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Akbar Hossain, a student at the University of Pennsylvania Law School who immigrated to the United States from Saudi Arabia as a child, speaks at the Anti-Defamation League's annual Youth Conference at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
Behavioral Health
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Students learn to combat hate at Philly conference

The annual gathering hosted by the Anti-Defamation League aims to combat hate through a day of workshops and tough conversations.

9 years ago

Mia Zelmanoff reads a book to Rocky at the Torresdale library in Northeast Philly.
NewsWorks Tonight
Kids
Philadelphia

Dogs are all ears as kids practice reading in Philly libraries

Studies show that reading to animals calms beginners and improves confidence in children who are reading aloud.

9 years ago

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Delaware State University (Provided, file)
Delaware
Higher Education

Delaware State University sets enrollment record — again

Delaware State University continues to set records for enrollment, with 4,648 students this semester,  officials announced Wednesday.

9 years ago

 In this photo taken Thursday, May 12, 2016, signage is seen outside a restroom at 21c Museum Hotel in Durham, N.C. North Carolina is in a legal battle over a state law that requires transgender people to use the public restroom matching the sex on their birth certificate. The ADA-compliant bathroom signs were designed by artist Peregrine Honig. (Gerry Broome/AP Photo)
Delaware
Gender
LGBTQ
Politics

GOP concerned about gender policy in Delaware schools

Republicans are voicing concerns about proposed protections for transgender students in Delaware.

9 years ago

Ninth grader Carlos Soriano enrolled at Olney Charter High School after leaving Puerto Rico.
Philadelphia

In North Philadelphia, a school reshaped by Hurricane Maria

From principal to staff to students, many at Olney Charter High School feel the strain of Maria.

9 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf will allow a bill to become law that weakens teacher seniority and gives school districts more flexibility in their rationale for making layoffs. (AP)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Pennsylvania

Wolf lets bill become law that weakens teacher protections amid other school policy shifts

Gov. Tom Wolf has allowed a bill to become law that weakens teacher seniority protections and gives school districts more flexibility in their rationale for making layoffs.

9 years ago

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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney gestures after speaking at City Hall in Philadelphia, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017. Kenney on Thursday called for the panel that governs the city's schools to be dissolved and replaced by mayor-appointed board. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
K-12
Philadelphia

On schools, Kenney decided Philly can’t wait any longer

On one of his weekly school visits, made faithfully since taking office, Mayor Jim Kenney was standing in a classroom — he thinks it wa ...

9 years ago

First
Delaware
Home & Family
K-12
Kids

Delaware state Sen. Dave Sokola talks Wilmington school reform

State Senator Dave Sokola, chairman of the Senate Education Committee, is here to discuss the issues facing Wilmington’s schools.

9 years ago

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.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Amid resounding cheers, Kenney leads city charge to reclaim control of Philly schools

In a landmark speech delivered Thursday before City Council, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said the city should reclaim control of its sc ...

9 years ago

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Wilma Mishoe has been named the first permanent female president of Delaware State University. She has been interim president since January. The bust next to her is of her father Luna, who was the school's president from 1960 to 1987.
Delaware
Higher Education

Delaware State University names board chair interim president

Board of Trustees Chairwoman Wilma Mishoe will take over when current president, Harry L. Williams, leaves in January.

9 years ago

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney stands behind a podium in the Mayor's Reception Room

SRC will be out by June, replaced by Philadelphia school board

The School Reform Commission's days appear to be numbered. Jim Kenney released a plan to replace it with a locally appointed school board that would run Philly's schools.

9 years ago

Students arrive at Andrew Jackson Elementary School for the start of the school day. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia

Philly School District launches fundraising site

Schools now have a centralized way to request money for supplies or a field trip.

9 years ago

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney plans to address the future of Philadelphia's school system in a speech Thursday. (AP file photo)
K-12
Kids
Philadelphia

Kenney to give major speech on future of Philly schools

On Thursday, Mayor Jim Kenney will address the future of Philadelphia’s public schools, the latest sign that the system’s governance structure could be in for a major shakeup.

9 years ago

Kileeo Wideman testifies on behalf of Deep Roots Charter School before the School Reform Commission
K-12
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

With SRC on the brink, Philly charter schools in ‘wait-and-see’ mode

With the SRC seemingly on its way out, charter school advocates aren't sure what to make of a return to local control. Some welcome the shakeup, but others urge caution.

9 years ago

Former Vice President Joe Biden spoke about domestic violence and gun violence at Vision Coalition education conference Monday  at the University of Delaware. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Delaware
Public Safety

Biden targets gun violence at education conference

Former Vice President Joe Biden spoke about the devastating effects of Wilmington’s “epidemic of gun violence” on indiv ...

9 years ago

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