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Education

Colorful row houses on the McClure School facade show what the students think might be going on inside.
Philadelphia
Public Health
The Notebook

McClure will re-open in stages starting Wednesday after asbestos discovery

McClure was initially closed on Dec. 19, along with Carnell Elementary, following the discovery of damaged and thus potentially dangerous asbestos in both schools.

6 years ago

Music teacher Marc Dulberg watches as Amir Newsome plays the keyboard in class. (Abdul Sulayman/The Philadelphia Tribune)
K-12
Music
Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Tribune

Students hit all the right notes at Nebinger school

Singing songs, reading music notes, and playing an instrument are just some of the things that students at the George W. Nebinger School are doing in their music program.

6 years ago

Are Gov. Phil Murphy, right, and Senate President Steve Sweeney on a collision course over issues in education? (Edwin J. Torres/ Governor's Office)
K-12
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

Classrooms and courtrooms: 2020’s flashpoints for New Jersey education?

Governor and Senate president about to kick off new year with a battle over school funding? What other testing issues are in the offing?

6 years ago

Teachers at Franklin Learning Center rally outside the school early Thursday morning demanding more action to make the building free of environmental hazards. (The Notebook)
K-12

New year opens with protests, concerns about health conditions in schools

McClure Elementary to remain closed for another week.

6 years ago

Tony Allen is the new president of Delaware State University. (Photo provided)
Delaware
Higher Education

Academic, banking leader Tony Allen named president at Delaware State University

Former Bank of America executive who has been Del State’s provost, Allen says he’s committed to continue diversifying the historically black university.

6 years ago

A third-grade student explains to Isy Abraham-Raveson about why he chose the green light on behavior during a consent workshop. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
K-12
Sex & Relationships

How, and when, to teach little kids about consent and their bodies

When children understand the parts of their bodies, and that they can set their own limits on touching, it can be a factor in recognizing sexual abuse.

6 years ago

Listen 04:19
Watson T. Comly School in Northeast Philly (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Criminal Justice
K-12
Public Health

New case tests big question: Can Philly kids sue after getting sick in school buildings?

Dean Pagan has become a poster child for toxic conditions in Philly schools. But can his family sue the district for damages?

6 years ago

Heidi Wyandt, 27, holds a handful of her medication bottles at the Altoona Center for Clinical Research in Altoona, Pa., on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, where she is helping test an experimental non-opioid pain medication for chronic back pain related to a work related injury she received in 2014. (Chris Post/AP Photo)
Addiction
Behavioral Health
Higher Education
WESA

Pa. offers student debt repayment for health care workers in addiction treatment field

6 years ago

Area responders worked together at Central Dauphin East High School during an active shooter drill simulation. (Courtesy of PennLive)
Pennsylvania
Public Safety
PA Post

Pa.’s Safe Schools Report provides plenty of numbers, but critics question their accuracy

Under the Safe Schools Act, the state’s Department of Education relies on the local school district to report infractions to the state.

6 years ago

Christopher Spriggs, acting executive director of Glen Mills Schools, has taken the lead in attempting to reopen the shuttered reformatory school. (Abdul R. Sulayman/The Philadelphia Tribune)
Pennsylvania
The Philadelphia Tribune

Glen Mills, the school shut down by Pa. for student abuse, appoints interim executive director

For the first time in its 193-year history, Glen Mills Schools has an African-American executive director.

6 years ago

Maurice Boston, a freshman at Ben Franklin H.S., shows his support at a packed meeting discussing the closures of Ben Franklin and Science Leadership Academy high schools because of asbestos remediation at the school district building Monday morning. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Criminal Justice
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New Jersey
Philadelphia
Public Health

Regional roundup 12/23

Guests: Joe Hernandez, Kristen Graham On this week’s Regional Roundup; WHYY’s ...

Air Date: December 23, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:02
Franklin Learning Center. (The Flash/The Notebook)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Public Health

How 30 years of broken promises, false starts led to another Philly asbestos closure

Officials have known for decades about building woes at a Philly H.S. But despite protests and promises, not much has changed.

6 years ago

Cheerleaders perform at a Neshaminy Redskins basketball game on Jan. 15, 2019. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Pennsylvania
Race & Ethnicity

Neshaminy School District spent more than $400K defending controversial team name

The total covers a six-year span and is expected to increase as Neshaminy appeals the latest decision.

6 years ago

Carnell Elementary School. (Wikimedia commons)
Infrastructure
K-12
Public Health
The Notebook

Asbestos hazards temporarily close two more Philly schools

District and PFT clash over how Carnell situation was handled. Total since September now is six.

6 years ago

Franklin Learning Center. (The Flash/The Notebook)
K-12
Philadelphia
Public Health
The Notebook

Another school closed as a result of potential asbestos danger

Franklin Learning Center is expected to re-open Jan. 2.

6 years ago

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