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Education

Camille Paglia in São Paulo in 2015. (Greg Salibian via Wikimedia Commons)
The Why
Changing Communities
Higher Education

Why students really called for prof Camille Paglia’s firing — and why UArts won’t do that

Recent student protests of professor Camille Paglia at University of the Arts reflect the larger debate about free speech on campus.

Air Date: May 7, 2019

Listen 12:26
Locust Walk on the University of Pennsylvania campus. (Ximena Conde/WHYY)
The Why
Classes
Higher Education
Income Inequality

Why being a first-generation college student is uniquely hard

Your parents are still the biggest indicator of how successful you'll become.

Air Date: May 6, 2019

Listen 12:32
Lego Braille Bricks will feature studs with the same six-dot configurations found in the Braille alphabet, while remaining compatible with the existing bricks. (Courtesy of Lego)
NPR
National

To help children learn Braille, Lego will introduce bricks designed for the blind

Fewer children today know how to read Braille. Advocates say the tactile toys are a great introduction to the reading and writing system.

7 years ago

In this May 31, 2018, file photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks during a visit of the Federal School Safety Commission at Hebron Harman Elementary School in Hanover, Md. Education, it’s safe to say, is not President Donald Trump’s top priority. Instead, he entrusts that realm to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, who after two years has emerged as one of the most polarizing figures in the Cabinet but also one of its most enduring members. (Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo)
Politics

Education head DeVos: Polarizing but enduring Cabinet member

While the White House focuses on issues such as immigration and the economy, DeVos has been free to continue her push for school choice.

7 years ago

(Max Marin/Billy Penn)
Housing
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

There’s ‘luxury’ housing at Philly’s community college, but where are the students?

Main Line developers helped the Community College of Philadelphia build the Hamilton, now leasing in Center City.

7 years ago

Hill Harper (The Philadelphia Tribune, file)
Higher Education
TV
The Philadelphia Tribune

‘Good Doctor’ star to deliver graduation speech at Temple

Activist, author and actor Hill Harper will address the graduating class of Temple University's College of Education next week.

7 years ago

The state has approved $40 million in grants for school districts to improve safety. These competitive grants are in addition to $25,000 that most districts received last year.
(Min Xian/WPSU)
Keystone Crossroads
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

Pennsylvania grants $40M in competitive school safety grants

The state has approved $40 million in grants for school districts to improve safety. These competitive grants are in addition to $25,000 that most districts received last year

7 years ago

Joseph DeShan (Cinnaminson Middle School)
K-12
New Jersey
Public Safety

N.J. school can’t fire ex-priest who impregnated a 16-year-old 30 years ago, ruling says

N.J. arbitrator says the district was aware Joseph DeShan impregnated a 16-year-old and can’t fire him for conduct from before he was a public employee.

7 years ago

Marilyn Rodriguez was formerly a teacher at Fairhill Elementary School. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
PlanPhilly

From schools to scourge: Why 7 Philly schools remain empty 5 years after going on the auction block

When the School Reform Commission went against neighborhood desires and closed Fairhill along with 21 other schools in 2013, officials promised to sell the buildings.

7 years ago

The Delta Upsilon fraternity on Swarthmore’s campus. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Higher Education

Swarthmore fraternities shut down after campus protests

Swarthmore’s only fraternities, Phi Psi and Delta Upsilon, say they hope their decision to disband will promote ‘healing.’

7 years ago

Students walk on the campus of Cheyney University
Higher Education
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania colleges face steep enrollment declines in 2026

Enrollment has been falling at many Pennsylvania colleges and universities for nearly decade, since peak enrollment numbers in 2010.

7 years ago

(Michaela Winberg/Billy Penn)
K-12
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Meet the 35 live tilapia swimming around a Fishtown classroom

Kids at Adaire love the 300-pound aquaponics tank — and teachers think all schools should have one.

7 years ago

(Angela Hsieh/NPR)
NPR
Environment
K-12

8 ways to teach climate change in almost any classroom

Fewer than half of K-12 teachers told us that they talk about climate change with their children or students.

7 years ago

Jody Gary teaches sixth grade for the Turkeyfoot School District. He has started there in 1992 with a salary of $18,500. (Dani Fresh/Keystone Crossroads)
The Why
K-12

Why raising salaries for Pennsylvania teachers is more complicated than it seems

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf wants to raise teachers' salaries across the board. But is that only a Band-Aid solution to a more complex problem?

Air Date: April 23, 2019

Listen 13:25
Empty Hallway in a Public School
K-12
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

Some N.J. districts pile up debt building schools, others are debt-free

Although New Jersey is in better shape than the country as a whole for school debt, paying off construction bonds costs about a quarter of state’s annual debt service.

7 years ago

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