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Education

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Higher Education
New Jersey
Public Health
NJ Spotlight

N.J. students face the new realities of college life, virtual and otherwise

As freshmen prepare to adapt, educators and administrators are still in the early stages of "shaping the new normal" of a college education: part two.

5 years ago

William Paterson University coronavirus response
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

How the pandemic has transformed the N.J. college experience and could transform it even more

Educators begin to come to terms with how the health crisis has utterly altered college life in New Jersey, its finances and its outlook: part one.

5 years ago

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks during a student town hall at National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Government Accountability
Higher Education
Personal Finance

54,000 still getting pay held over student debt, filing says

The Dept. of Education was still garnishing wages more than a month after Congress ordered an immediate suspension of the practice during the coronavirus pandemic.

5 years ago

Wayne and Andrea Clark with their children Molly, 9, Caleb, 11, Roisin, 13, and Cianan, 6, on the steps of their home in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Why
K-12
Philadelphia
Technology

Philly schools and the online learning experiment

With the typical tools, like standardized tests, off the table this year, the Philadelphia School District has to think differently about how to measure success.

Air Date: May 11, 2020

Listen 17:28
Angela Kearney and her family
Keystone Crossroads
Home & Family
K-12
Philadelphia

‘I just don’t have the bandwidth’: Parents struggle to ‘do it all’ with kids in virtual school

With kids’ classrooms replaced by the kitchen table or living room couch, many parents have been reluctantly drafted into a new role: teacher’s assistant.

5 years ago

Listen 4:13
Gregory Nesmith working with high school seniors on their podcast. (Courtesy of Gregory Nesmith)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Public Health

‘Pushed into adulthood’: Philly podcast brings together HS seniors upended by shutdown

Overnight, a Philly podcast about entrepreneurialism became a roundtable about the strangest senior year in recent memory.

5 years ago

Listen 4:29
School District of Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite
K-12
Mental Health
The Notebook

Philly school district starts mental health hotline for students and families

The partnership with Uplift is due to concerns about the impact of isolation.

5 years ago

Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philly highschoolers join forces to launch new citywide student newspaper

The Bullhorn is currently available online, with print editions expected this fall.

5 years ago

Commissioner Lamont Repollet
K-12
New Jersey
Technology
NJ Spotlight

Decision to close N.J. schools brings issues about remote learning to fore

Graduation, special ed, summer school — and the all-too-familiar technology gap — are just a few challenges that remain unresolved.

5 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy
K-12
New Jersey
Public Health

Coronavirus update: N.J. schools to remain closed, April deaths soar 142%

Also Monday, Gov. Phil Murphy said residents passed an “important test” by complying with social distancing rules as parks reopened.

5 years ago

School District of Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite
K-12
Philadelphia
Public Health

What will school look like in September?

Unions are going to want a say in when it is safe to reopen schools and under what conditions. And Hite also speaks to the issue of grading.

5 years ago

A screenshot of the Board of Education action meeting on April 30.
K-12
LGBTQ
Philadelphia
The Notebook

Philly school board starts closure process for two Universal charters, calls for more stimulus funding

The Philadelphia School Board renewed three charters, authorized classroom upgrades and moved to protect transgender students online.

5 years ago

School buses are parked at a depot Thursday, April 9, 2020, in Zelienople, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Economy
Philadelphia

Anatomy of a billion-dollar deficit: A behind-the-scenes look at the economic tsunami facing Philly schools

The School District of Philadelphia’s budget reflects just about every corner of the economy. And their projections show the widespread impact of COVID-19.

5 years ago

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K-12
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
The Notebook

Charges of racism flare in proposal to relocate Lab Charter to East Falls

The controversy has erupted on the eve of the Board of Education’s planned vote whether to approve the move.

5 years ago

Screenshot of the virtual board of education committee meeting on April 23.
K-12
Philadelphia
The Notebook

City Council to have hearing and vote on Board of Ed nominees Friday

Mayor Kenney will also present his revised budget proposal. Members of the public can register to speak at the virtual hearing.

5 years ago

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