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Education

Morehouse grad Ahmad Smith, flanked by his father, Wayne, and his sister Chanel, had $110,000 in student loans wiped clean. (Courtesy of Chanel Smith)
Higher Education
Personal Finance
The Philadelphia Tribune

Morehouse grad with local ties: ‘I’m free’

“I feel free; I have my life back,” said Ahmad Smith, who has roots in Philadelphia. “Not only am I now an educated Morehouse man, I’m a debt-free Morehouse man."

7 years ago

In this May 16, 2016 photo, students work in a new quiet reading room at Princeton University's Firestone Library  in Princeton, N.J. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

N.J. libraries must wait for access to much-needed bond funds

It’s been 18 months since New Jersey voters approved $125 million to upgrade municipal and county libraries, but officials are still teasing out the regulations.

7 years ago

Robert F. Smith, founder, chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, speaks at Morehouse College on Feb. 17, 2018 in Atlanta. Smith announced on Sunday he will pay off the student debt of the college's entire 2019 graduating class. (Getty Images)
NPR
Higher Education

Robert Smith pledges to pay off student loans for Morehouse College’s Class of 2019

Billionaire investor and philanthropist Robert Smith said Sunday he is eliminating student debt for the entire 2019 graduating class at Morehouse College.

7 years ago

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney visited a kindergarten class at Andrew Jackson Elementary School the day after being elected in 2015.  (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Elections
K-12
Philadelphia

Jim Kenney cares a lot about the children of Philadelphia. Has he done enough for their schools?

Some of Kenney’s boldest moves have come on education issues. But he’s also taken a restrained approach to the city's school system.

7 years ago

Vivian Loh, (center), a seventh grader at Winchester Thurston School and the first girl to win the Pennsylvania MATHCOUNTS competition, explains the solution to a math problem to her brother Vincent, 10, and their mother Debbie after they each completed a practice worksheet in the morning before school, Thursday, April 25, 2019, at their home in Squirrel Hill.  (Alexandra Wimley/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)
Gender
K-12

After 36 years, a girl is the middle school math champ

In March, Vivian Loh became the first girl ever to win the Pennsylvania MATHCOUNTS competition.

7 years ago

(Chris Ryan/Getty Images)
K-12
Marketplace

5 ways the SAT has tried to reinvent itself

The SAT has undergone many, many changes over the years. Here’s a brief look at some of its redesigns.

7 years ago

Germantown High School (Aaron Moselle/WHYY)
Changing Communities
Philadelphia
Policing

Philly school closures found to make neighborhoods safer

Penn researchers found calls to police went down by “significant and substantive” margins after schools were shuttered.

7 years ago

Cinnaminson parent Nicole Weick was one of five parents to express their concerns about teacher Joseph DeShan during a school board meeting on May 14, 2019. DeShan fathered the child of an underage girl 30 years ago when he was a Catholic priest. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
New Jersey

Should ex-priest who impregnated 16-year-old 30 years ago return to teaching? Question divides N.J. town

Some parents are adamant the former priest shouldn’t be teaching in Cinnaminson. But others say he’s an excellent teacher who should not be defined by a mistake 30 years ago.

7 years ago

A sign stands outside the Glen Mills Schools in Glen Mills, Pa.
The Why
Criminal Justice
Kids

Why Glen Mills Schools could be closed for good

A lot has happened since a Philadelphia Inquirer investigation uncovered decades of abuse at Glen Mills Schools in Delaware County.

Air Date: May 15, 2019

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John F. Hartranft Elementary students listen to speakers at a ceremony honoring the announcement of this year's school progress reports. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Pennsylvania

Pa. House takes first step toward charter school overhaul

 A state House committee has moved a group of bills that would significantly change how Pennsylvania oversees its charter schools.

7 years ago

Members of the Eastern Lancaster County school board are seen during a meeting on May 13, 2019. (Ed Mahon/PA Post)
Keystone Crossroads
Gender
Pennsylvania
PA Post

Eastern Lancaster County school board delays ‘biological sex’ policy

The Eastern Lancaster County school board voted 6-3 to put off the policy until the fall.

7 years ago

A security officer monitors students as they transition between classes during the first day of school at South Philadelphia High School Monday, Sept. 9, 2013, in Philadelphia. About 190,000 students are going back to class Monday in Philadelphia, where parents say severe staffing cuts have created an aura of uncertainty around the new academic year. Officials contend the school district is prepared despite the major budget reductions. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Public Safety
PA Post

Which school security personnel can carry a gun? Lawmaker seeks to clear up controversy

The state Department of Education essentially said contracted school security guards are not permitted to possess a firearm on the job.

7 years ago

Penn State University's main campus. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Technology

Elaborate phishing scams increasingly target universities

In the United States last year, phishing victims lost more than $48 million. Microsoft says this is an increasingly common type of email scam.

7 years ago

Ashley Yates of Harry S. Truman High School works on her team's robot between rounds at the Liberty Bots competition Saturday at Montgomery County Community College. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
K-12
Technology

Battle of the metal warriors: Local high schools vie in first regional Liberty Bots competition

With a focus on workforce development in manufacturing, students from local high schools were partnered with representatives from local manufacturers.

7 years ago

(Bigstock)
Higher Education
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

Some questions as N.J. expands free community college program

Lawmakers have a lot of questions about Gov. Phil Murphy’s free community college plan and they raised many of them at a budget hearing on higher education.

7 years ago

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