioner Chris Cerf has for the first time reversed a district's finding of bullying, saying the case was simply a more innocent conflict between two students.
Stephen Sweeney took the lectern Friday morning, looked out at a sea of undergraduates dressed in the robes he had never gotten to wear, and addressed the university he had not attended but has had a continuing hand in shaping.
A bill sponsored by Councilwoman Maria Quinones-Sanchez would raise an extra $30 million for schools through a hike in a business tax.
A bill sponsored by Councilwoman Maria Quinones-Sanchez would raise an extra $30 million for schools through a hike in a business tax.
Student enrollment at the nation's 105 historically black colleges and universities has become increasingly diverse, while the institutions continue to face challenges in graduation rates, fund-raising, and other areas, according to a report by a professor in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania.
Raul Ortiz is going to be honest: When he wrote a letter to the vice president of the United States about gun violence, he didn't expect a response.
John Doerffel never thought his clothes would land him in the internal suspension room for a half-day, but that's what happened to the William Tennent High School senior this week.
Gov. Tom Corbett got a cool reception when he addressed a central Pennsylvania university's graduating class.
First lady Michelle Obama has some advice for some Tennessee high school graduates: Strike your own path in college and life and work to overcome inevitable failures with determination and grit.
Campus Inq: A higher education professor at Penn found that historically black universities are becoming more diverse and continue to face challenges.
Stephen Sweeney took the lectern Friday morning, looked out at a sea of undergraduates dressed in the robes he had never gotten to wear, and addressed the university he had not attended but has had a continuing hand in shaping.
Raul Ortiz is going to be honest: When he wrote a letter to the vice president of the United States about gun violence, he didn't expect a response.
Student enrollment at the nation's 105 historically black colleges and universities has become increasingly diverse, while the institutions continue to face challenges in graduation rates, fund-raising, and other areas, according to a report by a professor in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania.
A bill sponsored by Councilwoman Maria Quinones-Sanchez would raise an extra $30 million for schools through a hike in a business tax.
A bill sponsored by Councilwoman Maria Quinones-Sanchez would raise an extra $30 million for schools through a hike in a business tax.
N.J. official overruled Salem County district's finding.
Two years after enactment of New Jersey's strict anti-bullying law, state Education Commissioner Chris Cerf has for the first time reversed a district's finding of bullying, saying the case was simply a more innocent conflict between two students.
Philly School Files: A Philadelphia School District third grade class has inspired no less a dignitary than the vice president - yes, of the United States - to use their words to draw national attention to an issue of great importance to them: gun violence.
Several people in a group of 40 chaperones and students visiting Penn State's main campus say they came home with bedbug bites.
Shayla Evermon-Muniz, a student at Nebinger School, was vocal in more ways than one at City Hall on Thursday morning.
The first graders in Jill Turley's class at Joyce Kilmer Elementary School in Cherry Hill love to write letters to their principal. They share goals such as "I want to be a teacher" and observations such as, "You and I have the same haircut."
Harrisburg views Philadelphia "as a cesspool," he said, so the district must change.
Campus Inq: A higher education professor at Penn found that historically black universities are becoming more diverse and continue to face challenges.
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