Although it's well below the lofty rankings that Jay Wright's basketball teams usually attain, Villanova University's academic position was #49 among 392 national universities that U.S. News and World Report ranked. Villanova shared the 49th position along with Lehigh, Northeastern, Ohio State, Pepperdine and Purdue. The University of Pittsburgh and Penn State were both … [Read more...] about Villanova Is #49 On U.S. News University Rankings
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Lower Merion School Board Slams Zoning Board’s Lights Ruling
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
No Friday Night Lights For Lower Merion
The prospect of permanent lights at Lower Merion High School's Arnold Field was put on indefinite hold as a result of a ruling today by the Lower Merion Township Zoning Hearing Board, which granted all three appeals made by the Wynnewood Civic Association of prior rulings by the Township's Zoning Hearing Officer.The Ruling … [Read more...] about No Friday Night Lights For Lower Merion
Philly Trib Highlights New LMSD Superintendent’s Accomplishments
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
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