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 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:06:44 GMT 2010-02-09T12:06:44Z en-us http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168036&44=83865297&32=3796&7=195492&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Feducation%2F20100209_Archdiocese_to_shut_a_school_in_Hatboro.html St. John Bosco Catholic elementary school in Hatboro will close in June as a result of declining enrollment, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced yesterday. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:06:44 GMT abf700a0372e51e75ac7777da149d68b 2010-02-09T12:06:44Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168036&44=83783907&32=3796&7=195492&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Feducation%2F20100208_Web_not_yet_the_answer_to_college-text_costs.html As a freshman at Temple University, Gian Hunjan shelled out $500 per semester for textbooks at the bookstore, all new. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:59:58 GMT ab1ee6875e85047744346f33ad9d7d21 2010-02-08T17:59:58Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168036&44=83523032&32=3796&7=195492&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Feducation%2F20100204_Other_Phila__schools_handle_racial__ethnic_tensions.html Trouble was brewing at Fels High School last school year: Asian students were jumped and beaten. Disabled students were assaulted. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:07:54 GMT 2f4927a4c61e94e1fafaf14f26919d6e 2010-02-08T17:07:54Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168036&44=83784127&32=3796&7=195492&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Feducation%2F20100208_Pa__bill_would_expand_overhaul_of_schools.html Low-achieving schools could be turned into charter schools or handed over to outside management. Underperforming charters could be closed. Elected boards would be replaced by appointed ones in failing districts. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:05:52 GMT 1d45f78c7d17cc9db526437b2b71da10 2010-02-08T15:05:52Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168036&44=83784132&32=3796&7=195492&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Feducation%2F20100208_Rutgers_attempts_to_defend_title_in_recycling_contest.html Rutgers red, meet gorilla green. Actually, they're quite the team already. Rutgers University is trying for its fourth consecutive win in the annual intercollegiate RecycleMania contest. For three years, it has claimed the competition's Gorilla Prize for the most pounds of recyclables collected, one of eight contest categories. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:07:47 GMT c06f6fc7b43ebb66bf0b45a82304cc03 2010-02-08T14:07:47Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168036&44=83784137&32=3796&7=195492&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Feducation%2F20100208_Third_Swarthmore_official_joins_global_venture.html For Kelly Wilcox, it will mean leaving Swarthmore College after 17 years, first as a student, then as a field-hockey coach and administrator. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:00:46 GMT 985a1f90e9d4b76d45b5f7ae1205d28b 2010-02-08T10:00:46Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168036&44=83714997&32=3796&7=195492&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Feducation%2F20100206_ap_haitiansatuscollegesworrystayinschool.html Every payday, Jeff Paul sent whatever dollars he could spare to his mother and little brother back home in Haiti. They've become even more desperate since the Jan. 12 earthquake, compounded by thieves, destroyed his mother's business; they had to sleep in the streets of Port-au-Prince before a relative took them in. Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:25:28 GMT af17491439990d28d43a2a174ff2538f 2010-02-07T16:25:28Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168036&44=83701687&32=3796&7=195492&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Feducation%2F20100206_Bucks_principal_won_t_be_charged_in_serious_accident.html A Bucks County middle-school principal will not be charged in connection with a Jan. 4 accident that severely injured a student walking to school, District Attorney David Heckler said yesterday. Sat, 06 Feb 2010 07:34:45 GMT 382de01223c669581a3844bdc5eb512e 2010-02-06T07:34:45Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168036&44=83701677&32=3796&7=195492&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Feducation%2F20100206_Whistle-blower_suit_filed_in_charter_probe.html A former administrator at Community Academy Charter School has filed a whistle-blower suit alleging that she was improperly fired the day after federal agents raided the school in August. Sat, 06 Feb 2010 07:34:45 GMT fbae73d5a96fb94b0abeb8a48d0df2f6 2010-02-06T07:34:45Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168036&44=83571917&32=3796&7=195492&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Feducation%2F20100205_Writers_meet_readers.html NAACP Image Award nominee E.B. Lewis will be among the authors and illustrators featured Saturday at the 18th annual African American Children's Book Fair. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:03:19 GMT f384c8d514ca45ebe7c9b17fecd7a106 2010-02-05T20:03:19Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168036&44=83523037&32=3796&7=195492&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Feducation%2F20100204_Christie_advisers_call_for_tough_new_school_rules.html In a call for change that has raised eyebrows within the New Jersey education community, Gov. Christie's transition advisers have recommended expanding the number of charter schools, re-evaluating hundreds of education regulations, and radically tightening eligibility for high-school students applying to the NJ STARS college-tuition program. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:38:12 GMT 9a24addc41fabca1856733a8558413d3 2010-02-04T19:38:12Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168036&44=83523017&32=3796&7=195492&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Feducation%2F20100204_Penn_State_climatologist_cleared_of_misconduct.html A Pennsylvania State University committee yesterday cleared climate researcher Michael Mann of professional-misconduct charges but said it would further investigate whether the scientist "deviated from accepted practices." Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:12:44 GMT 3d9043f963b5fd63c5c19b89246f7024 2010-02-04T13:12:44Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168036&44=83523387&32=3796&7=195492&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Feducation%2F20100204_Study_finds_high_school_choice__an_illusion_.html Despite offering a dramatically expanded menu of high school choices for students in recent years, most Philadelphia School District pupils still end up in the city's large and failing neighborhood high schools, according to a new study. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:38:10 GMT c315bc0a2f6c7eed3034b16c6b2fb8eb 2010-02-04T07:38:10Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168036&44=83420557&32=3796&7=195492&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Feducation%2F20100203_A_few_good_nudes.html Lora McKenna needs bodies. She needs big bodies and little bodies and old bodies and Asian and African American bodies. And the University of the Arts model coordinator is fairly shameless about approaching people about their bodies at parties, on the street, and in class. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:50:11 GMT 742128253aea5828765ea6e2fc31db63 2010-02-03T11:50:11Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168036&44=83420847&32=3796&7=195492&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Feducation%2F20100203_Charter_school_s_ex-board_chief_reports_to_prison.html The former board president of Philadelphia Academy Charter School reported to a federal prison in the Florida Panhandle on Monday to begin serving a 366-day sentence for mail fraud. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:35:28 GMT 536cd32336d7694f40cad9437c283e50 2010-02-03T07:35:28Z