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It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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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

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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.
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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

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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

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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

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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

Students rally outside School District headquarters on Jan. 30 demanding better mental health services in schools. (Courtesy of Rebekah Canty)
K-12
Mental Health
The Notebook

In Philly, creating more trauma-informed schools requires a change of culture

“The world of thinking about trauma, the importance of school climate and social-emotional learning is 20, 30, 40 years behind the world of instruction."

6 years ago

Scranton School District Administration Building (Google Maps)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Lawsuit: Scranton school district knew about environmental contamination

It claims the district received test results from environmental studies, starting in at least 2016, that made officials aware of the issues, but they never informed students,

6 years ago

PFT president Jerry Jordan speaks at a news conference outside Hopkinson Elementary School, which is temporarily closed. (Courtesy of Lynn Oseguera)
K-12
Public Health
The Notebook

Hopkinson school in Juniata closed indefinitely for more asbestos abatement

Meeting to form a facilities' "rapid response team" of unionized laborers took place on Thursday.

6 years ago

Janiyah, left, and Stephanie Davis of Philadelphia, stand as they are recognized by President Donald Trump during his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Radio Times

School choice takes center stage

We discuss the debate over school choice in Pennsylvania and the Trump administration's push to expand it.

Air Date: February 6, 2020 10:00 am

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Jerry Jordan speaks about new plan to fix schools (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
K-12
Public Health

Unions offer ‘rapid response’ fix for lead, asbestos in Philly schools

Philadelphia's teachers union has joined together with the Laborers District Council to offer a quick fix to asbestos contamination that has shut down many city schools.

6 years ago

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence stands and applauds as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi reacts to President Donald Trump as he delivers his State of the Union address. (REUTERS/Leah Millis/POOL)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Pennsylvania

Trump, Pence put Pennsylvania at the center of their school-choice push

Trump and his allies are pushing hard for programs that divert tax dollars to private schools. And they’re centering the argument in Pennsylvania.

6 years ago

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