Education
Needy Delaware schools get $1 million in ‘opportunity’ grants’
Nine Delaware school districts and charter schools have received a total of $1 million in so-called "opportunity grants." the governor's office announced Tuesday.
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A new documentary looks at the "digital divide" between public schools across the country — those that have access to computers and the internet and those that don't.
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Listen 0:00Every state in the U.S. was required to submit a proposal to the federal government by last week on how it will comply with the new feder ...
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Listen 0:00Every state in the U.S. was required to submit a proposal to the federal government by last week on how it will comply with the new feder ...
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One Norristown church, in the crosshairs of two natural disasters, gathers to pray
The majority Latino St. Patrick’s Church in Norristown held a special Mass Thursday night to provide healing, relief and catharsis ...
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Report on ‘chronic teacher absenteeism’ in Pa. highlights union’s role, spurs further questions
A new report finds that teachers in traditional public schools are almost three times as likely to be chronically absent as teachers in c ...
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ListenCampuses across Pa. reeling from racial bias incidents
Students at Cabrini University are reeling after two more bias incidents were reported on campus this week, days after an African-America ...
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Biden, panelists, discuss jobs, economy, at University of Delaware
Former Vice President Joe Biden discussed economic challenges and the future of job growth for the middle class at the University of Dela ...
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Six struggling Philly schools to be reshuffled, possibly with new teachers
In what’s become a yearly ritual, the School District of Philadelphia said Tuesday it will reshuffle six low-performing schools in ...
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NASCAR star brings message of teamwork to vo-tech school
It’s routine for schools to bring in professionals of various fields to address students, especially on career days, when doctors, ...
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Dem hoping to be N.J. governor proposes tuition-free community college
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Phil Murphy has unveiled a proposal to enhance job training and workforce development in New Jersey. ...
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Katrina Stevens: Classroom tech must serve students and teachers and work across school districts
To what extent can successful learning programs in one location be implemented in other locations — say, Philadelphia? ...
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ListenMethacton 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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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