Education
Drexel suspends university frat for 5 years over alcohol violations
Drexel University officials have suspended a school fraternity for five years for serving alcohol without university approval. The ...
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Notre Dame commencement protesters chose the wrong time and place
When I heard that a group of disgruntled Notre Dame students marched out of the graduation ceremonies in less-than-silent protest this we ...
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Wilmington students create glittering tile mural for elementary school lobby
A yearlong arts project at Stubbs Elementary School on Wilmington’s East Side is creating a lasting and glittering ceramic til ...
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Courageous Conversations: sharing stories about race and pledging to practice more
Is there a better way people can talk about race in America? Nearly 175 people showed up to take up that challenge at an event held Monda ...
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Students to test their mettle in Philly’s kinetic sculpture parade [photos]
On a recent Thursday morning, the Workshop School in West Philadelphia was a symphony of drills and saws and welding torches. Amid ...
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Advocates push Philly schools to move faster on immigration training
Since Donald Trump’s election, the School District of Philadelphia has been training staff to better deal with the anxieties facing ...
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Charter, district officials make progress on major reforms, but can’t reach deal
Though the School District of Philadelphia and its charter community often bicker publicly, behind closed doors there have been substanti ...
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Which Philly schools don’t have instrumental music?
As the School District of Philadelphia rebuilds its music program, data shows that more than 50 schools still don’t have instrument ...
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On ‘Radio Times:’ Why do fraternity hazing-related deaths persist?
On Friday’s Radio Times, host Marty Moss-Coane was joined by attorney Doug Fierberg, who specializes in these types of cases. Th ...
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Kids thrive when they swim among peers and mentors with common interests
Learning heroes can come from a wide range of settings in young people’s lives. One unexpectedly appeared in my son’s life when he wa ...
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City Council grills Philly school leaders on suburban students taking prized slots
In its annual review of the School District of Philadelphia’s nearly $3 billion budget, City Council members zeroed in on a relativ ...
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Richman headed to SRC after Pa. Senate confirmation
After seven shorthanded months, Philadelphia’s School Reform Commission will soon have its fifth and final member. The Penns ...
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Tuesday’s school board voter turnout in Delaware only 1.5 percent
Turnout in Delaware’s school board vote continued to be abysmal Tuesday, with just 1.5 percent of registered voters showing up to c ...
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Pa. leader in promoting gender equality reflects on progress, challenges
This is 50-50 Day, a global day of action and conversations around gender equality in leadership. The National Constitution Center ...
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The negative effects of implicit bias in schools
Last week at Colgate University in central New York, reports of a black male carrying a gun — which in reality was a Colgate student ca ...
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