Campus activists mobilized on Iraq
College campuses, which served as key incubators for the antiwar protests of previous decades, are spawning a new generation of activists opposed to a U.S. attack on Iraq.
( By James M. O'Neill, Inquirer Staff Writer, 10/12/2002 03:01 AM EDT)

Historic prep school is demolished
Students mingled with locals at soda shops and socials during Admiral Farragut Academy's mid-20th-century heyday, so nostalgia was prevalent when the once-prestigious prep school was demolished this week.
( Associated Press, 10/12/2002 03:01 AM EDT)

Edison founder has work-study idea
Edison Schools Inc. founder Christopher Whittle, whose company is struggling financially, has a bold idea: Put students to work in the schools.
( By Dale Mezzacappa and Martha Woodall, Inquirer Staff Writers, 10/11/2002 03:01 AM EDT)

Phila. schools to require lagging students to stay after
The school day is about to get longer for about 50,000 Philadelphia students who are struggling academically. The district plans to begin after-school programs in 113 elementary and middle schools on Oct. 21, and students performing below grade level in grades three through eight will be required to attend.
( By Susan Snyder and Martha Woodall, Inquirer Staff Writers, 10/11/2002 03:01 AM EDT)

Parents' lesson: Get involved
Second in an occasional series of articles looking at the district's reform effort. Ten parents gathered in the second-floor library of the William S. Peirce Middle School one afternoon last week for one simple reason: They know being involved in their children's education helps them do well in school.
( By Martha Woodall, Inquirer Staff Writer, 10/10/2002 03:01 AM EDT)

Sued owner: Rowan had its chance at land
C. Evans Neale offered to sell nearby Rowan University his 102-acre peach orchard three times. When officials from the university "laughed at him," his attorney said, the second-generation farmer signed a contract in 1995 with a developer who plans to erect a Wal-Mart in Harrison Township.
( By Kaitlin Gurney, Inquirer Suburban Staff, 10/10/2002 03:01 AM EDT)

New district programs give students a taste of teaching
Seventh grader Jasmine Russell admired her teacher last year - the way he yelled "Code 9" to bring the class to a standstill, the way he talked about the importance of knowing one's culture, the way he wrote on the blackboard.
( By Susan Snyder, Inquirer Staff Writer, 10/08/2002 03:01 AM EDT)