Education
Philly schools are opening earlier this year, and district officials want you to know it
Monday, Aug. 27. You’re going to hear that date a lot from Philadelphia officials over the next week and a half.
6 years ago
Colorado school district switches to 4-day week to save money
A Colorado school district intent on saving money has cut one of its greatest costs: teaching.
6 years ago
How to make a civics education stick
How do you teach kids to be active participants in government? Or to tell the difference between real news and fake news?
6 years ago
The invisible signs to look for on the first day of school
Hunger and homelessness hamper kids’ ability to learn.
6 years ago
After first year of Pa. school improvement pilot, Wolf team looks to expand
The pilot involved 10 representatives from the administration working with 19 schools chosen to represent districts ranging in size from small, medium, and large.
6 years ago
Criminal record question nixed from Common Application for college
For years, activists have railed against the question as discouraging and discriminatory to those with a criminal past.
6 years ago
Student voice: ‘Then one day a bomb exploded during my geometry class’
Fleeing Syria to pursue safety, education and a socially just world.
6 years ago
Why I use Harry Potter to teach a college course on child development
In an effort to find a more engaging way to present child development to psychology students, I decided to use a book about an orphan boy who later discovers he is a wizard.
6 years ago
Teachers with guns — it might be even worse than you think
The difference between education and enforcement
6 years ago
Online learning can open doors for kids in juvenile jails
Marquell Brown is one of a growing number of people in Illinois who have earned a high school diploma from School District 428, run by the department of juvenile justice.
6 years ago
DeVos seeks to rewrite the rules on higher ed
The U.S. Education Department is going back to the drawing board on some basic rules of higher education, including one concept that has been in place for 125 years.
6 years ago
Princeton University hosts artists, scholars from Puerto Rico
Princeton invited artist and scholars from Puerto Rico to work on their projects at the university campus during the summer.
6 years ago
Listen 4:18Carney team scraps proposed anti-bias policy for Delaware transgender students
Governor supports schools chief's decision, but says he remains committed to 'protect children from discrimination at school'’ so they can focus on their education.
6 years ago
Listen 2:21Wolf, Wagner spar over funding formula as education surges to center of Pa. governor’s race
Using the formula to dole out all state education funding would mean a massive redistribution that creates clear winners and losers.
6 years ago
Listen 4:56Delaware school test scores mostly stagnant; SAT results drop
While scores have ebbed this year, Department of Education officials are stressing that scores in the Smarter Balanced tests have risen since they were first given in 2015.
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