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San Francisco voters will decide on a $790 million bond measure, the costliest ever, to improve school facilities amid a financial crisis.

With the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, largely forgotten now is that Philadelphia schools were under a court order to desegregate for more than 40 years.

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker joined School District of Philadelphia Superintendent Tony Watlington for a look at the initial impact of the district's...

Project a team effort by Gore Brothers, Rotary, local artist Jack Hendsbee and others

Project a team effort by Gore Brothers, Rotary, local artist Jack Hendsbee and others

Camika Royal drew on her relationships with Philadelphia educators in her new book examining the history of the city school district over half a century.

JF Not counting this one, weve posted eighteen twelve times on the black-on-Asian attacks that have been reported recently, all in the month of February...which is not over yet. When I say theyve been "reported", of course, theres been a lot of "reporting" blaming it on Trump, who called out the Government of China over a virus that has now killed half a million American of all races, but really, blacks have been attacking Asians as long as Ive been alive. Immigrant Asians are frequently poor ...

13 hours ago “What happened in my high school experience was a very important moment for me to change my mind about what new immigrants can do to change our lives, change our community,” Chen said. Going to school in fear When they arrived in this country, Tong and Chen landed in the peculiar institution of the American neighborhood urban high school, where the most vulnerable children often are concentrated together and then denied what they need to thrive. New immigrants from all over the...

Megyn: "kellys court" is back in session. double dipping on the taxpayers dime. arlene ackerman was brought in personally by the governor and mayor to lead the citys school reform initiative. but things went south after three years. so the city bought her out of that contract to the tune of $900,000, plus sick and personal time. no sooner than she said good-bye, she hopped on the unemployment line and filed for benefits. here is one mans reactions. >> she applied for unemployment. >> that doesnt...

She has been made hole. >> double compensated. megyn: why cant she be forced to wait for unemployment. >> thats what -- me first? listen, thats what i would want her to do if im a citizen looking at this in this city thats cash strapped. but here is the analysis. is there anything that precludes her from doing this and taking what is legally hers? the answer is no. >> dr. ackerman broke the bank of the school district and she should be preclude from serving double compensation to the end of that...