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Education

The U School on N 7th Street in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Billy Penn

Across the Philly School District, lockdowns happen as frequently as every other day

An analysis of records from the past 10 years shows there’s no real standard for how to report these incidents, which can leave students with nightmares.

6 years ago

A photo taken by a former teacher at Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School shows a boy holding a cup of water the teacher said was drawn from a drinking fountain at the school in June of 2016. (Provided)
The Why
Infrastructure
K-12
Philadelphia

Lead in school drinking water could be worse than we know

The drinking water at a N. Philly elementary school recently tested extremely high for levels of toxic lead. It's probably not the only one.

Air Date: November 25, 2019

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A mural of the Neshaminy High School mascot. (Eugene Sonn/WHYY)
Pennsylvania
Race & Ethnicity
Sports

Pa. state commission: Bucks County school district can keep controversial nickname

Four years after it filed suit against the Neshaminy School District, a state commission has reached a decision regarding its use of a controversial Native American mascot.

6 years ago

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

Cheyney University is keeping its accreditation

Cheyney University will keep its accreditation, state leaders and university administrators announced in a letter to faculty, staff and students on Monday.

6 years ago

Nick Jushchyshyn, Program Director of Virtual Reality; Immersive Media at Drexel University, watches a dance performance using a virtual reality headset at the school's new Immersive Research Lab. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Higher Education
Technology
Visual Arts

Virtual reality meets industry reality at Philly universities

Drexel and University of the Arts each open virtual reality studios, for art and industry

6 years ago

(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

Listen 13:46
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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