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Headmaster Speaks About New Charter School – WFMZ Allentown

June 15, 2011
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Headmaster Speaks About New Charter School – WFMZ Allentown

Wilkes Barre Times-Leader Headmaster Speaks About New Charter School WFMZ Allentown A new study reported Pennsylvania charter schools are lagging behind traditional public schools when it comes to test scores. But the new leader of Berks County's first ever charter school said his school will succeed. The new I-LEAD charter school for ......

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Court rules for students in Pennsylvania speech cases – Reuters

June 15, 2011
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Court rules for students in Pennsylvania speech cases – Reuters

Daily Mail Court rules for students in Pennsylvania speech cases Reuters "I think the message is louder for school officials than it is for the kids," ACLU lawyer Witold Walczak, the organization's Pennsylvania legal director, said Tuesday. And that message, he said, is that the authority of school officials is less for ......

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Wozniak Scores: PSU-Pitt Rivalry Renewed – PoliticsPA

June 14, 2011
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Wozniak Scores: PSU-Pitt Rivalry Renewed – PoliticsPA

The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com Wozniak Scores: PSU-Pitt Rivalry Renewed PoliticsPA Today, more than a decade since the two NCAA Division I football programs last met, Pennsylvania State University and the University of Pittsburgh have agreed to renew their storied rivalry during the 2016 and 2017 ... New Penn State coach hopes to...

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New Penn State coach hopes to renew rivalry with Pittsburgh – USA Today

June 14, 2011
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New Penn State coach hopes to renew rivalry with Pittsburgh – USA Today

The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com New Penn State coach hopes to renew rivalry with Pittsburgh USA Today New Penn State basketball coach Patrick Chambers is already looking to spice things up in the state of Pennsylvania , telling the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that he would like to renew the Nittany Lions rivalry with Pittsburgh....

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Poll: Pennsylvania voters say, ‘Drill, baby, drill’ – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

June 14, 2011
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Poll: Pennsylvania voters say, ‘Drill, baby, drill’ – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Pittsburgh Post Gazette Poll: Pennsylvania voters say, 'Drill, baby, drill' Pittsburgh Tribune-Review HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania voters, by a more than 2-1 margin, say the economic benefits of gas drilling in the Marcellus shale outweigh the environmental impacts, a statewide poll shows. They also believe by a 69-24 percent margin that ... Survey finds...

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Pa. teens can’t be suspended for MySpace parodies – BusinessWeek

June 14, 2011
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Pa. teens can’t be suspended for MySpace parodies – BusinessWeek

Daily Mail Pa. teens can't be suspended for MySpace parodies BusinessWeek A federal appeals court says two Pennsylvania teens can't be disciplined at school for MySpace parodies of their principals created off-campus. The 3rd US Circuit judges say the posts are protected under previous Supreme Court case ... Pennsylvania districts lose cases over...

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Marcellus Shale Drilling Tax Takes Center Stage at Montco Meeting – Patch.com

June 14, 2011
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Marcellus Shale Drilling Tax Takes Center Stage at Montco Meeting – Patch.com

The Guardian Marcellus Shale Drilling Tax Takes Center Stage at Montco Meeting Patch.com An environment advocacy group held a meeting in Hatboro to discus collecting fees from companies that drill in Pennsylvania . By Tom Sofield | Email the author | 12:05am Rep. Tom Murt of Hatboro speaks about the need to tax...

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Measure would shift charter school costs to state – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

June 14, 2011
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Measure would shift charter school costs to state – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Wilkes Barre Times-Leader Measure would shift charter school costs to state Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Charter school tuition has long been a sore point for school districts, but a bill introduced Monday in Pennsylvania's House of Representatives would change that, shifting the cost to the state. Rep. James Roebuck, D-Philadelphia, ... Study questions state'

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Quinn seeks fee on gas drilling – phillyBurbs.com

June 14, 2011
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Quinn seeks fee on gas drilling – phillyBurbs.com

The Guardian Quinn seeks fee on gas drilling phillyBurbs.com Marguerite Quinn said she is all for the jobs the burgeoning Marcellus Shale natural gas industry is growing in Pennsylvania , and is not seeking to "stifle" that success. But before the 143rd District Republican looks to the future, she winces at the ......

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Pa. gas drilling hearing draws backers, opponents – Wall Street Journal

June 14, 2011
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Pa. gas drilling hearing draws backers, opponents – Wall Street Journal

The Guardian Pa. gas drilling hearing draws backers, opponents Wall Street Journal Nearly 400 supporters and opponents of natural gas drilling debated its safety and economic feasibility at a US Department of Energy hearing in western Pennsylvania . The hearing Monday night by the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, part of an effort...

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