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Education

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, left, shakes hands with members of City Council after speaking at City Hall in Philadelphia. Kenney on Thursday called for the panel that governs the city's schools to be dissolved and replaced by mayor-appointed board.
The Philadelphia Experiment

Parents, not the mayor, must ensure high-quality education for Philly students

The ongoing battle over education in Philadelphia is not the mayor’s to fight. It’s ours.

8 years ago

 In this April 29, 2014 file photo, two elementary school boys, ages 5 and 6, eat lunch (Susan Walsh/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Food & Drink
K-12
Pennsylvania

Pa. ends ‘lunch shaming’ following cafeteria worker’s viral social media post

The legislation was spurred by a cafeteria worker in Western Pennsylvania who objected to a policy in the Canon-McMillan School District.

8 years ago

Delaware State University is the lead recipient of a $10.9 million National Institutes of Health grant to conduct neuroscience research. (Delaware State University)
Delaware
Higher Education
Medicine

Delaware State University's biggest grant — $10.9M for neuroscience research

The money from the National Institutes of Health will go to the Dover school’s Center of Biomedical Research Excellence.

8 years ago

Douglas Leach, teacher and graduate of Lincoln High School, holds up a sign at a rally ahead of a School Reform Commission meeting in November. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Pennsylvania
Politics

Why Harrisburg’s silence on demise of Philly’s School Reform Commission speaks volumes

This wasn’t just any governance shake up. It was a bet that state government could and should help fix struggling school districts.

8 years ago

Listen 4:38
The Academy of Dover elementary charter school's former principal, Noel Rodriguez, has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $145,000. (Academy of Dover)
Delaware
K-12

Ex-charter school principal in Delaware guilty of embezzling $145,000

The former principal of the Academy of Dover Charter School has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $145,000 from the school, ending a three-year investigation.

8 years ago

Douglas Leach, teacher and graduate of Lincoln High School, holds up a sign at a rally ahead of a School Reform Commission meeting in November. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Radio Times
K-12
Philadelphia

SRC ends, Philly schools get local control

Guests: Donna Copper and Bill Green After nearly 16 years of contentions debates, including walkouts and other f ...

Air Date: November 21, 2017

Listen 49:18
Hazim Hardeman is the first Temple University graduate heading to Oxford University in England as a Rhodes scholar. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Higher Education
Philadelphia

First Temple grad to win Rhodes scholarship accepts with humility, high hopes

Hazim Hardeman is the first Temple University graduate heading to Oxford University in England as a Rhodes scholar.

8 years ago

Philadelphia City Council honors civil rights activists at City Hall. (photo courtesy of council member Helen Gym's office)
NewsWorks Tonight
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Honoring the 50th anniversary of a pivotal student protest in Philadelphia

It's been 50 years since a seminal student protest shaped Philly and the legacy of Frank Rizzo. Participants gathered over the weekend to remember.

8 years ago

Listen 2:46
Photo, books and supplies litter the floor in this Indiana classroom during an intruder drill in 2016. Delaware requires schools to conduct two lockdown/active shooter drills a year. (Associated Press)
Delaware
K-12
Public Safety

Active shooter drills mandatory in Delaware schools

Richey Elementary School in Newport was in the middle of a typical midweek lunch hour. It was Wednesday, Oct. 18, and 100 of the 4 ...

8 years ago

(gsmtaylor/Bigstock)
Gender
K-12
New Jersey
Sports

NJSIAA says transgender student athletes no longer need to prove gender identity

The organization's original policy required high school student athletes to consult with a medical professional and show official documentation proving their gender identity.

8 years ago

Sandie Knuth with student Joel Newton (Avi Wolfman-Arent/WHYY)
Public Health

The bottom rung of American education: Stories from an adult literacy class

Adult education receives few dollars and little attention. For a look at this oft-forgotten world, we spent two months with Philly adults still learning to read.

8 years ago

Listen 5:39
A teacher at Babes on the Square, which is a Star 4 program,  works with toddlers  (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Delaware
K-12
Kids

Funding freeze for Delaware's early learning 'Stars'

At Babes on the Square child care center in Brandywine Hundred, 160 little stars spend their days in a nurturing learning environment. ...

8 years ago

Listen 5:29
Members of the School Reform Commission are expected to vote on the nine charter school applications in February. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Philadelphia

Nine new charter schools apply to open in Philly

The applications represent a spike from last year and include proposals from established charter networks.

8 years ago

 Cheyney University  (Emily Cohen for NewsWorks)
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Cheyney University gets one-year reprieve

The nation’s oldest historically black college will remain accredited after a state commission decide ...

8 years ago

Wilmington Teacher introduces students to Lyrical Math
First
Delaware
K-12

Wilmington teacher introduces students to Lyrical Math

After 16 years in the classroom, Keziah Finney decided to transform her teaching style.

8 years ago

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