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Education

Mayor Jim Kenney poses with staff from community schools. (Brad Larrison for WHYY, file)
Changing Communities
K-12
Philadelphia

Relations between city, district cause growing pains for community schools

The 100-page report says city and school officials haven’t worked well enough together to ensure the program's success.

7 years ago

Residents gathered together at the new Haverford Township Building for a town hall meeting to address racism and racial bias in the Haverford Township school district. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
K-12
Race & Ethnicity

Report on racism roils Main Line school district

Haverford residents react after a report from an activist group alleges racism in township schools.

7 years ago

Michael Farrell, principal of Penn Alexander School, has been working to bring a chapter of the national Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network organization to Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Kids
LGBTQ
Philadelphia

National organization looking to offer LGBTQ support in every Philly school

Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network provides tools and foundations for schools to to address needs of LGBTQ students.

7 years ago

Browne Hall on the quad at Cheyney University
Higher Education
Pennsylvania

As enrollment declines at Pa. state universities, Cheyney’s plummets 38 percent

The system’s enrollment decreased by 4 percent since last year.

7 years ago

After 10 years of delay and deliberation, Pennsylvania lawmakers have finally revamped the requirements for high school graduation. Gov. Tom Wolf intends to sign the measure. (Shutterstock)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Pennsylvania

After decade of debate, Pa. passes new graduation requirements

The new requirements aren't as tough as originally intended. But many advocates approve of the reduced emphasis on standardized tests.

7 years ago

A player running the ball during the Kennard-Dale homecoming football game. (Dani Fresh for WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Pennsylvania

A dozen voices on education in the heart of Wolf, Wagner country

Pennsylvanians say education is one of the most important issues this election. We talked with people in York County about the education issues that matter to them.

7 years ago

Listen 6:20
Trent Mclaurin, director of special education for Mastery Charter Schools. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)

Philly educators group looks to high school to introduce young black men to teaching career

The Fellowship aims to groom high school students into viable candidates for teaching jobs. The goal is to have 1,000 black men teaching in Philadelphia schools by 2025.

7 years ago

Community College of Philadelphia and Rutgers University Camden are joining to help the community college students easily transfer to the Camden university to pursue their bachelor degrees. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Higher Education
New Jersey
Pennsylvania

Community College of Philadelphia, Rutgers Camden partner on dual admission

The partnership means a seamless transfer for the Philadelphia college students to the Camden university as they pursue their bachelor's degrees.

7 years ago

Listen 1:17
(Bigstock photo)
Radio Times
K-12
Sex & Relationships

Rethinking sex education

Guest: Al Vernacchio Sex education curricula vary hugely across the country. ...

Air Date: October 11, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 48:55
Mike Matthews has resigned as president of the Delaware State Education Association amid a firestorm of criticism over sexist, racist blog posts he wrote between 2004 and 2006. (Courtesy of DSEA/waybackmachine.org)
Delaware
K-12
Politics

Delaware teachers union president resigns after sexist, racist blog posts unearthed

The president of the Delaware teachers union resigned Wednesday night, just hours after WHYY reported about sexist, racist, and other inflammatory remarks on his former blog.

7 years ago

Listen 1:06
Governor Tom Wolf listens to a question from a student at a forum at the School District of Philadelphia's headquarters (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
K-12

Wolf, Wagner field education questions from students at Philly forum

No, it wasn’t a debate. But the two men vying to win Penn ...

7 years ago

Mike Matthews, president of the Delaware State Education Association since 2017, once had a blog called Down with Absolutes. Now some of his old inflammatory posts are being criticized as misogynistic and racist.  (Screen grab from waybackmachine.org, Delaware State Education Association)
Delaware
Gender
Race & Ethnicity

Delaware teachers union investigating president after sexist, racist blog posts surface

About 10 years before Mike Matthews was president of the Delaware teachers union, he was an irreverent blogger.

7 years ago

Listen 5:07
School children in classroom. (via ShutterStock)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Pennsylvania

Skyrocketing special ed. costs falling heavily on Pa. school districts, taxpayers

Special education costs are rising much faster in Pennsylvania than state aid — causing local taxpayers ...

7 years ago

Listen 4:00
A mural of the Neshaminy High School mascot. (Eugene Sonn/WHYY)
K-12
Kids
Pennsylvania

Controversial school mascot could disappear from Bucks County school district

The Neshaminy School District may be forced to give up its Redskins mascot after a hearing by the Pennsylvania Human Relation Commission

7 years ago

The entrance to the Georgetown Preparatory School in Bethesda, Md., which Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh attended. The allegations of drinking and sexual misconduct swirling around Kavanaugh have prompted a new round of soul-searching at elite prep schools. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
NPR

Kavanaugh allegations prompt some prep schools to examine their culture

In 1990, the Washington Post reported that seven schools sent a joint letter to parents, warning them about the excessive drinking and sex at unsupervised parties.

7 years ago

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