
Education
Biden tackles gun control, voting, and foreign policy at Penn forum
In wide-ranging talk, former vice president chides millennials for not voting and spills a White House secret.
7 years ago
With fewer foreign students taking intensive English classes, Philly universities pivot
Administrators of intensive English programs say a kaleidoscope of factors have contributed to the contraction — including the economy and the 'Trump factor.'
7 years ago
Listen 5:02Two commissioners leave fading SRC to seek spots on new Philly school board
SRC chair Joyce Wilkerson and commissioner Christopher McGinley needed to leave the five-member body before Mayor Jim Kenney could pick them to serve on the new board.
7 years ago
After week of protests in Delaware, Catholic girls’ school reinstates fired principal
The principal at Padua Academy, fired 11 days ago in a dispute over the school's financial support of its parish affiliate, has been reinstated after several days of protests.
7 years ago
Money woes force Cheyney University to suspend most athletic programs
Once known for its basketball teams, Cheyney is restructuring its athletic department to help the nation’s oldest historically black college become financially stable.
7 years ago
From light bulbs to drones, a new curriculum takes flight in North Philly school
A Catholic school in North Philadelphia, is piloting a curriculum that will turn students into literal pilots. Drone pilots, that is.
8 years ago
Listen 2:17Coding club creates tech aspirations at Middletown school
The tiny toy robots look a little like the ghosts from the old PacMan arcade game. But the little devices called Ozobots are helping stud ...
8 years ago
Listen 3:23ACLU lawsuit: Wilmington students disenfranchised by system
A lawsuit by the ACLU of Delaware charges that that the state’s school funding system deprives poor, disabled and non-English speaking students of an adequate education.
8 years ago
Villanova professor says ‘Never Again’ student activists won’t take no for an answer
Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with Villanova education professor Jerusha Conner about youth activism and the 'Never Again' movement against gun violence.
8 years ago
Listen 6:14Philly hopes to clear flightpath for autonomous drones
Will drones start filling the skies of Philadelphia? For some, the idea doesn't sound so crazy.
8 years ago
Philly schools present new, sunnier budget projections
For the first time since Superintendent William Hite took over, his staff presented a long-term budget with no planned deficits.
8 years ago
Letter: Pennridge School District should be ashamed for giving walkout students detention
When I heard that students from my alma mater received Saturday detention for their participation in the National Student Walkout, I had one reaction: shame.
8 years ago
Poll: Most U.S. teachers want gun control, not guns to carry
Nearly three fourths of U.S. teachers do not want to carry guns in school, and they overwhelmingly favor gun control measures over security steps meant to "harden" schools
8 years ago
Padua principal's attorney blames gender discrimination for sudden firing
The recently ousted principal at Padua Academy, a prominent Delaware girls Catholic high school, is firing back.
8 years ago
Pa. lawmakers seek greater scrutiny of Temple, Penn State, Pitt, Lincoln
While they receive state funding, Penn State, Temple, Pitt and Lincoln universities are exempt from Pennsylvania’s Right-to-Know law and Ethics Act.
8 years ago