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Every week listeners hear stories about race and identity that expand their minds, and learn practical ways to make their lives better. It's lifelong learning that ranges from the big picture to tiny details and everything in between.

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Education

Meredith Elementary School, located on 5th and Fitzwater streets in Philadelphia. (Google Maps)
K-12
Public Health

Cancer-stricken teacher settles with Philly school district for $850k

Lea DiRusso, 51, was diagnosed with mesothelioma last year. The veteran educator’s diagnosis set off a public firestorm over asbestos in schools.

6 years ago

(StudioDin/BigStock)
K-12
New Jersey

Gov. Murphy releases N.J. school aid numbers, touting $337 million increase

An overall increase in “formula aid” would help lower the cost of property taxes, which are largely driven by local education costs, Gov. Phil Murphy said.

6 years ago

Locust Walk on the University of Pennsylvania campus. (Ximena Conde/WHYY)
Higher Education
Sports

Former Penn coach slapped with 15-year show-cause penalty

Former Penn coach Jerome Allen was hit a 15-year show-cause penalty after he accepted $300,000 in bribes to get a wealthy Florida businessman's son into the university.

6 years ago

 A member of the Philadelphia teachers union hands in a ballot in 2017 at Temple University's Liacouras Center as the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers voted on a contract proposal. (Jonathan Wilson for WHYY)
K-12
Philadelphia

Leadership of Philly teachers’ union wins re-election despite growing challenge from activists

Philly educators turned out in droves for the latest union election. But the energy was not enough to topple the current leadership.

6 years ago

Fredy Garcia Morales and his mom Margarita talk to his sisters on the phone while sitting in the King Street Ministry Center in Chambersburg, Pa. (Jeffrey Stockbridge for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Changing Communities
Immigration
K-12

Speaking Mam in MAGA country: Immigration, education and the teenage boy in the middle

Where low-wage immigrant labor undergirds the local economy, stress is put on other institutions — especially public schools, which face a mandate to educate all.

6 years ago

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The Bridesburg school has a large deficit, a CEO on leave, and some sort of problem related to the identification of special education students. (Screenshot Google Maps)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Philadelphia

Budget turmoil at Philly’s second-largest charter school — but officials keep quiet about why

The Bridesburg school has a large deficit, a CEO on leave, and some sort of problem related to the identification of special education students.

6 years ago

Students attend a nursing class at a school in Delaware County that's garnered an esteemed distinction. (Bas Slabbers for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads

Forget Penn and Pitt: Is this little-known school the best deal in Pa. higher-ed?

Ten years after enrolling, graduates of one practical nursing program in Delco earn more than graduates of any other college in Pa., when you account for the cost of school.

6 years ago

Listen 6:04
This file photo shows the Benjamin Franklin High School located on North Broad Street. The building will now house both Benjamin Franklin High School and the Science Leadership Academy. The first day of school is delayed due to lingering construction (Nathaniel Hamilton For WHYY, file)
K-12
Public Health
Billy Penn

Philly school asbestos problem: What’s closed, what’s open and what’s being done

Reference this list to find out where things stand.

6 years ago

Ronda Laws teaches math at Howard High School of technology, a vocational school in Wilmington, Del.
 (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
The Why
Delaware
K-12
Kids

Could bringing back Wilmington High help fix school inequities?

Why a system intended to integrate Wilmington's public schools led to less diversity — and why some think reopening a traditional public high school could help.

Air Date: February 18, 2020

Listen 13:08
Haverford College in Haverford, Pa., Wednesday, May 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Higher Education
Immigration
Politics

Trump administration wants time limits on student visas

There is no set time limit for how long students who come to the U.S. for college can stay. The Trump administration says that is a problem.

6 years ago

Listen 1:30
Former foster care child Mayda Berrios joined Gov. John Carney (left) and Tony Allen, Delaware State University president, after the State of the State speech. (State of Delaware)
Delaware
Higher Education

Delaware initiative would offer financial support for foster kids who want to go to college

Foster kids find themselves at a crossroads when they turn 18. The Carney administration initiative aims to encourage more to continue their education.

6 years ago

Listen 1:47
The Trolley Car Diner was a mainstay in Mt. Airy. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
K-12
Philadelphia

Thanks to this program for teachers, a distinctive Philly diner will live on after its closure

For many, the Trolley Car Diner in Mount Airy was a beloved dining spot. But for some teachers, it was a lot more than that.

6 years ago

Listen 3:04
Groundbreaking for SDA construction project. (SDA)
K-12
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

State lays out plans for school construction projects, but no funding

Schools Development Authority lists projects to address overcrowding, building age in 18 districts

6 years ago

A mural on Germantown Avenue celebrates Harriett Tubman and other heroes of the Underground Railroad. (Mural Arts/ Painting by Sam Donovan, Photo by Jack Ramsdale)
Community Events
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Billy Penn

This one-of-a-kind conference celebrates the real people behind the Underground Railroad

The gathering at Temple is totally free and open to the public.

6 years ago

PFT president Jerry Jordan speaks at a news conference outside Hopkinson Elementary School, which is temporarily closed. (Courtesy of Lynn Oseguera)
Philadelphia
Public Health
The Notebook

Two more Philly schools to close for asbestos cleanup

These are the eighth and ninth schools to be temporarily closed this year.

6 years ago

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