New research outlines voter ID impact on PA black, elderly, students. GOP chief calls Obama supporters retarded. You probably didn’t know that Pennsylvania maintains a “Voter Hall of Fame.” But nearly one-quarter of those elderly who have voted 50 elections…

Gov. Corbett contracts with Romney fundraiser for PA Voter ID ad campaign Republican Gov. Tom Corbett’s administration has signed a $250,000 contract with a company run by Mitt Romney fundraiser, former state GOP party executive director, pharma lobbyist, and school…

In mid-May, Jeremy Nowak joined School Reform Commission chairman Pedro Ramos and pro-charter-school activists at a long meeting to discuss a big problem: They were losing the media war to opponents of the plan, released three weeks earlier, to dismantle…

In mid-May, Jeremy Nowak joined School Reform Commission chairman Pedro Ramos and pro-charter-school activists at a long meeting to discuss a big problem: They were losing the media war to opponents of the plan, released three weeks earlier, to dismantle…

Cover Story Who’s Killing Philly Public Schools? Each of these players has done damage; none has come close to addressing the district’s core problems. If Philly’s public school system does eventually crumble, all of these culprits will share the blame.…

Evan M. Lopez and Neal Santos Thomas Knudsen, the man who was temporarily put in charge of Philadelphia schools in January, was running late to last Monday’s press conference. He had been delivering the same presentation all day, and doomsday…

Evan M. Lopez and Neal Santos Thomas Knudsen, the man who was temporarily put in charge of Philadelphia schools in January, was running late to last Monday’s press conference. He had been delivering the same presentation all day, and doomsday…

Philadelphia public schools are on the operating table, reeling from a knockout blow of heavy state  budget cuts. It was too much to bear after decades of underfunding and mismanagement at the hands of shortsighted Philadelphians and mean-spirited politicians in…

Things are getting even weirder than normal in Philadelphia politics: conservative hedge-fund managers and corporate heirs are, as we’ve reported (here and here), spending big to support pro-school-voucher candidates and attack opponents. This week things just took a turn for…