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Education

Books for sale in the college bookstore at the University of Miami. (Jeffrey Greenberg/UIG via Getty Images)
Higher Education

Nothing says welcome to college like exorbitant textbook prices

When the cost of a textbook could feed a family of four for a week.

8 years ago

(LA Johnson/NPR)
NPR
National
Policing
Public Safety

The School Shootings That Weren’t

How many times per year does a gun go off in an American school? We should know. But we don't.

8 years ago

Quimayah Gibson-McClendon prepares for her first day of kindergarten at William Dick School in North Philadelphia with her great-aunt Elesha Sears (left), and grandmother Tashawn McClendon, (Avi Wolfman-Arent/WHYY)
K-12
Philadelphia

District officials project optimism as new Philly school year begins

Capitalizing on a window of relative prosperity, the School District of Philadelphia hopes to establish momentum during a governance change.

8 years ago

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K-12
Kids
New Jersey

N.J. gov embraces idea of school alarms linked to police, wants funding change

Gov. Phil Murphy has conditionally vetoed a bill requiring all New Jersey public school buildings to be equipped with a panic alarm syste ...

8 years ago

Andrew Brooking, assistant principal at Philadelphia's Blaine Elementary. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Pennsylvania

As classes begin, Philly ‘turnaround’ school hoping for a rebound year

Andrew Brooking’s future at Philadelphia’s Blaine Elementary seemed uncertain.

8 years ago

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YuQing Xie won a gold medal at the International Physics Olympiad in July. He graduated in June from Charter School of Wilmington and starts this week at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (Courtesy of Charter School of Wilmington)
Delaware

Del. whiz kid wins gold at global physics competition, continues path of supernova

Much has been made of Delaware's poor to mediocre student test scores, but thousands of kids do measure up in math. Then there's YuQing Xie, a supernova of a student.

8 years ago

Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney testifies before a House Appropriations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Mulvaney took over the CFPB as acting director in late November. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
NPR
Government Accountability
National
Politics

Student loan watchdog quits; blames Trump administration

In the letter, obtained by NPR, Frotman accuses Mulvaney and the Trump administration of undermining the CFPB and its ability to protect student borrowers.

8 years ago

Students line up outside Joseph Pennell Elementary on the first day of school. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Philadelphia Experiment
K-12

A prayer for seizing opportunity

As our Philly students start a new school year, I know they feel like they have all the time in the world to fulfill their dreams. But I have 3 words for them: Life is short.

8 years ago

A classroom at Lea Elementary School in University City. (Harvey Finkle)
Keystone Crossroads
Philadelphia

A portrait in data of the typical Philadelphia teacher

The typical Philadelphia teacher is a white woman with a bachelor’s degree, about a decade of teaching experience, and a median annual ...

8 years ago

U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks during a dinner hosted by the Washington Policy Center in Bellevue, Wash.
(Ted S. Warren/AP)
K-12
National
Public Safety

Education Dept. proposals on guns in schools sparks outcry

he Education Department says it is weighing whether to allow states to use federal funds to purchase guns for schools

8 years ago

The J. Carroll McCormick Campus Ministry Center at King's College (Google map)
Higher Education
Pennsylvania
Religion

Another Pa. Catholic college removes name of bishop called out by grand jury

King's College and Misericordia University, both in the Scranton area, have buildings named after J. Carroll McCormick.

8 years ago

(LA Johnson/NPR)
NPR
International
LGBTQ
Travel

Know an LGBTQ student itching to study abroad? Here are some things to think about

For queer people, the decision to go abroad can come with some added questions.

8 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf (left) and Scott Wagner (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
K-12

Wolf calls Wagner’s new education funding proposal ‘abracadabra math’

Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Wagner has a ...

8 years ago

Science Leadership Academy students Khalid Abogourin (left), 17, and Horace Ryan III, 16, created a handbook for first year teachers that is being used in teacher orientations throughout the school district.
K-12
Kids
Philadelphia

With glossary of city slang, Philly students create jawn for new teachers

The handbook contains sections with student perspectives on classroom situations, reminiscences of inspiring teachers, and a listing of the latest slang.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania Senate President Pro Tem Joe Scarnati, center, hopes to quash a school funding lawsuit brought by districts and advocates. (AP file photo)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Pennsylvania

Pa. funding lawsuit moves toward full trial as court dismisses latest objection

Plaintiffs believe Pennsylvania’s system for funding education has violated the state Constitution on multiple fronts

8 years ago

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