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Education

Jules E. Mastbaum High School
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Philadelphia
Public Health

Philly mulls later start time for high schoolers amid pandemic planning

The coronavirus could prompt a radical change for when Philly teens start school. Will that lead to better-rested students? Or upend family routines?

6 years ago

School District of Philadelphia headquarters
K-12
Philadelphia
Public Health
The Notebook

Educators express doubts about Philadelphia’s school opening plan

More than 30 principals plan to speak at Thursday's board meeting.

6 years ago

College in the coronavirus era
NPR
Higher Education
Public Health

Colleges spent months planning for fall, but a COVID-19 surge is changing everything

As the start of classes inches closer, more and more colleges are rolling back their earlier, more optimistic proclamations of an in-person or hybrid fall.

6 years ago

Shere Jones, parent of incoming high school freshman Laila in Wilmington, wonders what happens to the stock of uniforms if all parents choose to hold off on purchases. (Ximena Conde/WHYY)
Economy
K-12
Public Health

Wait and see what the fall brings? Snag what’s on sale now? The back-to-school shopping questions vexing parents

Avoid a run on uniforms? Hold off on notebooks? Parents weigh which approach is best as they await decisions on school reopenings.

6 years ago

Listen 1:36
A student works alone on a laptop with the images of fellow students hovering over him.
NPR
Higher Education
International

International students can study in the U.S. this fall — if they can get here

Many international students won’t be able to make it to their U.S. college campuses for the fall semester because of travel restrictions and closed U.S. consulate offices.

6 years ago

August 30, 2019, Newark, Delaware, U.S: Delaware State quarterback SHAYNE SMITH (11) attempts a pass to the end zone during a week one game between the Delaware Blue Hens and Delaware State Thursday, AUG. 29, 2019, at Tubby Raymond Field at Delaware Stadium in Newark, DE. (Credit Image: © Saquan Stimpson/ZUMA Wire) (Cal Sport Media via AP Images)
Delaware
Higher Education
Sports

College football a no-go in Delaware this fall

Neither the University of Delaware nor Delaware State University will play football or other fall sports this fall.

6 years ago

A closeup of of a school bus
Delaware
Public Health

Survey finds no clear winner for Delaware’s back-to-school plans

Deciding the right way to return to school this fall depends on whom you ask. A survey of parents, students, and school leaders found mixed results.

6 years ago

Melissa Roselli and her daughter Francesca. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Public Health

Child care dilemma: Philly parents scrambling to plan for three days a week of virtual school

Across the country, parents are scrambling to figure out child care plans that can accommodate a year, in which school will take place largely outside the classroom.

6 years ago

Listen 2:00
A locker sits open at Kent Middle School in Kentfield, Calif. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
NPR
National
Public Health

Exclusive: CDC won’t release school guidance this week as anticipated

The full set will be published before the end of the month, a CDC spokesperson says. Trump has emphasized that he wants to see schools reopen their classrooms in the fall.

6 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy
New Jersey
Technology

Murphy pledges to close the ‘digital divide’ in N.J. for new school year

When schools moved to online instruction in March, wide disparities in home computer and internet access were a roadblock.

6 years ago

Teacher Ronda Laws and her students
Delaware
K-12
Public Health

Del. coronavirus recovery: Teachers union boss urges caution with school reopening

The state has outlined guidance for three possible scenarios, and Gov. John Carney says he will announce in August which one public schools should follow.

6 years ago

FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2019, file photo, pedestrians walk through the gates of Harvard Yard at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday, July 8, 2020, challenging the Trump administration’s decision to bar international students from staying in the U.S. if they take classes entirely online this fall. Some institutions, including Harvard, have announced that all instruction will be offered remotely in the fall during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Radio Times
Higher Education
Immigration
National

The future of higher education

Most universities have decided that at least some in-person instruction will resume this fall. But as coronavirus cases continue to surge, students and faculty are concerned.

Air Date: July 16, 2020

Listen 48:59
School hallway
K-12
Philadelphia
Public Health

Philly schools plan for fall: Two days a week in-person, everyone wearing masks

The plan calls for students to attend classes in school buildings twice a week and completing the rest of their work online. Some students will attend school four days a week.

6 years ago

Custodian Tracy Harris cleans chairs in a classroom at Brubaker Elementary School, Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Radio Times
K-12
Public Health

Can schools reopen?

Parents, teachers, pediatricians, even kids want in-class school to start this fall if it can be done safely.

Air Date: July 15, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 48:57
An undated photo of abolitionist Frederick Douglass. (AP Photo)
NPR
History
Race & Ethnicity

Frederick Douglass documents, newly acquired by Yale, reveal ‘hope for the country’

The collection includes Douglass' 1852 "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" speech with his own handwritten annotations.

6 years ago

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