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Education

The PARCC test counts for 30 percent of the overall evaluation for about 15 percent of New Jersey educators.(Lisafz/Bigstock)
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

Assembly pulls PARCC bill in response to worried calls from parents

Legislators have responded to a deluge of passionate phone calls from parents urging them to reject a bill they say would allow unlimited testing of students for years to come

7 years ago

Some charter school operators make profits by leasing space to themselves at unusually high rates. (Ilya Andriyanov from www.shutterstock.com)
Business
The Conversation

Charter schools exploit lucrative loophole that would be easy to close

In our view, lawmakers should prohibit charter school owners and operators from leasing and purchasing property from their other companies.

7 years ago

Many districts in southwestern Pennsylvania would receive money under a proposal to raise all school district salaries to at least $45,000 a year. (Ed Mahon / PA Post)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Pennsylvania

A $45,000 minimum salary for teachers, explained

The issue is expected to come up during education department budget hearings.

7 years ago

Dorrell Green is the new superintendent of Red Clay Consolidated School District, the largest in Delaware. One of his challenges will be improving student proficiency at Warner Elementary School. (State of Delaware, Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Delaware

Calming force takes helm at Delaware’s biggest school district

Dorrell Green is a longtime educator who helped lead the consolidation of several Wilmington schools where poverty is high and proficiency is poor.

7 years ago

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Photo: David Swanson/Philadelphia Inquirer
The Why
Criminal Justice
Kids

Beaten behind closed doors: A look into abuse at Glen Mills Schools

After several incidents came to light in the early 2000s, the school said it would take action. So why are beatings still happening?

Air Date: February 25, 2019

Listen 15:55
Students participate in an Advanced Placement government class at Hightstown High School in Hightstown, N.J., Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. (Seth Wenig/AP Photo)
Politics
Technology

N.J. teens tweet Trump, find Senate ally, score civil rights win

All the bill needed to become law was President Donald Trump's signature. It would create a national archive of documents from civil rights cold cases.

7 years ago

Senior Christian Sanchez caries the flag as the Cheyney University Wolves enter the O'Shields-Stevenson Stadium for the
Keystone Crossroads
Higher Education
K-12

Pa. public universities ‘treading water’ with declining enrollment, higher than average tuition

Enrollment across the 14 state-owned schools has decreased by 18 percent since 2010, dropping to less than 100,000 students in fall 2018.

7 years ago

Geniah Miller in her Camden Academy Charter High School uniform and the Nigerian head wrap with her mother, Chioma Sullivan, at their Camden home on Feb. 11, 2019, after Miller was sent home from school. (April Saul for WHYY)
New Jersey
Race & Ethnicity

Dress code violation sparks racial controversy and conversations at Camden charter school

After an African-American student was punished for wearing an African head wrap, administrators are accused of favoring Hispanic teens at Camden Academy Charter High School.

7 years ago

Students at Lansdale Catholic High School in a 2017 file photo. (Emily Cohen/for NewsWorks)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Pennsylvania

Boon or ‘black hole’? Pa. private school scholarship program considered for major expansion

A tax-break program that routes millions to Pennsylvania private schools could grow much larger if a new bill becomes law.

7 years ago

Listen 1:46
Sketches show the first step in the process of designing 3D puzzles. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Delaware
Technology

Delaware school adds robots, 3D printers to help struggling students

Teachers at The College School in Delaware are using robots and 3D printers to help struggling students succeed.

7 years ago

Students who attended Scott Fried's program wear bracelets given to them by Fried that read,
Higher Education
Public Safety

Philly Greek organizations apply policies, intervention to confront campus sex assault

Temple and Penn have updated policies as fraternities and sororities participate in efforts to raise awareness. But is it enough?

7 years ago

(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Radio Times
Economy
Higher Education
K-12
Politics

The student debt crisis

Student loan debt has more then doubled in the last decade to $1.5 trillion. We look at the causes, consequences and possible policy solutions for tackling student debt.

Air Date: February 15, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:30
Pennsylvania has 500 school districts. (Ed Mahon/PA Post)
Keystone Crossroads
Pennsylvania
PA Post

Why are there so many school districts in Pa.? Here are four reasons

Pennsylvania has 500 school districts — nearly every one with its own full-time superintendent, hired by locally elected school board members.

7 years ago

A student is struggling with his math homework. (dolgachov/BIGSTOCK)
The Pulse
Biology
K-12
Kids

Dyscalculia — the math version of dyslexia

A little-known learning disability is helping kids — and adults — reframe their struggles with numbers.

7 years ago

Listen 03:39
(AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach, file)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Pennsylvania

The death of cyber charter schools in Pa.?

A proposal backed by a powerful Republican would steer families to district-run cyber programs and away from cyber charter schools.

7 years ago

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