
Education
Alumni join the call to increase Black and Latinx enrollment and foster anti-racist culture at the selective high school.
5 years ago
Ivy League suspends fall sports due to coronavirus pandemic
The Ivy League on Wednesday became the first Division I conference to suspend all fall sports, including football, because of the coronavirus pandemic.
5 years ago
Trump threatens to cut federal aid if schools don’t reopen
Trump made the comments a day after launching an all-out effort pressing state and local officials to reopen the nation’s schools and colleges this fall.
5 years ago
Why U.S. schools are still segregated — and one idea to help change that
A nonprofit that investigates school funding inequities found that predominantly white school districts get collectively $23 billion more per year than nonwhite districts.
5 years ago
White House pushes to reopen schools despite a surge in coronavirus cases
Trump tweeted Monday: "SCHOOLS MUST OPEN IN THE FALL!!!" and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said "American education must be fully open and fully operational this fall!"
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New rules: Foreign pupils must leave US if classes go online
New federal guidelines say international students will be forced to leave the U.S. or transfer to another college if their schools offer classes entirely online this fall.
5 years ago
Sidelined by coronavirus, these med students found a way to help the helpers
Unable to work in hospitals, these Philly area medical students decided to help the helpers by tutoring the children of frontline workers.
5 years ago
Listen 3:12Masterman and Central students use slurs, tell rape jokes in viral group chat
The incident is under investigation by the District and the schools. Updated with a statement from Dr. Hite
5 years ago
Pa. charters deny ‘cherry-picking’ students, but data show special ed disparities
With new report, advocates seek fresh leverage in long-running battle over special ed payments to charters.
5 years ago
Princeton to remove Woodrow Wilson name from public policy school
Princeton announced plans to remove the name of the former president from its public policy school because of his segregationist views, reversing an earlier decision.
5 years ago
Camden parade celebrates new high school graduates
The parade was one of several efforts to make up to the graduates some of what they’d lost when school stopped in mid-March because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Black private school alumni say they’ve reached ‘breaking point,’ demand change
Driven by social media posts detailing racism at elite schools in the Philly area, Black alumni say they want major changes.
5 years ago
Board supports ‘re-imagining,’ but not disbanding, school police
Philly school board members also outlined their plan of "goals and guardrails," which they say will address racist practices in the system.
5 years ago
Black Lives Matter movement inspires Philly students’ writing
Students and teachers participate in a 15-year-old program called Writers Matter that encourages teens to use their voice.
5 years ago
The class of 2020: Three students come of age as pandemic meets racial reckoning
The class of 2020 is bound for the history books. Here, we tell the stories of three students coming of age in a moment where the world feels both 'on hold' and 'on fire.’
Air Date: June 25, 2020
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