Education
A conspiracy video teaches kids a lesson about fake news
Widespread concerns about the inability of many people in France to tell a real news story from a fake one have led this French journalist to visit 81 schools since 2016.
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On Derby Day, visiting a college where you can major in horses
An hour's drive from Churchill Downs, students and staff at Midway University may not find time to watch, because they're taking care of their own horses.
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Website aims to increase abysmal school board election turnout in Del.
There are 25 seats up for grabs on Delaware's school boards on Tuesday. But if history is any guide, fewer than 2 percent of the eligible voters will cast ballots.
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Angered by college response to sexual assault, Swarthmore students stage sit-in
Since Tuesday, activists have camped out in the offices of two deans they want fired.
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Listen 1:50Former Philly Schools CEO Paul Vallas running for mayor of Chicago
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Michelle Obama, cavalcade of stars urge Philly students toward college
College Signing Day turned North Philadelphia into West Hollywood, all in the service of spurring more Philly students to college.
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‘The money shot’: How school districts find and prove residency fraud
Many districts monitor students to make sure they actually live within district boundaries and aren't using a fake address, but what does that monitoring actually entail?
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Listen 6:40The Every Student Succeeds Act replaces No Child Left Behind, the controversial plan that caused upheaval in some schools.
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Packed crowd in West Philly presses mayor and police on gun violence
Mastery Charter Schools hosted its first ever “action assembly” in West Philadelphia Monday night to engage public officials about how to make their neighborhoods safer.
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Suburban schools’ residency enforcement mostly affects kids of color
When school districts remove students for residency fraud, they say they're enforcing rules and protecting taxpayers. Others see a system that targets the poor and minorities.
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Listen 6:39Smyrna's Will Knight, humble football superstar, triumphs over hardship
Fate continues to haunt Knight and his family. But he has worked tirelessly to overcome hardship and heartbreak as a good son, brother, student, teammate.
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Listen 5:47As awareness of childhood trauma rises, new free therapy program launches for Philly students
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Listen 5:12Delaware gets $3.2 million for career training program
Delaware’s efforts to make sure students are ready for the jobs of tomorrow got a $3.2 million boost from Bloomberg Philanthropies.
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Disabled students can now check ‘diploma’ box on job applications
Delaware's alternate diploma will give students a major boost when it comes to job prospects in grocery stores, clerical work and so much more, advocates say.
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