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Education

Aniyah Nesmith bought her prom dress before she knew the coronavirus would cancel the event (COURTESY ANIYAH NESMITH)
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

‘Crushed’ and heartbroken, Philly high school seniors will miss graduation and prom

“We put this off as long as we possibly could,” said Superintendent Hite, announcing the cancellations.

5 years ago

Neya Foster (right) with a new laptop and her mother and older sister were at Sayre High in West Philadelphia. (Bill Hangley/The Notebook)
K-12
Philadelphia
Public Health
The Notebook

At Sayre High, pandemic puts the brakes on college aspirations

Counselors say the shutdown creates new challenges for students, especially for those who must overcome financial and social hurdles to succeed.

5 years ago

School District of Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite
K-12
Philadelphia
The Notebook

Hite explains how online learning will work for Philly schools starting next week

The District is trying to plan a citywide virtual graduation, and maybe even a prom, the superintendent said.

5 years ago

(Commonwealth Media Services)
Higher Education
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Pa.’s state universities facing immediate hit of up to $100 million as lawmaker floats closures as worst-case scenario

The losses are the result of a system-wide shutdown in response to the coronavirus outbreak and primarily account for refunded room and board payments.

5 years ago

University of Pennsylvania campus
Economy
Higher Education
Billy Penn

$95 million for Philly colleges: How much each school gets under the stimulus

A full 50% of the grant must directly help students.

5 years ago

(Wikimedia Commons)
Higher Education
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Temple University execs take 10% pay cut, ask faculty to give up raises

Philly’s largest college is bracing for financial chaos.

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)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Philadelphia
Public Health

Gimme structure: Why some Philly parents are eager for online learning to begin

Philadelphia is slowly moving school online. We spoke with families to hear about their hopes for this massive educational experiment.

5 years ago

Listen 4:31
Daaiyah Boone hands out bagged meals to students at Tilden Middle School during the coronavirus shutdown. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Pennsylvania

Pa. closes schools for the rest of academic year, urges online learning

After closing down “indefinitely,” Pennsylvania has made it official: K-12 schools are closed for the rest of the academic year. Here’s what’s next.

5 years ago

People outside William Dick Elementary School in North Philadelphia wait to pick up Chromebooks.
K-12
Philadelphia
The Notebook

Online equity would require more than Chromebooks

Wealthier districts have a "10-year head start" on devices, online access, and virtual curriculum.

5 years ago

Keystone Crossroads reporter Avi Wolfman-Arent working from home. (Rosie Dillon)
K-12
Pennsylvania

‘How do you create a version of school that truly is for everybody but is also virtual?’

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with Keystone Crossroads reporter Avi Wolfman-Arent about how Philly schools are changing during COVID-19

5 years ago

Listen 6:10
Nebinger parent Hilary Truppo’s children, ages 7, 5, and 2, all participate in the school's online art classes. (Courtesy of The Truppo family)
Kids
Public Health
The Notebook

Teachers reach out to inspire students’ creativity

“It just shows the resilience of art teachers. We are scrappy, used to being ignored, so we fight to make our programs happen no matter what.”

5 years ago

Haverford College freshman, Rasaaq Shittu (right) and Bella Merchant (Bryn Mawr ‘21) at a 3D-prosthetics charity workshop at Haverford's Maker Space before coronavirus pandemic. (Photo courtesy of Rasaaq Shittu)
Keystone Crossroads
Higher Education
Public Health

‘Strapped for finances’: Pa. college students scramble for resources amid coronavirus closures

As colleges and universities across the country have been forced to pivot to a virtual, deep inequities of opportunity can leave students falling through the cracks.

5 years ago

April Hall, a busy magazine editor, has added “homeschool teacher” to her workload. The results have been mixed. (Courtesy of April Hall)
Kids
Public Health

Essay: Homeschooling reminds me why I didn’t go into teaching

April Hall, a busy magazine editor, has added “homeschool teacher” to her workload. The results have been mixed.

5 years ago

The rural Milton Area School District has been distributing technology to families that need it. (Courtesy of Milton Area School District)
Keystone Crossroads
Income Inequality
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Coronavirus shutdown reveals inequity of student internet access across Pa.

Forced to shift learning online due to school closures, districts in rural Pennsylvania have to get creative to get students connected.

5 years ago

Listen 3:56
Filmmaker Ken Burns (WHYY, file)
Community Events
Innovation
Reinvention

Ken Burns joins Constitution Center for online education

The PBS documentary filmmaker will join an online home-school series to discuss Constitutional history.

5 years ago

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