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Pennsylvania Schools' Financing Fight Pits District Against 'Charter on Steroids'
New York Times
Its problems are compounded by the Chester Community Charter School, a nonprofit institution that is managed by a for-profit company and that now educates nearly half of the district's students. The district sees the charter as a vampire, ...

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Pa. town ponders councilman's arrest in old murder - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:25:36 GMT

Pa. town ponders councilman's arrest in old murder
Seattle Post Intelligencer
KEVIN BEGOS, AP FILE - This undated file photo made available by the Butler County, Pa, District Attorney, on Monday, Jan. 30, 2012, shows Gregory Scott Hopkins. Based on a DNA test, Pennsylvania State Police have charged the Bridgewater, Pa., ...

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Webinar to discuss Pennsylvania trees - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:49:09 GMT

Webinar to discuss Pennsylvania trees
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
A "webinar" to discuss community trees in Pennsylvania will be held from noon to 1 pm Tuesday at https://meeting.psu.edu/pacommunityforestry. Christine Ticehurst, TreeVitalize program administrator, will lead the discussion on increasing tree canopy ...

Pennsylvania's Largest Charter School May Close as Nearby School District ... - Big Government
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:50:46 GMT

Pennsylvania's Largest Charter School May Close as Nearby School District ...
Big Government
Last December, the Chester Community Charter School filed a lawsuit against the state of Pennsylvania to recover the almost $7 million it's owed by the Chester Upland School District and – indirectly – the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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Central Pennsylvania Gothic - Centre Daily Times
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:00:12 GMT

Central Pennsylvania Gothic
Centre Daily Times
The principle institution in Centre County, if not Central Pennsylvania, is shaken. A famed former assistant coach at Penn State, known for his work in charity and a pillar of the community, stands accused as a serial pedophile.

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Weekend: Your guide to entertainment in Northeast Pennsylvania - Scranton Times-Tribune
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:19:13 GMT

Weekend: Your guide to entertainment in Northeast Pennsylvania
Scranton Times-Tribune
NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA PHILHARMONIC: Broadway Love Songs, Friday, 8 pm, FM Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, Wilkes-Barre, and Feb. 11, 8 pm, Scranton Cultural Center at The Masonic Temple, 420 N. Washington Ave.; A Beethoven Festival, March 10, ...

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United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania and Mayor's Office of Civic Engagement ... - MarketWatch (press release)
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:20:50 GMT

United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania and Mayor's Office of Civic Engagement ...
MarketWatch (press release)
United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania is part of a national network of more than 1300 locally governed organizations that work to create lasting positive changes in communities and in people's lives. United Way engages the community to identify the ...

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Pa. education secretary to hear concerns of Chester Upland officials, parents ... - Philadelphia Inquirer
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:04:32 GMT

Pa. education secretary to hear concerns of Chester Upland officials, parents ...
Philadelphia Inquirer
At a hearing Wednesday before Baylson, attorneys representing the state, the school district, the Chester Community Charter School and parents and students agreed to present their views and financial information to Tomalis by Feb. 10.

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3 states offer big tax breaks for Shell Oil plant - Fox News
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:25:34 GMT

3 states offer big tax breaks for Shell Oil plant
Fox News
Steven Kratz, a spokesman for the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, said he couldn't speculate on a dollar estimate for what a proposed 15-year tax break might be worth to Shell or any other company.

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court explains why it tore up state political map - Allentown Morning Call
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:54:36 GMT

Pennsylvania Supreme Court explains why it tore up state political map
Allentown Morning Call
By John L. Micek, Call Harrisburg Bureau HARRISBURG — Legislative mapmakers split too many municipalities as they worked on a once-a-decade redrawing of Pennsylvania's 203 state House and 50 state Senate districts, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court said ...

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