
Education
More creative approaches to learning can empower students of all ages
On Jan. 24 at 6 p.m., the ExCITe Center of Drexel University will kick off its Learning Innovation initiative with ...
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Bucks engineers pair wind with water for a new kind of turbine
Engineering students at Bucks County Community College have developed an alternative energy generator — a wind turbine that takes u ...
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Are colleges teaching students how to think?
“A cauliflower is nothing but a cabbage with an education.”—Mark Twain A friend ...
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N.J. lawmakers begin hearings on distribution of school funds
The New Jersey Assembly has launched a series of hearings to examine proposals for revising the school-funding formula of 2008. Da ...
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Philadelphia schools trying to assure immigrant parents classes are safe places
At the very moment his pick for education secretary testified before congress, President-elect Donald Trump was also on the minds of fami ...
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Assessing Trump’s pick to lead Department of Education
Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Education, is slated to appear before the Senate this we ...
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ListenFor those who run small non-profits, every day is a day of service
In a city like Philadelphia, there is a vast network of small nonprofits that rely on volunteers to keep the doors open. Here are a few o ...
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Opioid education for kindergartners? Yep, that’s a thing
In his Tuesday State of the State address, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie proposed creating a “new, specific curriculum in every sc ...
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Once a flood, applications for new Philadelphia charters slow to a trickle
Once a hotbed of charter school expansion, Philadelphia has seen charter applications slow to a trickle. Just four organizations a ...
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Training the Navy SEALs of the teaching world
Inside a conference room at a swanky hotel in Wilmington, Delaware, about 30 classroom teachers sit in tiered rows arranged like a mini-a ...
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ListenIt’s opening day for expanded Philly pre-K
A year after Jim Kenney was sworn in, the Philadelphia mayor’s signature initiative has lifted off. Except for the chilly we ...
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ListenThe Drexel tweet storm and America’s ugly political atmosphere
Let’s get a few things straight from the start. ...
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Dear Suburban Moms: A note, a library, and a shared responsibility
In 2013, a group of suburban women saw an empty school library in Philadelphia. They’ve been there ever since. Our story sta ...
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Listen 6:04Philly’s community schools moving forward
Fresh off a legal victory, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney visited Southwark School in South Philadelphia Tuesday to honor the school’ ...
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Rising costs of cybercharter tuition beleaguer Pa. school districts
Cybercharter education is now nearly a half-billion dollar industry in Pennsylvania, according to public school advocacy group Public Cit ...
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