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Philly School Chief Mulls Axing Teacher Seniority

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The superintendent of Philadelphia's public schools says ending teacher seniority may be the only way for the cash-strapped district to get the money it needs. More>>

Students Visiting University Come Home With Bedbug Bites

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Some of 40 chaperones and students visiting Penn State's main campus say they came home with bedbug bites. More>>

Nutter Proposes Alcohol, Cigarette Tax Hikes To Fund Schools

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There's a controversial proposal in the city of Philadelphia that would have both residents and visitors to the city seeing higher taxes. More>>

Bullet Found In Bathroom Prompts Middle School Lockdown

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A middle school in eastern Pennsylvania had to be locked down as a precaution after a student found a bullet in the boy's bathroom. More>>

Corbett expected to tap new education secretary

Gov. Tom Corbett is said to be close to naming a new education secretary to replace the outgoing Ron Tomalis. More>>

Teacher's Creative Way Of Teaching Money Lessons Video included

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If the kids in Kate Gerhart's second-grade class at Friend's School Haverford in Delaware county look particularly happy, that's because this is payday. Students are rewarded for a week's worth of classroom More>>

Pa. university to allow guns on campus

An eastern Pennsylvania university has dropped its blanket prohibition on guns and will now allow people with concealed weapons permits to carry them onto campus under certain conditions. More>>

Philly schools seek $304M to avoid harmful cuts

State and local lawmakers say the Philadelphia schools will suffer devastating cuts if the district can't close a $304 million budget deficit. More>>

Ex-Educator Pleads Guilty To Videotaping Boys

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A former educator has admitted that he secretly videotaped teenage boys in the shower at a Catholic high school in northern New Jersey for nearly four years. More>>

Camden School Board Votes To Lay Off More Than 200

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Camden's school board is laying off nearly 100 teachers and support staff members and all 113 lunch aides. The cuts were deeper than expected. Some of the lunch aides might be hired by More>>

Students Arrested After West Chester House Party, Riot Video included

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Police in West Chester say more arrests are expected after a wild house party that got out of control Saturday afternoon. More>>

Transgender student may wear boy's graduation gown

A transgender student in central Pennsylvania will be allowed to wear a boy's colors to next month's graduation ceremony, but will be identified by his legal, female name. More>>

NYC Pilot Program Tutors Students 2.5 Hours After School Video included

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One city hopes a longer school day will help students improve their reading skills. Education officials in New York City say they've got to do something. Three out of four junior high students don't read More>>

School District Warns Parents About 'Speed Dreaming' Dangers Video included

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Teenagers seem to get a kick out of it, but an alarming trend has one area school district warning parents about its dangers. More>>

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