Education
Losing students and funds, Cheyney University continues striving for accreditation
The nation’s oldest historically black university is working to fulfill the conditions for certification, but it has options other than closing should it lose accreditation.
5 years ago
New Philly school board unanimously rejects charter applications, pivoting away from SRC
The decision could signal a new attitude toward the growing charter school sector in Philly. The board said the applications before it didn’t meet its high standards
5 years ago
State: School’s ‘football flu’ policy can be challenged
A southern New Jersey school employee has won a round in a dispute over using a sick day during last year's Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl victory parade.
5 years ago
Assembly pulls PARCC bill in response to worried calls from parents
Legislators have responded to a deluge of passionate phone calls from parents urging them to reject a bill they say would allow unlimited testing of students for years to come
5 years ago
Charter schools exploit lucrative loophole that would be easy to close
In our view, lawmakers should prohibit charter school owners and operators from leasing and purchasing property from their other companies.
5 years ago
A $45,000 minimum salary for teachers, explained
The issue is expected to come up during education department budget hearings.
5 years ago
Calming force takes helm at Delaware’s biggest school district
Dorrell Green is a longtime educator who helped lead the consolidation of several Wilmington schools where poverty is high and proficiency is poor.
5 years ago
Listen 0:54Beaten behind closed doors: A look into abuse at Glen Mills Schools
After several incidents came to light in the early 2000s, the school said it would take action. So why are beatings still happening?
Air Date: February 25, 2019
Listen 15:55N.J. teens tweet Trump, find Senate ally, score civil rights win
All the bill needed to become law was President Donald Trump's signature. It would create a national archive of documents from civil rights cold cases.
5 years ago
Pa. public universities ‘treading water’ with declining enrollment, higher than average tuition
Enrollment across the 14 state-owned schools has decreased by 18 percent since 2010, dropping to less than 100,000 students in fall 2018.
5 years ago
Dress code violation sparks racial controversy and conversations at Camden charter school
After an African-American student was punished for wearing an African head wrap, administrators are accused of favoring Hispanic teens at Camden Academy Charter High School.
5 years ago
Boon or ‘black hole’? Pa. private school scholarship program considered for major expansion
A tax-break program that routes millions to Pennsylvania private schools could grow much larger if a new bill becomes law.
5 years ago
Listen 1:46Delaware school adds robots, 3D printers to help struggling students
Teachers at The College School in Delaware are using robots and 3D printers to help struggling students succeed.
5 years ago
Philly Greek organizations apply policies, intervention to confront campus sex assault
Temple and Penn have updated policies as fraternities and sororities participate in efforts to raise awareness. But is it enough?
5 years ago
Student loan debt has more then doubled in the last decade to $1.5 trillion. We look at the causes, consequences and possible policy solutions for tackling student debt.
Air Date: February 15, 2019 10:00 am
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