Education
Mayor Kenney picks his starting nine for new Philly school board
Kenney's board will replace the state-controlled School Reform Commission on July 1.
6 years ago
Listen 2:40Educators decry N.J. school funding levels proposed by Murphy as insufficient
One school board member calls the allocation to Chesterfield School District a "punch to the gut."
6 years ago
Wilmington school attack victim’s family sues district, claiming ‘gross negligence’
The family of a Wilmington high school student who died after being attacked in the bathroom nearly two years ago is suing two attackers her and the school district.
6 years ago
Listen 1:48Tuition-free community colleges, public universities proposed in Pa.
State Sen. Vincent Hughes intends to introduce his Pennsylvania Promise legislation on April 16.
6 years ago
Biden tackles gun control, voting, and foreign policy at Penn forum
In wide-ranging talk, former vice president chides millennials for not voting and spills a White House secret.
6 years ago
With fewer foreign students taking intensive English classes, Philly universities pivot
Administrators of intensive English programs say a kaleidoscope of factors have contributed to the contraction — including the economy and the 'Trump factor.'
6 years ago
Listen 5:02Two commissioners leave fading SRC to seek spots on new Philly school board
SRC chair Joyce Wilkerson and commissioner Christopher McGinley needed to leave the five-member body before Mayor Jim Kenney could pick them to serve on the new board.
6 years ago
After week of protests in Delaware, Catholic girls’ school reinstates fired principal
The principal at Padua Academy, fired 11 days ago in a dispute over the school's financial support of its parish affiliate, has been reinstated after several days of protests.
6 years ago
Money woes force Cheyney University to suspend most athletic programs
Once known for its basketball teams, Cheyney is restructuring its athletic department to help the nation’s oldest historically black college become financially stable.
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From light bulbs to drones, a new curriculum takes flight in North Philly school
A Catholic school in North Philadelphia, is piloting a curriculum that will turn students into literal pilots. Drone pilots, that is.
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Listen 2:17Coding club creates tech aspirations at Middletown school
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Listen 3:23ACLU lawsuit: Wilmington students disenfranchised by system
A lawsuit by the ACLU of Delaware charges that that the state’s school funding system deprives poor, disabled and non-English speaking students of an adequate education.
6 years ago
Villanova professor says ‘Never Again’ student activists won’t take no for an answer
Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with Villanova education professor Jerusha Conner about youth activism and the 'Never Again' movement against gun violence.
6 years ago
Listen 6:14Philly hopes to clear flightpath for autonomous drones
Will drones start filling the skies of Philadelphia? For some, the idea doesn't sound so crazy.
6 years ago
Philly schools present new, sunnier budget projections
For the first time since Superintendent William Hite took over, his staff presented a long-term budget with no planned deficits.
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