http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=195492&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Feducation%2F The latest education news from Philly.com. en-us Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:03:22 GMT 2009-07-10T19:03:22Z en-us http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168036&44=50479792&32=3796&7=195492&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Feducation%2F20090710_ap_pennstatetrusteesok2tuitionhikescenarios.html Penn State's trustees approved two plans to raise tuition Friday, and the final state budget will determine which hike students will have to pay. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:03:22 GMT cc9016a83a0b73297567d6517cb151cf 2009-07-10T19:03:22Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168036&44=50451122&32=3796&7=195492&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Feducation%2F20090710_Stimulus_funds_create_jobs_for_youths.html Although just 15 years old, he's already 61/2 feet tall. So you can easily understand why Jerimyjah Batts dreams of one day playing professional basketball. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 686976d7e8e426566ba9f5a9d174e69d 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168036&44=50451602&32=3796&7=195492&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Feducation%2F20090710_In_West_Oak_Lane__teens_learn_the_landscaping_trade.html One hazy afternoon, a green pickup truck pulls in front of Elizabeth Peoples' home in West Oak Lane, and out jumps supervisor Jeff Daniels and two teen workers, all in matching T-shirts. They unload lawn mowers and hedge clippers and begin to maintain the beauty they had created a few weeks earlier. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT dab6c631c37b6a9f0b4b691b92b71a2b 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168036&44=50451637&32=3796&7=195492&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Feducation%2F20090710_Board_of_Education_unveils_new_testing_proposal.html The chairman of Pennsylvania's State Board of Education announced a new proposal yesterday for the creation of statewide end-of-course exams that some high school students would have to take to get diplomas. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 091f073671de3cbda110daebf01246e5 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168036&44=50451627&32=3796&7=195492&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Feducation%2F20090710_Rendell_plans_13__cut_in_higher-education_budget.html Pennsylvania's higher-education budget would shrink more than 13 percent under Gov. Rendell's latest spending proposal. Overall, funding for higher education would fall $288 million, to $1.83 billion, but not all schools would suffer equally. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 6e2235419eee2b76f741fa58a7c428c7 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168036&44=50341097&32=3796&7=195492&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Feducation%2F20090709_Phila__schools_agree_to_settle_1970_desgregation_suit.html Nearly 40 years after the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission went to court seeking equal education for white and minority students in the city, the Philadelphia School District is poised to settle the landmark desegregation case by instituting reforms to benefit black and Hispanic children. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 50e7edbb64e15b6b66ed4ff048d613e2 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168036&44=50341517&32=3796&7=195492&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Feducation%2F20090709_Looking_for_America__students_check_out_Philadelphia.html All the way from Nashville, 10 students and two professors hit the road this summer - rock-star style - to discover what people think it means to be an American. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:23:12 GMT 84cd6a6ced3b97ae8d04c8a90212eb54 2009-07-09T12:23:12Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168036&44=50205832&32=3796&7=195492&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Feducation%2F20090708_Middle_school_to_reopen__but_for_different_uses.html Classrooms are dusty and empty, halls silent. But reminders of student days at John Wanamaker Middle School at 12th Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue are everywhere. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 943c2fa1c9ede396fb6a75f9d5b4ef29 2009-07-08T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168036&44=50206312&32=3796&7=195492&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Feducation%2F20090708_After_40_years__Phila__schools_settle_desegregation_case.html The Philadelphia School District is expected to formally settle an almost 40-year-old desegregation case today. At a special meeting scheduled for this morning, the School Reform Commission is set to vote on a settlement for a lawsuit that at first sought to desegregate city schools, then focused on providing equal opportunities for minority students. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT a92663c9c83364d042a72b3cb3794599 2009-07-08T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168036&44=50205837&32=3796&7=195492&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Feducation%2F20090708_Law_eliminating_school_districts_criticized.html When Gov. Corzine signed a bill last week that established a process to eliminate 26 small school districts that do not operate schools, it seemed to many people a no-brainer. Legislative sponsors hailed it as a commonsense step toward consolidation that would save public money and still support education. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT ff8777f0f988f2b2eece478ffeb2c181 2009-07-08T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168036&44=50206317&32=3796&7=195492&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Feducation%2F20090708_Penn_to_partner_with_Posse_Foundation.html Beginning next year, the University of Pennsylvania will partner with a foundation that handpicks high-achieving students from poor urban backgrounds to attend highly selective colleges. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT ee6150e413e26b870f57bfe54239cb05 2009-07-08T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168036&44=50206307&32=3796&7=195492&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Feducation%2F20090708_Agora_Cyber_Charter_School_seeks_to_halt_state_hearing.html A week after filing a flurry of lawsuits to save its operating charter, an online charter school based in Devon yesterday asked U.S. District Court to halt a state hearing that could lead to its closing. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 44509a951d1a2d4a9a8c3963d2d80e16 2009-07-08T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168036&44=50111867&32=3796&7=195492&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Feducation%2F20090707_Through_chess__reaching_out_to_at-risk_youth.html More than 1,000 elite chess players from around the country came to Philadelphia over the holiday weekend hoping to win the most prestigious American tournament of the year. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 8958bf4800b8590319e3b1b329ab0709 2009-07-07T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168036&44=49946247&32=3796&7=195492&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Feducation%2F20090705_Troubles_at_VA_beyond_1_doctor.html Is Gary Kao a renegade physician, or a sacrificial lamb - or maybe just a doctor who was allowed to get in over his head? Sun, 05 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT af43ddcd2050e70b614ec8730d5e0bfd 2009-07-05T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168036&44=49947027&32=3796&7=195492&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Feducation%2F20090705_ap_collegesfocusonveteransasgibillupsnumbers.html With a fattened GI Bill covering full tuition and more, the number of veterans attending college this fall is expected to jump 30 percent from last year to nearly half a million. That's left many universities looking for ways to ease the transition from combat to the classroom. Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:22:46 GMT 8085f3b35c9458269bbcd907b88c68f6 2009-07-05T15:22:46Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168036&44=49946387&32=3796&7=195492&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Feducation%2F20090705_Karen_Heller__An_education_in_survival.html Shinelle Diamond Superville has the name of a superhero. Which is fitting. Much of what we take for granted in life, Superville does not. Sun, 05 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 39c62e10eba97661aeeb8f2552c04888 2009-07-05T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168036&44=49903092&32=3796&7=195492&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Feducation%2F20090704_Mentoring_program_helps_Latino_students.html Wender Ozuma, 18, is prepared to face the world and his future. "I want to manage a company," Ozuma said recently, attired in blue shirt and a black tie. "I feel comfortable in an office environment, dressed up professionally." Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 425a94b45b5445607026eaac96aa2b08 2009-07-04T07:01:00Z