Education
Teachers are ‘critical for the strength of our nation’ 2nd Gentleman Doug Emhoff says in Pa. visit
In Allentown and Philly, VP Kamala Harris' husband talked public schools and more.
In debt and underfunded, Pa.’s student debt crisis is no surprise | Thursday Morning Coffee
The total outstanding student debt in Pa. shot up from from $19B in 2003 to $76B today, according to new research.
U.S. education secretary urges boost in teacher pay, touts college debt relief
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and second gentleman Douglas Emhoff are slated to travel to Pa. to highlight how schools are tackling learning loss from the pandemic.
Philly elementary school renamed for LGBTQ activist Gloria Casarez
Casarez., who died in 2014, lived nearby and attended the school named in her honor.
Rich white business owners, not Blacks who graduate college, are deadbeats | Michael Coard
Republicans, who received Paycheck Protection loan forgiveness screamed 'handout' Who are the deadbeats?
GOP hopeful Scheller slams Biden’s student debt plan. Her company had PPP loans wiped clean
Incumbent U.S. Rep. Susan Wild, D-7th District, supports the initiative, and has introduced her own student debt restructuring legislation.
Biden forgives student debt, brings joy, provokes outrage | Fletcher McClellan
The average public university student borrows $32,880 to obtain a bachelor’s degree. Students at private, non-profit institutions borrow $35,983, and private, for-profit students borrow $42,551.
Football must address brain trauma to survive | Bob Lewis
What I’d tell my 16-year-old self before the 1972 season about the game I loved.
Pa. ranks among the highest for student loan debt. What to know about the federal forgiveness program
President Joe Biden is offering some relief to federal student loan borrowers, an announcement that could significantly impact Pennsylvanians, who have some of the highest debt nationwide.
Biden to wipe out $10K in student loan debt for many borrowers
In a statement, U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., a Harvard educated former Wall Street banker, called the loan scheme a "grossly unfair taxpayer-subsidized handout to the wealthy."
Raises, bonuses and more: Philly school district outlines its recruitment and retention plan
The average teacher salary will be about $82,000 in the state's largest school district this year.
What monkeypox outbreak? Little planning by colleges as students resume classes
As students return to campus, higher education plans for dealing with monkeypox appear opaque or nonexistent.