
Education
Methacton teachers on strike; other districts in Philly region without contracts
School bells didn’t ring Monday morning for children in Methacton, a district of nearly 5,000 students in Montgomery County Pennsyl ...
8 years ago
Hopes for North Philly neighborhood’s future tethered to new high school
Reopening Vaux High School is a critical part of a sweeping, half-billion dollar plan by the city’s housing authority to revitalize ...
8 years ago
ListenMethacton teachers strike; district cancels classes
A Pennsylvania school district has canceled classes after contract negotiations with teachers broke down and the union decided to strike. ...
8 years ago
‘You build your imagination’: Minecraft draws hundreds of kids to Philly schools fundraiser
Minecraft has sold more than 100 million copies worldwide. It is, very simply, one of the most popular computer games ever created. The B ...
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ListenPopular Philly magnet to share building with low-performing neighborhood high school
One of Philadelphia’s most sought-after magnet schools will “co-locate” with one of its poores ...
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In Philly’s high school choice system, male and Latino students seem to lose out
A new study of Philadelphia’s free-wheeling high school choice system comes to discouraging and familiar conclusions about who has ...
8 years ago
Classes begin at Delaware watchmaking school for vets [video]
Naysayers said the Veterans Watchmaker Initiative would never open its doors, but after seven years of hard work, founder Sam Cannan prov ...
8 years ago
SRC begins school year with possibility of calling for its own end
Philadelphia’s School Reform Commission meets Thursday for the first time since the new school year began. The five-member g ...
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ListenPhiladelphia school district faces discrimination claims
A group of female student athletes have sued the School District of Philadelphia, alleging discrimination against black students interest ...
8 years ago
Guests: Marlene Schwartz, Justin Gallagher, Wendy Troxel, Amy Norr The Trump administration has said it wants to ...
Air Date: September 13, 2017
Listen 00:49:56Philadelphia district calling for better attendance
The School District of Philadelphia is using celebrity calls to remind parents and children it’s vital to be in school every day. ...
8 years ago
After DACA decision, leaders of ‘sanctuary campuses’ reaffirm support for dreamers
Last year, some schools in the Philadelphia area became “sanctuary campuses,” promising to protect undocumented students and ...
8 years ago
Red Clay schools chief talks budget, equity panel, achievement gap [video]
The start of the school year brings renewed dreams for students and a host of challenges for educators. To discuss some of the iss ...
8 years ago
Former SRC member Simms to head Philly pro-charter parents group
Former School Reform Commissioner Sylvia Simms will return to her activist roots as executive director of a pro-charter parents group. ...
8 years ago
At Union League talk, author pushes charter schools
In remarks before a cross-section of the city’s elite, author David Osborne argued cities such as Philadelphia should create more c ...
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