
Education
Philly’s youngest learners show reading growth, but math scores flat
Philadelphia's youngest public school students made notable gains in reading last year, according to state test scores released Wednesday.
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An evening of frank talk about race, inequity in Philly, area schools
When Otis Hackney, Philadelphia’s Chief Education Officer, was in Amsterdam this spring he happened upon an exhibit detailing the h ...
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Delaware softens ‘zero-tolerance’ policy for weapons at school
Students caught with weapons other than a gun at Delaware schools won’t automatically face being expelled under a bill signed into law Friday afternoon.
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Comcast’s Brian and Aileen Roberts give $450,000 for Philly school books
Roberts' gift completed a $3.5 million campaign to put "leveled" books in every one of the district's K-3 classrooms, capping the drive a year earlier than expected.
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Those challenging fairness of Pa. school funding will have day in court
In a decision that could eventually shake Pennsylvania’s educational landscape, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a lawsu ...
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Listen 0:003 Delaware elementary schools National Blue Ribbon winners
Three Delaware elementary schools -- two in Sussex County and one in New Castle county -- are among the 342 across America named National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2017.
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The promise and peril of Cheltenham: Race and education in a changing suburban school district
Cheltenham has long been at the forefront of racial integration. After a fight at the local high school, the trailblazing community is grappling with big questions.
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Listen 6:58Needy Delaware schools get $1 million in ‘opportunity’ grants’
Nine Delaware school districts and charter schools have received a total of $1 million in so-called "opportunity grants." the governor's office announced Tuesday.
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A new documentary looks at the "digital divide" between public schools across the country — those that have access to computers and the internet and those that don't.
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Listen 0:00Every state in the U.S. was required to submit a proposal to the federal government by last week on how it will comply with the new feder ...
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Listen 0:00Every state in the U.S. was required to submit a proposal to the federal government by last week on how it will comply with the new feder ...
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One Norristown church, in the crosshairs of two natural disasters, gathers to pray
The majority Latino St. Patrick’s Church in Norristown held a special Mass Thursday night to provide healing, relief and catharsis ...
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Report on ‘chronic teacher absenteeism’ in Pa. highlights union’s role, spurs further questions
A new report finds that teachers in traditional public schools are almost three times as likely to be chronically absent as teachers in c ...
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ListenCampuses across Pa. reeling from racial bias incidents
Students at Cabrini University are reeling after two more bias incidents were reported on campus this week, days after an African-America ...
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Biden, panelists, discuss jobs, economy, at University of Delaware
Former Vice President Joe Biden discussed economic challenges and the future of job growth for the middle class at the University of Dela ...
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