Fitch Ratings assigns an ‘A+’ rating to the School District of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania’s (the district) approximately $284.4 million general obligation (GO) bonds, series E of 2008 and $112.7 million GO refunding bonds, series F of 2008 based on the Pennsylvania school bond enhancement program. The bonds are scheduled for negotiated sale on October 28. Proceeds [...]

Pennsylvania’s student loan agency is seeking to appeal a Commonwealth Court order to turn over its expense records to three news organizations.
Lawyers for the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency want the state Supreme Court to decide the issue. But the agency must first get permission from the Commonwealth Court.
The court ruled last month that PHEAA [...]

First National Bank of Pennsylvania awarded $40,000 to a scholarship fund administered by the Shenango Valley Foundation as part of $200,000 in scholarship contributions it has awarded throughout its service area this month.
The Shenango Valley Foundation scholarship fund benefits students in Mercer and Lawrence counties.
“Education is the key to the future for our young people. [...]

The Central Pennsylvania Community Foundation presented its 2006 scholarships during its annual luncheon April 27 at The Calvin House.
Award recipients follow:
Blair County Civic Music Foundation Scholarships — Megan Marcaurelle, Christina Pazcoguin, Alex Sackandy and Alicia Varsho, all of Altoona Area High School
Richard K. Bouslough Memorial Education Scholarships — Megan Byler, Central High School, Martinsburg; and [...]

From medicine to materials and manufacturing, nanotechnology is today’s watchword but what we do with these new technologies depends on people, and Pennsylvania is leading the way in training nanotechnologists at all levels for all types of nanotech.
The Pennsylvania Nanofabrication Manufacturing Technology Partnership, headquartered in Penn State’s Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization (CNEU), includes [...]

Pete Souza, an award-winning photojournalist, documents the rise of the charismatic Barack Obama from his first day in the U.S. Senate right up to the Pennsylvania primary in April 2008.More than 80 percent of these candid and stunning photographs, capturing private and political moments, have not been seen before.Souza provides extended commentary about each [...]

Post-graduate education has never been more popular among recent graduates of veterinary schools in America, according to recent studies and reports published by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).
In the class of 2008, almost 40 percent of graduating new veterinarians reported that they were going into advanced education — 89.2 percent of those into internships [...]

The measure would enable more seniors to continue living in their own homes by allowing caregivers who aren’t related to them to apply for aid under the Pennsylvania Family Caregiver Support Program, said Rep. Phyllis Mundy, D-Kingston, the bill sponsor.
Ms. Mundy is chairwoman of the House Aging and Older Adult Services Committee.
In existence since 1990, [...]

Brad Roae is a state representative from the Sixth District.
Question: Is there any help available for members of the armed forces who served in the Middle East and are now having trouble paying their student loans?
Answer: Yes. The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) has extended the Armed Forces Loan Forgiveness Program to provide a [...]

Chris Franklin is a step ahead of many college students entering their freshmen year this fall. The 18-year-old, who will graduate from Morrisville Middle-Senior High School tonight, will start Penn State as a sophomore thanks to the dual enrollment grant program.
Through the grant, Chris and 21 of the 47 seniors at Morrisville High School have [...]