
Education
Smart Talk: Challenges and changes to rural education in Pennsylvania
Keystone Crossroads’ Kevin McCorry travelled throughout rural Pa. to learn about the students, educators and families that struggle to provide a promising education.
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Philly to spend $6M to connect disadvantaged youths to jobs
The program will use state money to provide workforce training to 1,000 who already receive some form of government support.
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The Philly school choice system no one is talking about
Every year, thousands of Philadelphia families choose a traditional public school outside their neighborhood. So is that a good thing, a bad thing or something else?
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Listen 5:42ACLU gets school to rescind Muslim student’s suspension for wearing kufi
The American Civil Liberties Union of Delaware recently intervened to have a school overturn the suspension of a 10th grade Muslim student.
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New documentary traces history of Delaware State University
A partnership between the Delaware Humanities Forum and the Welfare Foundation is bringing the history of Delaware State University to life.
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UD scientist has major role in discovering long-lost military airmen
A serendipitous meeting in 2013 on the Pacific island of Palau culminated in the recent burial of an airman who died during a World War II combat mission.
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Listen 2:06Heating problems in Philly schools rise as temperatures plunge
Philadelphia School District facilities workers have been on the job since Christmas to fix faulty heating units. It's a $70M problem.
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Mandarin magic in Delaware K-5 classrooms
Foreign language has been a staple of high school education for years, but in Delaware, more than 1,000 Delaware elementary students spend half their day learning in Chinese.
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Listen 5:09Philly schools looking for an #AttendanceHero
The School District of Philadelphia wants to know how you get your kids up and out in the morning.
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Rural Pa. public schools look to break cycle of struggle, welfare, and addiction in the Northwest
Titusville’s story is echoed across many towns in Pennsylvania, where a solid middle-class workforce was once sustained by no more than a high school degree.
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Mercer County, N.J., school officials set meeting on rising teen suicide rate
Seven suicides among teens in Mercer County, New Jersey, have the county’s school superintendents calling for action.
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New federal tax ‘loophole’ could stoke interest in private school donations in Pa.
A new analysis found wealthy individuals and high-profit businesses in Pennsylvania and nine other states may make money when they donate to private school scholarships.
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How pirates of the Caribbean hijacked America’s metric system
In 1793, the brand new United States of America needed a standard measuring system because the states were using a hodgepodge of systems.
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Bipartisan alternative education bill has Philly-region sponsors
The U.S. House GOP is moving forward with a highly partisan proposal that would revamp federal student loan programs. Republican U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick opposes the plan.
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Listen 5:00Wolf administration greenlights returning Philly schools to local control
Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Pedro Rivera officially approved the demise of Philadelphia School Reform Commission, return of the school district to city control.
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