
Education
Mass exodus of students is costing Delaware school district and taxpayers
Nearly 9,000 Christina district students don't attend district schools. That's 38 percent of students- far more than any other school district in Delaware.
7 years ago
Listen 0:00South Jersey business, educational collaborative on job training may expand
New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney says the program "should be replicated everywhere, but sometimes, you have to push people to do it. And we’re going to do that."
7 years ago
Planetarium returns, wows students at Delaware middle school
After being dormant for a decade a Planetarium returns to a school, to rave reviews.
7 years ago
After mold was found in one elementary school, others have been closed for air-quality testing in the Gloucester County district.
7 years ago
Listen 0:00In Camden, a timeless time capsule celebrates new charter school
Mastery Schools of Camden dedicated a gleaming new building Tuesday. But a small chrome cylinder stole the show.
7 years ago
Listen 0:00At Delco ‘Safe Schools’ event, lessons from Sandy Hook shooting
A woman who lost her daughter in the Connecticut elementary school massacre still steels herself to tell the story. She does so to help others prepare for the next tragedy.
7 years ago
Sexual Assault on College Campuses
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos rescinded the Obama-era guidelines for how colleges investigate sexual misconduct complaints, saying she ...
Air Date: October 9, 2017
Listen 48:59GOP pushes Wolf to distribute Pa. education tax credits
Days after negotiations to balance Pennsylvania's late budget collapsed completely, lawmakers, the governor, and their staffers are still trading barbs.
7 years ago
State-related universities fearful of becoming casualties of Pa.’s ongoing budget impasse
Pa. budget impasse has put funding for Pennsylvania’s state-related universities in jeopardy. Without it, in-state students will likely see a tuition spike.
7 years ago
Delaware high school suspends 2 students who posted racial slur using mascot
Two students at a Delaware high school face expulsion for using the school's mascot, historic figure Caesar Rodney, to spread racial slurs on social media.
7 years ago
Eying expansion, Philly charter school creates incubator for start-ups
Philadelphia Performing Arts: A String Theory Charter School formally unveiled Particle, a co-working space that now houses six startup companies.
7 years ago
Listen 0:00Claiming predatory practices, Pa. attorney general sues student loan servicer Navient
Pennsylvania's attorney general is suing Navient, the country's largest student loan servicer.
7 years ago
Student loan servicer Navient vows to fight PA Attorney General’s lawsuit
Wilmington-based student loan servicer Navient came out swinging in responding to a lawsuit by the Pennsylvania Attorney General over its business practices.
7 years ago
Rise of a Delaware town — unified by its high school football team
Population growth in ever-growing Smyrna fuels a school district's growth and a football titan that has galvanized this Delaware town.
7 years ago
Competition is on the money in enhancing financial literacy for Philly students
Sophia Santiago wants to be an astronomer — with an average salary of $110,000 ...
7 years ago