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Education

Two bills slated to come before committee Thursday hope to ease financial burdens on college students and their families and help them rehabilitate loans that are in default.
(Lynne Sladky/AP Photo)
Higher Education
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

N.J. lawmakers continue to chip away at boulder-sized problem of student debt

Two bills slated to come before committee Thursday hope to ease financial burdens on college students and their families and help them rehabilitate loans that are in default.

7 years ago

Philadelphia School District headquarters at Broad and Spring Garden streets. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
K-12
Philadelphia

Philly schools improving, according to district’s yardstick

The School District of Philadelphia releases its annual report card. The numbers say traditional and charter schools are on the upswing.

7 years ago

As part of his promise to boost science, tech engineering and math education, N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy devotes $2 million to computer science programs in high schools.
(Seth Wenig/AP Photo)
New Jersey

Murphy administration awards $2 million to boost computer science education

As part of his promise to boost science, tech engineering and math education, N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy devotes $2 million to computer science programs in high schools.

7 years ago

A elementary school in Philadelphia (Brad Larrison/for WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Pennsylvania

Pa. school districts stressed over rising costs for pensions, special-ed and charters

Pa. school districts say rising fixed costs are leading to property tax increases and cuts to programs.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania state Rep. Chris Rabb speaks at a rally in July 2018 (Rachel Wisniewski for WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Pennsylvania
Politics

Democratic legislators say fixing school funding is a moral imperative

The opportunity gaps in Pennsylvania between rich and poor, black and white, are among the highest in the nation.

7 years ago

Screenshot courtesy of the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers
Philadelphia

To ‘crowdsource injustice,’ new app encourages Philly teachers to photograph, report school building woes

Philly’s teachers’ union is behind a new app that allows teachers to quickly report school-building problems like mold, leaks, and rat droppings.

7 years ago

Phoenixville Area High School (Google Maps)
Keystone Crossroads
Behavioral Health
K-12

Pa. school districts say later start times are boosting grades

Pennsylvania schools that have pushed start times later say the logistical hurdles are worth it for students who are more awake and alert.

7 years ago

The state Capitol building in Harrisburg. (Tom Downing/WITF)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Pennsylvania

New education leaders in Pa. Legislature seek to reduce role of state tests, increase accountability for cyber charters

There’s new blood leading Pennsylvania’s House and Senate Education Committees. Both chairmen talked about the upcoming legislative session.

7 years ago

Delaware's new schools
Delaware
K-12
Technology

Delaware unveils online 'report card' for public schools

Delaware's new schools 'report card' is colorful and interactive. Users can find an array of information on academics, enrollment, school climate and faculty.

7 years ago

(WHYY, file)
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

N.J. officials ask judges to let classes of ’19 and ’20 graduate under old rules

The Department of Education is asking the court to clarify that the recent decision striking down the PARCC graduation requirements will not apply retroactively.

7 years ago

In this photo taken Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, inmates look on in their college world history class at the Monroe Correctional Complex in Monroe, Wash. College education in American prisons is starting to grow again, more than two decades since federal government dollars were prohibited from being used for college programs behind bars. (Elaine Thompson/AP Photo)
Criminal Justice
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

Report: College aid for prisoners pays dividends for all down the line

Advocates say the study shows that federal law keeping Pell Grants from the incarcerated should be overturned.

7 years ago

Delaware Gov. John Carney is proposing state funding to assist students learning English. (Rodel Foundation report)
Delaware
K-12

$60 million boost in Del. education funds sought for English learners, poor students

Gov. Carney wants Delaware's school districts to craft initiatives that benefit children who do poorly on state's standardized tests compared with children of means.

7 years ago

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The Tamaqua School Board voted to temporarily suspend a policy that allows some school staff to carry firearms in classrooms anonymously. (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Pennsylvania

Pa. school board punts on policy to allow teachers to carry guns

The board approved the policy in September, making it the first district in Pennsylvania to sanction armed teachers. The teachers union quickly sued, followed by parents.

7 years ago

Students at String Theory charter school dance an original choreography during a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.
Dance
K-12

Charter school intends to honor Philadanco dance founder

A pending String Theory charter school in West Philadelphia will be named after the African-American dance pioneer.

7 years ago

Alessandro Niculescu, 10, holds up a sign in the rain during a teacher strike outside John Marshall High School, Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, in Los Angeles. Tens of thousands of Los Angeles teachers are striking after contentious contract negotiations failed in the nation's second-largest school district.(Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP)
National
Philadelphia

Is LA teachers strike a sign of things to come in Philly?

The head of the Philadelphia teachers union sees familiar themes in LA teachers strike. And Philly teachers recently won back the right to strike.

7 years ago

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