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Education
Test results show Delaware students are continuing to struggle after post-COVID return to classrooms
Test results for the 22-23 school year show that only 40% of students in grades 3-8 scored proficiently in English language arts, a 2 percentage point decline from last year.
10 months ago
Shakespeare and penguin book get caught in Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ laws
Several Shakespeare plays use suggestive puns and innuendo, and it is implied that the protagonists have had premarital sex in “Romeo and Juliet.”
10 months ago
The former Kensington High School student became the oldest graduate of the school district’s adult diploma program.
10 months ago
Philadelphia School District announces new school selection guidelines
The application process for the 2024-25 school year will begin Sept. 15.
11 months ago
Four takeaways from City Council’s hearing on Philly’s crumbling school infrastructure
The district says it’ll have a master plan for dealing with facilities completed by June of next year.
11 months ago
Thurgood Marshall College Fund collaborates with Delaware State to reduce college dropout rates
With the first cohort of 60 students, the university has so far achieved success.
11 months ago
Temple has a new logo, so here’s a look back at 25 owls that came before
The Evil Owl, the Blurry Owl, the Owl on the Branch, and everything in between.
11 months ago
Pa. Department of Education reduces wait time for new teacher certification
The news comes after the new in-state teacher certifications for Pennsylvania are at an all-time low.
11 months ago
Never too late: At 69, Ms. Betty is ready to graduate from high school
The Philadelphia native is earning her degree as part of the city’s re-engagement program.
11 months ago
Central Bucks School Board hikes superintendent’s salary by nearly 40%
Lucabaugh is now one of the highest-paid superintendents in Pennsylvania. The three Democratic board members say they were unaware of the contract until it was on the agenda.
11 months ago
Former Glen Mills campus plans to admit students in September
West Chester Area School District is charged with educating Clock Tower’s students. The district fears it doesn’t have enough time to prepare.
11 months ago
Now that the deadline to appeal has passed, it is important schools turn their attention to “their primary and most important task — educating students,” said Cutler.
11 months ago
Listen 5:16Affirmative action for rich kids: It’s more than just legacy admissions
A blockbuster new study, released today, finds that, effectively, affirmative action for rich kids is alive and well.
11 months ago
Delaware emergency management and education officials believe the new plans will help limit dangers posed to students.
11 months ago
Pa.’s latest bid to regulate cyber charter schools would lower tuition payments, boost transparency
Democrats and Republicans agree that Pa.’s rules for cyber charter schools are outdated, but they differ on what changes to make.
11 months ago