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Education

A Penn State University student walks across campus
Higher Education
Pennsylvania

Pa. bill aims to make college debt more transparent

The bill would require all colleges and universities to send students annual notices on how much debt they're collecting.

8 years ago

Former Camden schools Superintendent Paymon Rouhanifard at Camden High School. December 2, 2014 (Emma Lee/WHYY, file)
K-12
New Jersey

Some disappointed, others elated over Camden schools chief’s resignation

Paymon Rouhanifard was appointed to the post in 2013 by then Gov. Chris Christie.

8 years ago

Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul shares his insights on recent developments in the U.S.-Russia relationship during a talk at Arthur Lewis Auditorium, Robertson Hall on the Princeton University campus.

In Princeton talk, former ambassador to Russia urges ‘strategic patience’

Time of 'hot peace' is frightening, but not as scary as Cuban missile crisis of 1962, diplomat says.

8 years ago

(Photo via ShutterStock)

New test scores suggest little academic progress for Philly, region

Though recent state test scores paint a rosier picture, new results from a respected national test suggest Philadelphia students haven't made big strides.

8 years ago

Listen 1:13
Temple senior Sarah Levine, who struggled with food insecurity herself, is the student manager of the Cherry Pantry.
Higher Education
Homelessness
Income Inequality

Third of college students go hungry or lack housing, Temple researcher finds

A national survey of college students found 36 percent struggle to find enough to eat or have a safe place to live.

8 years ago

Samuel Gompers School in Philadelphia's Overbrook neighborhood was designated a community school in August. (Avi Wolfman-Arent/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
K-12
Philadelphia

With broader initiative on hold, some Philly community schools press forward

Philly's community school initiative will be smaller and take longer to expand than initially projected. Still, the dozen schools already named are forging ahead.

8 years ago

Listen 2:00
Noel Rodriguez, former principal at Academy of Dover Charter School, has received prison time for embezzling more than $145,000 of federal funds meant for kids' education. (Academy of Dover Charter School)
Delaware
K-12

Former charter school principal gets prison for embezzlement

A former Dover charter school principal has been sentenced to 13 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $145,000 in restitution for embezzling federal education funds.

8 years ago

Mayor Jim Kenney is pictured here at City Hall in Philadelphia, in this Thursday, June 16, 2016 file photo. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Speak Easy
Philadelphia
Politics
Taxes

Mayor Kenney abandons Philadelphia kids

The mayor insists much of the money will go toward pre-K and Rebuild after the Big Soda lobby is defeated in court. Then why not create a reserve fund earmarked for pre-K?

8 years ago

(Rob Dobi for NPR)
NPR
Higher Education
National

College waitlists often waste would-be students’ time

What should students do once they've been wait-listed?

8 years ago

Students at Tilden Middle School using the new “calming room.” (Dana Bate for WHYY)
Behavioral Health
K-12

Philly school’s new ‘calming room’ offers yoga mats, drawing, and a ‘brain break’

A Philadelphia middle school has launched a "calming room" to help students unwind.

8 years ago

(Chris Nickels for NPR)
NPR
International
Medicine

Advice to parachuting docs: Think before you jump into poor countries

The American College of Physicians has issued a position paper on "ethical obligations" for medical volunteers.

8 years ago

Pictured in this WHYY file photo are Mayor Jim Kenney and Joyce Wilkerson. Both Wilkerson and Christopher McGinley  (not pictured) were today named to the 9 member Philadelphia School Board. (WHYY, file)
NewsWorks Tonight
Philadelphia

Mayor Kenney picks his starting nine for new Philly school board

Kenney's board will replace the state-controlled School Reform Commission on July 1.

8 years ago

Listen 2:40
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy addresses a gathering as he unveils his 2019 budget Tuesday, March 13, 2018, in the Assembly chamber of the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J. Some of the first-term Democratic governor's proposals are to raise the state sales tax and extend its reach, hike income taxes on the wealthy and legalize recreational marijuana. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
K-12
New Jersey
Politics

Educators decry N.J. school funding levels proposed by Murphy as insufficient

One school board member calls the allocation to Chesterfield School District a "punch to the gut."

8 years ago

Grieving students made a shrine of teddy bears outside Howard High School of Technology in Wilmington after Amy Joyner-Francis died there in April 2016 after being attacked by classmates in the bathroom. (File/WHYY)
Delaware
K-12
Law

Wilmington school attack victim’s family sues district, claiming ‘gross negligence’

The family of a Wilmington high school student who died after being attacked in the bathroom nearly two years ago is suing two attackers her and the school district.

8 years ago

Listen 1:48
Bucks County Community College, Newtown campus. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Higher Education
Income Inequality
Law
Pennsylvania
Politics

Tuition-free community colleges, public universities proposed in Pa.

State Sen. Vincent Hughes intends to introduce his Pennsylvania Promise legislation on April 16.

8 years ago

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