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Christo Rey student Monica Kpedenou demonstrates her program for monitor Jared Boyd during a timed test.
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From light bulbs to drones, a new curriculum takes flight in North Philly school

A Catholic school in North Philadelphia, is piloting a curriculum that will turn students into literal pilots. Drone pilots, that is.

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Coding club creates tech aspirations at Middletown school

The tiny toy robots look a little like the ghosts from the old PacMan arcade game. But the little devices called Ozobots are helping stud ...

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ACLU lawsuit: Wilmington students disenfranchised by system

A lawsuit by the ACLU of Delaware charges that that the state’s school funding system deprives poor, disabled and non-English speaking students of an adequate education.

9 years ago

Jerusha Conner is an associate professor at Villanova University. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Villanova professor says ‘Never Again’ student activists won’t take no for an answer

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with Villanova education professor Jerusha Conner about youth activism and the 'Never Again' movement against gun violence.

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Gus Scheerbaum, Professional Engineer (P.E.) of the Philadelphia Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems, is one of dozens advocating for the development of autonomous drone use in Philadelphia. (Angela Gervasi/for WHYY)
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Philly hopes to clear flightpath for autonomous drones

Will drones start filling the skies of Philadelphia? For some, the idea doesn't sound so crazy.

9 years ago

 Philadelphia School District headquarters at Broad and Spring Garden streets. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
K-12
Philadelphia

Philly schools present new, sunnier budget projections

For the first time since Superintendent William Hite took over, his staff presented a long-term budget with no planned deficits.

9 years ago

Philadelphia students participate in a national school walkout commemorating the one month anniversary of Parkland, Fl. high school shooting
Speak Easy
K-12
Public Safety
Social Justice

Letter: Pennridge School District should be ashamed for giving walkout students detention

When I heard that students from my alma mater received Saturday detention for their participation in the National Student Walkout, I had one reaction: shame.

9 years ago

Should teachers carry guns?
NPR

Poll: Most U.S. teachers want gun control, not guns to carry

Nearly three fourths of U.S. teachers do not want to carry guns in school, and they overwhelmingly favor gun control measures over security steps meant to "harden" schools

9 years ago

Hundreds of Padua Academy's students protested Monday outside school, demanding ousted Principal Cindy Mann's reinstatement. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Delaware
K-12
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Padua principal's attorney blames gender discrimination for sudden firing

The recently ousted principal at Padua Academy, a prominent Delaware girls Catholic high school, is firing back.

9 years ago

Cherry and white Temple University flag hangs outside of old stone buildings
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Pennsylvania

Pa. lawmakers seek greater scrutiny of Temple, Penn State, Pitt, Lincoln

While they receive state funding, Penn State, Temple, Pitt and Lincoln universities are exempt from Pennsylvania’s Right-to-Know law and Ethics Act.

9 years ago

Sociology professor Phillip Pochoda (left) and student leader Ira Harkavy during the 1969 Penn sit-in in College Hall.
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History
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Five decades later, Penn hosts second-ever teach-in

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with Penn's Ira Harkavy about the university's second-ever teach-in.

9 years ago

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Delaware
K-12

Padua students stage mass sit-out for ousted principal

Hundreds of pink-clad students of Padua Academy, a prominent Catholic high school for girls in Wilmington, gathered outside the school Mo ...

9 years ago

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K-12
Kids
Philadelphia

Health and science internships focus on Philly teens to help diversify STEM fields

The College of Physicians of Philadelphia offers a range of internships, the most popular is open to Philadelphia teens who have experience violence.

9 years ago

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Mayor gets new batch of names for Philly school board consideration

Kenney asked for more diversity in the applicant pool, and the nominating panel provided 18 new candidates.

9 years ago

Maddie Heeney, a transgender student, has thrived at Cab Calloway School of the Arts in Wilmington.
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Delaware
K-12
LGBTQ

A girl named Maddie, and Delaware's transgender conundrum

A debate is raging in Delaware educational circles about how transgender students are treated in public schools.

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