Education

Superintendent Hite will ask for Board of Education approval to buy 50,000 devices for Philly families that lack computers.

School districts in Pa. fear drastic damage to their budgets if parents decide en masse to move children to cyber options amid coronavirus uncertainty.

Philly says it’s moving toward online education as fast as it can — buying thousands of devices for students who need them.

We talk to Philadelphia School District Superintendent William Hite about how the district is supporting students and get tips for parents on coping during this trying time.

Closing Philly schools during the coronavirus pandemic has raised complicated questions from how to feed kids who eat at school to whether to provide remote learning.

As school resources shut down, vulnerable low-income students are being left behind.

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Each family will be mailed printed academic packets to make sure everyone is reached. The most vulnerable students are getting daily calls.

Starting Monday, the city will provide families packages of three breakfasts and three lunches per student at 50 schools throughout Philadelphia.

Some schools are running into a major legal hurdle in their attempts to offer online instruction during the current closures.

There are clear indications that Pa. might cancel standardized tests this year for students. What kind of impact could that have?

WHYY has expanded its TV and online educational programming as the coronavirus pandemic keeps more and more families indoors.

Providers also need more cash to stay afloat during crisis. They held a conference call to discuss the issue.

Because the district cannot ensure equal access to technology among students, it’s barring individual schools from providing mandated, graded instruction.

For the most part, families are on their own when it comes to schoolwork. There are no requirements on teachers.