
Education
Community plans response after racist graffiti found on Bucks County school
Late Friday, a group of parents discovered racist graffiti scrawled across the marquee of an elementary school in Bucks County. Up ...
8 years ago
Controversial school director quits board in south-central Pennsylvania
Spring Grove Area School District Director Matt Jansen has officially resigned more than a year after protests first erupted over his pub ...
8 years ago
Welcome to the Philly school principal version of speed dating
Each year dozens of nonprofits and public school principals gather for a ritual that looks kind of like a well-lit version of speed datin ...
8 years ago
ListenA new beginning for Camden High students
The following is in response to April Saul’s “ ...
8 years ago
Wilmington student uses science to empower her peers
The new school year is fast approaching and a local student is determined to get her peers excited about heading back to the classroom. ...
8 years ago
Special education advocate to look at anti-bullying efforts in N.J. schools
An advocate for special education children is conducting an investigation into schools’ compliance with New Jersey’s anti-bul ...
8 years ago
Criticisms of American college life split on party lines, Gallup poll shows
NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup’s Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. o ...
8 years ago
Listen 5:41Red Clay forms equity panel to address racial disparities
Red Clay Consolidated School District has created a committee to review and change “practices related to racial equity.” ...
8 years ago
Ex-UD coaches claim age, sexual orientation led to firings
Two former volleyball coaches are suing the University of Delaware, claiming they were fired based on their age, sexual orientation and m ...
8 years ago
Delaware preschoolers have fun learning about safety
For 33 years, kids in New Castle County have learned things like how to dial 911 and stop, drop and roll through a beloved program called ...
8 years ago
Lehigh University student petition calls for revoking Trump’s honorary degree
Students and graduates of Lehigh University are urging the school to revoke the honorary degree of President Donald Trump after his comme ...
8 years ago
Philadelphia rolls out plan to put social workers in city schools
When some kids in the School District of Philadelphia return to school next month, they may notice some new faces. A pilot program ...
8 years ago
A powerful coalition of Pennsylvania lawmakers is promoting a forthcoming education savings account (ESA) bill that would allow hundreds ...
8 years ago
Shorter standardized tests coming to Pa. public schools
The Wolf administration is making changes to standardized testing in Pennsylvania elementary schools. Gov. Tom Wolf said Monday that the ...
8 years ago
Philly’s Spanish-speaking students lag in English language achievement
This story is about an achievement gap. No, not the achievement gap — a term used to describe how white and wealthy stu ...
8 years ago
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