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Education

This July 18, 2018, photo shows a display of back to school backpacks in a Target store in Pittsburgh. (Gene J. Puskar / The Associated Press)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Pennsylvania
PA Post

What the average classroom teacher earns in every Pa. public school district

The highest salaries were in two Pennsylvania counties: Bucks and Montgomery.

8 years ago

Princess Hill struggled through an unstable upbringing to make it to West Chester University, where she's helped by the Promise Program. (Avi Wolfman-Arent/Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Housing
K-12

Homeless for the holidays: Some colleges keep needy students on campus

Colleges are becoming more sensitive to the needs of students who lack stable housing.

8 years ago

Listen 4:24
Employees at Nelvin Grocery hold phones for students free of charge. (Courtesy of Ronnie Polaneczky)
The Why
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Hold the phone: Why some Philly students are stashing their phones at corner stores

Cell phones are banned at Kensington High School, so students are paying to stash their phones at corner stores. We break down the case for and against this new phenomenon.

Air Date: December 20, 2018

Listen 13:30
A vacant classroom at Lankenau High School in Philadelphia.
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Pennsylvania

Pa. school districts may be undercounting homeless students, report says

Across the country, public schools are required to identify and support students experiencing homelessness. But a new report finds that many Pa. schools may be undercounting.

8 years ago

Listen 1:22
Middle school students change classes in Philadelphia. (Jessica Kourkounis/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Criminal Justice
K-12
Pennsylvania

Juvenile court judges waking up to trauma’s effect on kids

If one is looking for the most traumatized youths in Philadelphia, a good starting place might be the cou ...

8 years ago

A sign for Moody's Corp. is shown Aug. 13, 2010 in New York. Moody's Investors Service is a credit rating agency. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
K-12
Philadelphia

Graduating from ‘junk’ grade, Philly schools get historic credit rating boost

For the first time since 1977, one of the major credit-rating agencies thinks bonds issued by the School District of Philadelphia to be "investment grade."

8 years ago

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The University of Delaware's football stadium will get overhauled and a new athletic training complex will be constructed as part of a $60 million effort. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Delaware
Higher Education
Sports

University of Delaware starts work on new athletic complex

The athletic center will be named after 1980 UD graduate Ken Whitney and his wife Elizabeth, who donated $10 million to help fund the construction.

8 years ago

Listen 1:10
This 2014 photo shows students at Carver High School in Philadelphia stopping in the hall to photograph a poster detailing the new state rankings that place their school at No. 2 in the district. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania ditches school scoring, but will parents?

Pa. wants to shed labels and reduce the importance of test scores with its new accountability tool. But will it alienate parents in the process?

8 years ago

Listen 5:56
A mother reads her daughter bedtime stories with numbers. (LA Johnson/NPR)
NPR
Home & Family

How to make sure your math anxiety doesn’t make your kids hate math

For kids, math anxiety isn't just a feeling, it can affect their ability to do well in school.

8 years ago

Visitors enter a newly-discovered Egyptian tomb at the Saqqara necropolis on Saturday. (Khaled Desouki/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
History
International

After more than 4,000 years, vibrant Egyptian tomb sees the light of day

More than four millennia after being chiseled by Egyptian artisans, the intricate hieroglyphics and stone carvings of an ancient tomb have been uncovered.

8 years ago

A standardized test. (via Shutterstock)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12

Pennsylvania’s new list of struggling schools looks beyond usual suspects

Pennsylvania has a new list of struggling schools that includes those underserving students in subgroups such as English language learner and special education.

8 years ago

Listen 1:22
(NextCity)
Kids
Philadelphia
Broke in Philly

Philly goes to school: Lessons in inclusive, universal pre-K

What Philadelphia can learn in crafting a pre-K program to close the achievement gap for kids from economically disadvantaged communities.

8 years ago

Sharif El-Mekki, principal of Mastery Shoemaker Elementary in Philadelphia, founded a group that seeks to boost the number of black male educators. Here he stands at the entrance to the school with students Essi Gasonu (left) and Bryce Thompson.
The Why
K-12
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

As their numbers drop in Philly, a look at why black teachers matter

Studies show that when black students benefit from being taught by people who look like them. Yet the number of black teachers in Philly is on the decline. Why?

Air Date: December 12, 2018

Listen 13:36
Former Vice President Joe Biden addresses members of the University of Delaware Board of Trustees after an announcement was made that UD's school of public policy will be renamed in his honor Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. (Saquan Stimpson/for WHYY)
Delaware
Higher Education

University of Delaware names public policy school after Joe Biden

University President Dennis Assanis salutes the former vice president's role in bringing the school added prominence.

8 years ago

Listen 1:33
A woman walks past a Wells Fargo location in view of City Hall, left, in Philadelphia, Thursday, May 11, 2017.
Higher Education
Income Inequality

Wells Fargo tops government report on fees paid by students

Wells Fargo charges students the most in fees on average to have a bank account, according to a government report.

8 years ago

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