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Education

Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa.
Keystone Crossroads
Pennsylvania
Politics
Taxes

More tax credits? More spending? Pa. lawmakers continue to clash on education

The proposed increase to the Educational Improvement Tax Credit will likely be used as a bargaining chip in ongoing budget negotiations.

7 years ago

Temple University students are shown at a May 2012 graduation ceremony. Pennsylvania college students graduate owing an average of $36,193.(Nathaniel Hamilton/for WHYY)
The Why
Higher Education
Personal Finance

Pennsylvania’s student debt crisis

Pennsylvania ranks No. 1 in the nation for student debt. Why is the debt burden is so high here and how is that affecting the way students and grads live?

Air Date: June 6, 2019

Listen 13:23
(Bigstock/Veja)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Pennsylvania

Cyber charters in Pa. are wildly ineffective, and 3 other takeaways from new Stanford study

The study says the overall quality of Pa. charter schools is brought down by poor performing cybers. But some brick and mortar charters in cities are a bright spot.

7 years ago

Rowhomes at 34th and Spring Garden Street for sale or rent. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Real Estate

Philly real estate community reacts warily to school district planning process

Last week’s news that the Philadelphia School District could move catchment boundary lines piqued the interest of parents and those that sell them homes.

7 years ago

Listen 2:08
Former UD professor Arica Coleman in her home Wednesday. Feb. 27, 2019, in Newark, Del.  (Saquan Stimpson for WHYY)
Delaware
Higher Education
Race & Ethnicity

Former professor says University of Delaware tenure process stifles diversity

A former professor at the University of Delaware says the refusal to grant her tenure is part of a pattern of discrimination against black women faculty.

7 years ago

Listen 6:02
Angelis Leon, a third grader at Gilbert Spruance Elementary School, finds the books she ordered through the Book Trust. The non-profit allows young readers to choose their books.
Books
K-12

Kids book program to expand to 150 Philly elementary schools

The Philadelphia School District will expand a program that encourages kids to own their own books.

7 years ago

A union leader said the next step is a fight for healthcare benefits for Rutger's part-time lecturers. (Joe Hernandez/WHYY)
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

Part-time lecturers ratify new contract with Rutgers

The union leader said the next step is a fight for healthcare benefits for Rutger's part-time lecturers.

7 years ago

Philosophy professor Abby Everett Jaques of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology created a class called Ethics of Technology to help future engineers and computer scientists understand the pitfalls of tech. (Courtesy of Kim Martineau, MIT Quest for Intelligence)
NPR
Business
Technology

Solving the tech industry’s ethics problem could start in the classroom

Ethics is something the world's largest tech companies are being forced to reckon with.

7 years ago

Shruthika Padhy, 13, of Cherry Hill, N.J., reacts after realizing she is one of eight co-champions of the 2019 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md., Friday, May 31, 2019. (Susan Walsh/AP Photo)
New Jersey

N.J. teen among the National Spelling Bee winners in 8-way tie

There were warning signs throughout a marathon day of spelling that this Scripps National Spelling Bee would not conclude like any other in the event's 94-year history.

7 years ago

State Sen. Vincent Hughes announces proposed legislation that would allocate surplus state funds to emergency school repairs, largely in Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Pennsylvania

Citing ‘emergency’ repair needs, Democrats call for $125M for Pa. schools

A one-time cash subsidy would remediate the worst conditions in Pa. public schools — with most of the money going to Philadelphia.

7 years ago

Children in a classroom
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

Feds order N.J. to find better ways to resolve special education disputes

New Jersey has been given three months to improve its much-criticized process for settling disputes involving students in special education.

7 years ago

Andrew Jackson Elementary School has become one of the most popular schools in South Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
K-12
Philadelphia

Review of Philly schools could mean closures, boundary changes

The announcement could unnerve homeowners in gentrifying neighborhoods or neighborhoods with low-enrollment schools.

7 years ago

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaks at an education forum at Delaware Valley Community College Friday morning. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Higher Education
Politics

Pelosi downplays spat with Trump in Pennsylvania appearance

Speaker Pelosi was in Delaware County to promote plans to make college more affordable. Asked about her war of words with President Trump she said, “I’m not even going there."

7 years ago

Helen Oakes in a recent photo. (Courtesy of The Notebook)
Philadelphia
The Notebook

Helen Oakes, civic activist and former Philadelphia school board member, dies at 94

Famous for her newsletter, Helen Oakes was a watchdog and gadfly during tumultuous times.

7 years ago

State Sen. President Steve Sweeney, left, said he wants $50 million in the state budget for fiscal year 2020 to go toward so-called extraordinary aid for special education students (Joe Hernandez/WHYY)
New Jersey
Politics
NJ Spotlight

Sweeney wants $50M extra for special ed but no more funds for losing districts

The increase would for students with the greatest needs. Senate president says districts facing steep cuts in state support shouldn’t expect additional aid.

7 years ago

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