
Education
After four years, head of Pa. higher ed retiring
The head of the system overseeing Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities intends to step down September 1st. Chanc ...
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A Fighter Since Birth: The story of Savannah Zayas — part one
By seventh grade, Savannah was already in danger of becoming a casualty of the North Philly streets; she’s endured horrific childho ...
Air Date: July 19, 2017
ListenBe Somebody: The story of Savannah Zayas — part two
Savannah enters high school eager to defy the odds. She’s determined not to follow the path of her mother, who dropped out of the v ...
Air Date: July 19, 2017
ListenDon't Call it the Badlands: The Story of Savannah Zayas — part three
Savannah’s attendance record holds her back at school, threatening her chances of graduating. A dedicated group of teachers, mentor ...
Air Date: July 19, 2017
ListenGuests: Savannah Zayas, Kevin McCorry, Maura Bernt, Sydney Coffin High school is already stressful and confusing ...
Air Date: July 19, 2017
Listen 00:49:00At Wilmington elementary school, improvement is hard but a priority [video]
Low-performing, high-poverty Warner Elementary School was one of six in Wilmington to receive an ultimatum in 2014: improve or face closure.
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Report on Pa. higher ed skips closure talk, but says governance needs overhaul
The governing board of Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities is part of the problem and not the solution, according to ...
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Tuition hike likely at Pa.-owned universities
It looks like students will be paying more to attend Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities next year. The finance commi ...
8 years ago
Philly adds two more community schools
Philadelphia and its school district have designated two more community schools, expanding the network to 11. Gompers Elementary i ...
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ListenPhilly’s newest education experiment: College for high school students
On her first day of high school, 13-year-old Emma Lein had all the normal anxieties and hopes. She wanted to join clubs and make n ...
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Talking poverty, diversity, mental health with America’s principals
This week thousands of school principals are gathering in Philadelphia for a first-of-its-kind conference. The 2017 National Princ ...
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Should we forgive student debt for young farmers?
Farmers in the U.S. are getting older, and some say we should forgive the student loan debt of aspiring farmers to prevent a shortage in ...
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Listen 5:40Philadelphia selects Catapult to replace Wordsworth for special education teaching
The School Reform Commission Thursday voted to establish a new in-house special education program for 100 students, most diagnosed with s ...
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