
Education
Project-based learning and standardized tests don’t mix
Can the long-struggling Philadelphia school system change how we measure success by focusing on meaningful work instead of test scores?
7 years ago
Amid #MeToo, more colleges host women as graduation speakers
This graduation season, the podium is all hers.
7 years ago
Lacrosse season canceled in Haddonfield after player accused of racial slur
The school district canceled the remainder of the boys' lacrosse season Friday after allegations that a white team member used a racial slur against a black female athlete.
7 years ago
Philly City Council asks: With schools deficit further away, why pay?
At a Wednesday hearing, Council members pondered why they should approve a proposed property tax hike to help fund Philly schools.
7 years ago
With ‘Kiddynomics,’ an attempt to teach youngest learners how to manage money
The Federal Reserve Bank has developed a curriculum to teach children as young as 3 and 4 the basics of financial literacy.
7 years ago
Listen 2:07Pa. school funding lawsuit inches forward, though roadblocks remain
A lawsuit challenging Pennsylvania’s education funding system inched forward Monday, delivering a incremental victory to the plaintiffs ...
7 years ago
A conspiracy video teaches kids a lesson about fake news
Widespread concerns about the inability of many people in France to tell a real news story from a fake one have led this French journalist to visit 81 schools since 2016.
7 years ago
On Derby Day, visiting a college where you can major in horses
An hour's drive from Churchill Downs, students and staff at Midway University may not find time to watch, because they're taking care of their own horses.
7 years ago
Website aims to increase abysmal school board election turnout in Del.
There are 25 seats up for grabs on Delaware's school boards on Tuesday. But if history is any guide, fewer than 2 percent of the eligible voters will cast ballots.
7 years ago
Angered by college response to sexual assault, Swarthmore students stage sit-in
Since Tuesday, activists have camped out in the offices of two deans they want fired.
7 years ago
Listen 1:50Former Philly Schools CEO Paul Vallas running for mayor of Chicago
Former Philadelphia Schools chief executive officer Paul Vallas is running for mayor in Chicago. Vallas is no stranger to Chicago, ...
7 years ago
Michelle Obama, cavalcade of stars urge Philly students toward college
College Signing Day turned North Philadelphia into West Hollywood, all in the service of spurring more Philly students to college.
7 years ago
‘The money shot’: How school districts find and prove residency fraud
Many districts monitor students to make sure they actually live within district boundaries and aren't using a fake address, but what does that monitoring actually entail?
7 years ago
Listen 6:40The Every Student Succeeds Act replaces No Child Left Behind, the controversial plan that caused upheaval in some schools.
7 years ago