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Lower Merion School Board Slams Zoning Board’s Lights Ruling

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From LMSD.comThe Lower Merion Board of School Directors is disappointed that the Township's Zoning Hearing Board overruled the sound determinations of its own Zoning Officer [emphasis added] with regard to the District's proposed installation of athletic field lighting at Lower Merion High School's Arnold Field.The proposed lighting provides the minimum necessary to ensure the … [Read more...] about Lower Merion School Board Slams Zoning Board’s Lights Ruling

Philly Trib Highlights New LMSD Superintendent’s Accomplishments

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When Mumin became the Reading superintendent in 2014, the district had 19 buildings of failing infrastructure, eight bargaining units that had gone five years without contracts, a highly transient student population and extremely low test scores. The district was also facing a financial crisis along with a looming state takeover. Within six years of Mumin being the … [Read more...] about Philly Trib Highlights New LMSD Superintendent’s Accomplishments

Gladwyne School 4th and 5th Graders Read ‘A Book About Whiteness.’ Now It’s A National Story

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City Journal, a Right-of-Center (but not off the edge), high-brow magazine and website - posted an article on Monday (September 1) by Michael Torres about what he claims is the teaching of Critical Pedagogy by the Lower Merion School District.TheAdvocate.org defines Critical Pedagogy as a teaching philosophy that invites educators to encourage students to critique structures of … [Read more...] about Gladwyne School 4th and 5th Graders Read ‘A Book About Whiteness.’ Now It’s A National Story

‘Part-City, Part Suburb’ – St.Joe’s Promo Video Nails It.

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https://youtu.be/MMr4k2fABlI burgeoning St. Josephs's University, whose campus straddles City Avenue, offers a compelling pitch to prospective students. When the St. Joe's community was surveyed online about what they loved about their school here some of the predictable answers they got. “Because we are close enough to the city but still far enough to have the suburban … [Read more...] about ‘Part-City, Part Suburb’ – St.Joe’s Promo Video Nails It.