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Education

Upper Darby School District is looking to upgrade its brand.
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Pennsylvania

To compete with charters, Pa. district schools now polishing up their brands

More and more traditional public schools are getting into branding programs, says the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators.

7 years ago

John Tupponce, the District's assistant superintendent for Learning Network 4, and Jamal Dennis, a co-principal of Steel Elementary, met with parents at the school in October about turnaround plans. (Greg Windle/The Notebook)
The Notebook
Philadelphia

Two more Philly schools will enter turnaround network

Four other low-performing schools will get extra resources for "internal" turnaround.

7 years ago

Anthony Simpson
Speak Easy
Home & Family
K-12
Philadelphia

Navigating public education for foster youth is a bumpy road

As I reflect on my past within the Philadelphia school system, I remember that I crossed paths with many young people who faced challenges throughout their lives.

7 years ago

More than 250 people attended a meeting in Dover on Wednesday night to hear and views about a proposed policy to protect the rights of transgender and other students. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Delaware
K-12
LGBTQ

Delaware debates rights of transgender students and their parents

The proposed policy was drafted over several months by a team of educators, parents, and education advocates appointed by Carney.

7 years ago

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Kids from the KIPP Philadelphia Charter Network rally at City Hall Tuesday. (Avi Wolfman-Arent/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Politics

As SRC nears end, Philly charter schools turn up the heat on City Hall

Hundreds of students and advocates flooded City Hall Tuesday. There they sent a message to the new power brokers in Philadelphia education.

7 years ago

Spanish language immersion is thriving at Lewis Elementary in Wilmington and 25 traditional Delaware elementary schools, plus two charter schools. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Delaware
Immigration
K-12

Spanish immersion keeps growing in Delaware elementary schools

More than one in six Delaware public school kindergartners are enrolled in Spanish immersion, and more schools are interested in starting programs.

7 years ago

The University of Delaware was fifth worst nationally in a study of flagship universities that compares their percentage of black freshmen with its percentage of black public high school graduates in the state. (University of Delaware)
Delaware
K-12
Race & Ethnicity

Despite outreach efforts, University of Delaware fails to attract black students

The University of Delaware continues to struggle to attract black students and ranks among the nation's worst in enrolling its black high school graduates.

7 years ago

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Middle school students change classes (Jessica Kourkounis for WHYY, file)
K-12
Philadelphia

Philly school-quality scores show modest growth

The district's SPR metric is designed to help measure school quality. The numbers suggest Philly schools have improved slightly over three years.

7 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf tours Caln Elementary School in Thorndale, Pa. (AP File Photo/Matt Rourke)
Keystone Crossroads
Government Accountability
K-12
Pennsylvania
Politics

Changing course, Gov. Wolf asks courts to rule on Pa. education funding lawsuit

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has changed his mind regarding a high-profile school funding lawsuit.

7 years ago

Listen 1:53
Douglas Leach, teacher and graduate of Lincoln High School, holds up a sign at a rally ahead of a School Reform Commission meeting in November. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Speak Easy
K-12
Philadelphia

Creating a Philadelphia school board we can trust

The dynamic of mistrust can’t be blamed exclusively on SRC process. For decades, we have had a public school system that has failed people of color and low-income communities.

7 years ago

Eugene Bull records his rap while other students work on their lyrics in Luke O'Brien's classroom at Camelot KAPS Alternative School.

Philly kids rap about the stigma of being a ‘bad kid’

Philly's youngest hip-hop stars attend a school for kids with emotional and behavioral difficulties. But they aren't "bad kids," they're just "way above average."

7 years ago

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Hackers take part to a test at the Cybersecurity Conference in Lille, northern France, Wednesday Jan. 25, 2017.  (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)
Delaware
Innovation
Technology

Delaware announces cybersecurity partnership for high school girls

Delaware leaders are offering a free training opportunity for high school girls interested in a career in cybersecurity.

7 years ago

Bethune Elementary School's black male educators refer to themselves as
The Philadelphia Tribune
K-12
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Black male educators make up 31 percent of Bethune Elementary staff

7 years ago

Hartranft fourth-grader Terrsir Smith enjoys a basketball clinic put on by the Philadelphia 76ers at his school, a reward for positive behavior.
K-12
Philadelphia
Sports

Sixers join push to accentuate the positive at Philly school

Hartranft students are taught to be safe, responsible, and respectful. If a teacher “catches” a student embodying one of those characteristics, he or she is rewarded.

7 years ago

The main hallway of the SafeStart program, an early head start program on the campus of Allentown State Hospital in Allentown, Pa, is a play area for kids. (Jessica Kourkounis/for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Behavioral Health
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Allentown Headstart program focuses on kids dealing with trauma

It's the only early Headstart program in the nation to enroll students directly from local county welfare offices.

7 years ago

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