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State universities’ enrollment shows decline for the ninth consecutive year; Cheyney on the rise
Enrollment at Pennsylvania’s state universities once again took a downward tumble for the ninth consecutive year, dropping by 2.6% from last year.
6 years ago
After pushback from parents, new options proposed for displaced Ben Franklin, SLA students
Over 1,000 Philly students displaced by building, issues including exposed asbestos, could soon learn where they’ll attend school.
6 years ago
Billy Penn
Philly’s $100 million battle to get rid of asbestos and make schools safe
Both schools proposed as alternates for the 1,000 students being relocated by the School District of Philadelphia because of asbestos have also been found to contain asbestos.
6 years ago
Billy Penn
Asbestos has been found in alternate schools proposed for Ben Franklin and SLA students
The Philadelphia School District has spent over $100 million getting rid of the toxic substance.
6 years ago
After contentious town hall, Philly high schools could be closed longer than expected
Students from Benjamin Franklin High School and Science Leadership Academy have already missed eight days due to construction delays and asbestos.
6 years ago
Philly’s hidden school attendance problem
The Philadelphia School District boasts about increasing attendance rates. But at Edison High School, some students are swiping in, then cutting class.
Air Date: October 7, 2019
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College students: How to make office hours less scary
No matter how scary, office hours are a huge factor in a student's success. Not only in college, but even after — in the workforce and in life.
6 years ago
N.J. lawmakers want Murphy to act on $100 million for lead line replacements in schools
A 2018 ballot initiative allowed N.J. to borrow $500 million for schools, with $100 million for lead remediation. No money has gone out, two legislators say.
6 years ago
Delaware school board member faces child sex counts but can keep elective post
Ronnie C. Williams is jailed on 19 felony sex charges involving two minor boys. He can stay on the Colonial School Board until his case is resolved.
6 years ago
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For the first time, students get voice on Delaware Board of Education
Lawmakers passed a bill in 2018 that added a student and a teacher to the state board in non-voting roles. The student must be in 11th or 12th grade.
6 years ago
‘Shooting people is deescalation’: Three days with teachers training to use guns in schools
The training provides a glimpse of how Pa. schools could change if armed teachers become a new normal in classrooms.
6 years ago
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StateImpact Pennsylvania
Pa. has no standards for teaching climate change in the classroom — so it might not be taught at all
Pennsylvania has started to modernize its science curriculum, including a focus on climate change.
6 years ago
Philly students will be marked absent if they join climate strike
The School District of Philadelphia says students attending the climate strike on Friday will be marked as absent, unlike in New York.
6 years ago
A clash on cyber charters kicks off fall legislative session in Harrisburg
Amid a larger push by Governor Tom Wolf to reform charter school policy, bipartisan interest has grown to amend the rules and funding methods of cyber charters.
6 years ago
College admissions and privilege
Paul Tough discusses his new book, "The Years That Matter Most: How College Makes or Break Us," which examines inequities in college admissions system.
Air Date: September 12, 2019 10:00 am
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