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Education

(Left) Pa. Sen. Vincent Hughes surrounded by other Pa. officials; (Right) Meek Mill and Michael Rubin (Layla A. Jones for Billy Penn and Screenshoot/Breakfast Club)
Innovation
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Fix Philly schools: Meek Mill and friends offer vague ‘millions’; Pa. officials offer action plan

“Don’t just buy a school to say, ‘Oh, yeah, I bought a school,'” said one Philly parent.

6 years ago

Browne Hall on the quad at Cheyney University
Higher Education
Pennsylvania
The Philadelphia Tribune

Future of Cheyney at stake ahead of final school accreditation decision

Cheyney University has run out of lifelines and delays over the status of its accreditation.

6 years ago

This June 24, 2013, file photo shows Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, N.J. The seminary in New Jersey will provide scholarships and set up doctoral fellowships to repent for having benefited from slavery. NJ.com reported Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, that Princeton Theological Seminary will set aside $28 million to provide 30 scholarships for students who descended from slaves or underrepresented groups. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)
The Why
New Jersey
Race & Ethnicity

$28M for slavery reparations isn’t enough, students tell Princeton Seminary

Princeton Theological Seminary wants to make up for its ties to slavery, but black students say the money it's offering is "a drop in the bucket."

Air Date: November 21, 2019

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School District of Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite announces the districts plan to improve environmental safety at its schools. He is joined by state Rep. Vincent Hughes (right), City Councilmember Cindy Bass (left), and other local officials. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Environment
K-12
Public Safety

Amid parent backlash, Philly schools unveil $12 million asbestos plan

The School District says it will work harder and faster to get rid of exposed asbestos. Also promises to do a better job informing parents about hazards.

6 years ago

Mastery Frederick Douglass Elementary School in North Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
K-12
Public Health

Stop using tap and bring in ‘safe water,’ physician urges North Philly school officials

A health expert said every school in the city that has plumbing joined by lead solder should stop allowing children to use drinking fountains immediately.

6 years ago

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A bill introduced this fall by Speaker of the House Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny, would add a new branch to Pennsylvania’s school-choice tree — school vouchers. (AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Pennsylvania
Policing

GOP leaders want to pilot private school vouchers in Harrisburg

The law itself would only apply to parents in Harrisburg. But one of Pa.’s most powerful legislators calls it a “pilot” program for school vouchers.

6 years ago

Engraved portrait of George Clinton, a former U.S. vice president who was also New York state's first and longest-serving governor, in the late 18th century — not long after the first sign of the word 'gubernatorial' appeared in the English language. (Getty Images)
NPR
History
Politics

Where does the term ‘Gubernatorial’ come from?

6 years ago

Low milk prices have made the past few years tough for Pennsylvania’s dairy farmers. (Carrie Antlfinger/AP Photo)
Business
Pennsylvania

Series of webinars aims to give Pa. dairy producers more tools for success

Low milk prices have made the past few years tough for Pennsylvania’s dairy farmers.

6 years ago

Rutgers-Camden student Nitan Shanas embraces Joseph's House client and volunteer Liz Holmes in the lobby of the Camden homeless shelter where they met. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Higher Education
Homelessness
New Jersey

Rutgers students ‘sleep out’ in Camden to support local homeless shelter

About 50 Rutgers-Camden students will trade their warm beds for cardboard and sleeping bags in the quad outside the campus center as part of a “sleep out.”

6 years ago

Photos taken by two former teachers at Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School show water drawn from drinking fountains at the school in June of 2016. (Photos provided)
Keystone Crossroads
Infrastructure
K-12

Philly school knew about toxic lead in drinking water but kept parents in the dark

Recent testing uncovered high lead levels in the water at Mastery Frederick Douglass Elementary. Parents say they should have been told sooner.

6 years ago

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FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2016, file photo, Army drill sergeants stand over recruits during a live-fire marksmanship training course at Fort Jackson, S.C. Under the gun to increase the size of the force, the Army is pouring an extra $200 million into bonuses this year to attract and retain soldiers, and has approved more drug use and conduct waivers for recruits in order to build the ranks. (Gerry Broome/AP Photo)
Military
Pennsylvania
PA Post

Retired military leaders say Pa. schools need more money

A group of retired military leaders says too many young Pennsylvanians don’t meet standard eligibility requirements for serving in the armed forces.

6 years ago

(pressmaster/BigStock)
New Jersey
Politics

N.J. lawmakers propose plan to end school ‘lunch shaming’

The proposal would have the state pick up what federal dollars do not for school lunch costs.

6 years ago

Sharif El-Mekki left his job as a principal in Southwest Philadelphia to start an organization which aims to recruit more African Americans into the teaching profession. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Pennsylvania

‘Revolutionary’ principal goes all-in on quest for more black teachers

As the son of Black Panthers, Sharif El-Mekki grew up in West Philadelphia enraged at the injustice he saw all around him, including in education.

6 years ago

School buses are seen in a file photo.
Pennsylvania
Transportation

Pennsylvania schools struggling with bus driver shortage

A decline in the number of licensed school bus drivers statewide has some districts scrambling to get students to and from school.

6 years ago

Northeast High School students Anna Tran, Tatyanna Roldan and Jovita Deguzman perform
History
Music

‘They identify with Hamilton’: Philly teens take a shot at writing revolution-inspired music

1,700 kids came to see Hamilton the musical at Forrest Theater and showcase their own songwriting skills.

6 years ago

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