
Education
News on school policies and education reform with stories from the classroom and beyond
Biden announces executive actions meant to help reopen schools
The new measures would increase testing and PPE access for schools, and create a centralized, national database of school coronavirus cases.
2 days ago
It may be weeks until Philadelphia teachers can get the coronavirus vaccine
Health Commissioner Thomas Farley recommended Philadelphia teachers who live in the surrounding suburbs try to get the vaccine in their respective areas.
3 days ago
King’s speech: Delaware students emulate MLK in spoken word contest
The fifth annual MLK Voice 4 Youth contest shifted to an online competition this year, but that didn’t stifle the passion contestants brought to their speeches.
5 days ago
N.J. law strengthening Amistad Commission aims to help students learn ‘our real history’
Changes aim to strengthen the panel by giving it more independence and ensuring that the curriculum it helps develop is used more widely in New Jersey schools.
5 days ago
Despite challenges, Martin Luther King’s legacy lives on at namesake school in Philadelphia
Five decades later after Martin Luther King’s assassination, the neighborhood school is fighting to provide a high-quality education.
7 days ago
Philadelphia to offer in-person special education testing to 600 students
The 600 students initially identified by the Philadelphia school district are mostly those with complex needs and are a subset of the 21,000 district students with IEPs.
1 week ago
Head of Pa.’s public university system to examine historic roots of racism in state schools
Chancellor Daniel Greenstein said he was “ashamed to admit” he had not studied how the university system has historically perpetuated racial inequity.
1 week ago
‘Too much too fast’: Teachers union objects to Delaware schools’ hybrid return
Even as the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage across Delaware, Gov. John Carney says schools have proven to be safe spaces for students and teachers.
1 week ago
Philadelphia board wants to confront equity issues and old assumptions, its president says
Rethinking everything about how the board does business, including long-held practices, is the impetus for the board’s new “goals and guardrails” initiative.
1 week ago
Philly parents deeply divided over virtual school, data shows ahead of district decision
Families attending schools in affluent areas were about as likely to choose in-person instruction as families attending schools in low-income neighborhoods.
1 week ago
Witnessing history: Teachers and students left reeling, looking for lessons in an insurrection
Scrapping lesson plans, teachers became facilitators and sources for correcting misinformation.
2 weeks ago
Philadelphia school leaders confident schools will reopen this year
The school district has tried twice to reopen schools for 30,000 students in pre-kindergarten through third grade — first in September and then in November.
2 weeks ago