Education
Montco judge rejects lawsuit over remote learning, county schools to go virtual Monday
Montgomery County students are heading for at least two weeks of all-virtual school after a judge denied a legal challenge to the county’s remote-learning order.
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With Hallahan closure, Philly loses historic institution and alum lose cherished school
Hallahan holds a special place in Philly’s educational history — and a special place in the hearts of many alum.
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Not all remote learning is created equal
With COVID numbers rising, more schools are going all remote But what your child has access to depends on what you have time for and how much is in your wallet.
Air Date: November 19, 2020
Listen 16:37Montco residents raise $10,000 to sue the county over virtual school order
Three Montgomery County residents are suing to stop county officials from forcing all schools there to move entirely online for two weeks.
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How Education Secretary Betsy DeVos will be remembered
Whatever view you take of Secretary DeVos, here's a look back at the facts of her achievements and how likely they are to survive the next secretary.
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Archdiocese of Philadelphia to close two high schools in 2021
John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls High School in Philadelphia and Bishop McDevitt High School in Wyncote will shutter due to declining enrollment.
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Biden wants to help pay some student loans, but there’s pressure to go further
The president-elect called for immediate action to help borrowers who are "having to make choices between paying their student loan and paying the rent."
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School funding in New Jersey back at 1994 levels
A nonpartisan think tank says state funding of New Jersey schools has failed to recover from the Great Recession of 2008 and actually receded to levels seen in the mid-1990s.
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Penn pledges $100 million to help fix Philly’s schools
Penn, which doesn’t pay property taxes, had been under growing pressure to support Philly’s public schools.
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Contract tracing in Philadelphia, School Superintendent William Hite on revamping reopening plans amidst city COVID spikes, and the Eagles in the NFC East.
Air Date: November 16, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:42A college student is coming home. Should the whole family wear masks?
College students are preparing to come home for Thanksgiving, but COVID-19 is making things complicated. Epidemiologists say there are things families can to do reduce risk.
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Montgomery County votes for all schools to go virtual as COVID-19 rises
The order was passed unanimously by the county’s Board of Health Friday, despite hundreds of parents and residents speaking out against the move online.
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Despite COVID-19 rise, N.J. sticks with plan to allow schools to decide instruction plans locally
Currently, roughly one in five districts is providing remote lessons only in New Jersey and relatively few outbreaks have been tied directly to schools.
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Montco punts decision on virtual school after backlash from angry parents
After hours of public testimony — virtually all of it against a proposed shutdown — the Board of Health abruptly postponed a vote scheduled for Thursday.
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Haverford College students end two-week strike after administrators’ ‘insensitive’ email
Many students boycotted classes after college leaders sent out an email discouraging involvement in Philly protests of Walter Wallace Jr.’s death.
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