
Education
How Drexel’s public school experiment could change West Philadelphia
Drexel University is building a public school on its campus border, much like the University of Pennsylvania did two decades ago. Will that accelerate gentrification?
Air Date: July 31, 2019
Listen 13:28This Pa. school suspended fewer students by using a restorative model
School staff were trained to think of discipline differently. They were asked to find out why students are disruptive rather than remove them from school.
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Offers pour in to cover Pa. students’ meal debt, but school officials not interested
At least five donors have stepped forward willing to satisfy the $22,000 in debt accrued by dozens of students whose parents did not give them money to pay for the meals.
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N.J. fires 30 at Schools Development Authority
Murphy administration also releases three reports into personnel controversies at the SDA under its former CEO Lizette Delgado Polanco
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Penn Law dean: Prof’s comments were ‘bigoted’
The dean of the UPenn Law School issued a statement Tuesday, condemning a professor’s assertion that America “will be better off with more whites and fewer nonwhites."
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Amid ‘critical’ times for HBCUs, leaders share fundraising ideas in Dover
Leaders of historically black colleges and universities shared ideas for raising funds during challenging times at a forum hosted by Del. State University.
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Union files complaint against CCP, UPenn, Drexel, Temple, and more over wages for security officers
SEIU filed its labor complaint against Drexel University, CCP, St. Joseph University, Temple University, Temple University Hospital, UPenn, and the UPenn Health system.
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Murphy scraps Christie’s salary cap for N.J. superintendents
Nine years after former Gov. Chris Christie limited how much New Jersey superintendents could be paid, his successor ends the restriction.
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Don’t have your lunch money? 1 Pa. school district threatens foster care
Wyoming Valley West School District, one of the poorest districts in the state as measured by per-pupil spending, is located in a former coal mining community in NE Pa.
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Parents, sometimes you’re the problem when it comes to tech use
Parents of young kids pick up their phones an average of almost 70 times a day — often to escape a stressful parenting moment.
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‘I’m drowning’: Those hit hardest by student loan debt never finished college
From mid-2014 to mid-2016, 3.9 million undergraduates with federal student loan debt dropped out, according to an analysis of federal data by The Hechinger Report.
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Cheyney University’s survival plan
For years, Cheyney University's been on life support. Now, with a balanced budget & infusion of funds, America's first historically black university could be turning a corner.
Air Date: July 18, 2019
Listen 14:54Will this tweak in Pa. law send student test scores soaring?
The standardized tests scores of chronically absent students will no longer count against teachers, schools, and the state.
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Special update: The story Jovan Weaver didn’t tell
In this special episode of Schooled we unpack the details of the Jovan Weaver vehicular homicide case and its larger implications.
Air Date: July 17, 2019
Listen 15:28States are ratcheting up reading expectations for 3rd-graders
Almost 20 states have passed laws requiring third-graders who aren't proficient in reading to repeat the grade. The policy started in Florida 17 years ago.
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