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Temple’s growing income shows focus on more than just tuition

Posted on April 27, 2021April 27, 2021 by Jesse Bunch

“Eds and Meds” have long been considered the driving economic forces in Philadelphia. With over 80 colleges and universities in the region, as well as a multitude of hospital systems, education and…

Philadelphia School District Announces COVID-19 tracking dashboard as students return to in-person classes

Posted on April 19, 2021 by Brian Saunders

In his first Facebook Live appearance since all Philadelphia schools returned to in-person learning, Philadelphia School District superintendent William Hite announced a COVID-19 dashboard. The dashboard is designed to provide weekly updated…

Pennsylvania completes effort to vaccinate school staff

Posted on April 9, 2021 by JOSEPH DIPROSPEROS

This past Friday, Gov. Tom Wolf  declared that the state’s effort to vaccinate a majority of school staff has been successful. Wolf announced that more than 112,500 teachers and school staff received…

Pennsylvania Department of Education to study the pandemic’s impact on schools

Posted on April 2, 2021 by JOSEPH DIPROSPEROS

This past Saturday, the Pennsylvania Department of Education announced that Pennsylvania is one of seven states to be awarded a nearly $1 million federal grant that will go toward studying the impact…

Pennsylvania schools will provide free meals through the summer

Posted on March 19, 2021 by JOSEPH DIPROSPEROS

Schools throughout Pennsylvania will be able to deliver free meals to children and their families this summer, according to an announcement by the United States Department of Agriculture on Thursday.  The USDA…

Temple proposes more budget cuts, despite pushback from professors

Posted on March 13, 2021March 16, 2021 by Jesse Bunch

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Temple University slashed its budget, anticipating a once-in-a-generation economic downturn.  Now one year into the crisis, the university is proposing a second round of budget…

Gov. Wolf provides easy vaccine access for school staff

Posted on March 12, 2021 by JOSEPH DIPROSPEROS

On Thursday, Gov. Wolf’s administration announced plans to provide vaccines to regional education authorities so that all public and non-public school staff can be vaccinated. The state plans to distribute a first…

Temple tentatively plans for students return

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Evan Dean

While COVID-19 perseveres, Temple University plans to do the same. On March 1, 2020, Temple University President Richard Englert announced plans for a fall semester “primarily in person”, with what Englert says…

Councilmembers and citizens call on wealthy nonprofits to pay fair share of taxes

Posted on March 5, 2021March 8, 2021 by Jesse Bunch

  Concerned citizens and advocates met with Philadelphia City Council members on Tuesday to demand wealthy nonprofits in the city, especially universities, pay their fair share of property taxes.  Nonprofits don’t pay…

Pennsylvania schools given permission to postpone standardized tests

Posted on March 5, 2021 by JOSEPH DIPROSPEROS

The Pennsylvania Department of Education will allow public schools throughout the state to postpone federally-mandated standardized testing until the fall, the department announced Saturday.  Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Noe Ortega said concerns…

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