Education
Prince Edward honors Philadelphia teens for extracurricular endeavors, community service
The ceremony was just one stop during Prince Edward’s two-day trip to Philadelphia, which included a dedication ceremony for the Bicentennial Bell.
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Listen 3:22Camden City School District announces cuts to close $91M budget hole
Declining enrollment and increased payments to charter and renaissance schools were cited as factors in the longtime structural deficit.
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Program aims to fast-track Philly high school students into in-demand, entry-level health care jobs
The joint venture of Jefferson Health, the city school district and Esperanza College aims to address the shortage of health care workers.
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Listen 1:03Community College of Philadelphia’s board names provost Alycia Marshall as interim president
The CCP announcement came after former president Donald General’s contract wasn’t renewed.
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Listen 0:43Prince Edward to visit Philadelphia to dedicate historic bell, honor students
As a working royal, the prince promotes the benefits of non-formal education, and works to support the arts, heritage and conservation.
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Listen 1:22Bryn Mawr College illuminates the forgotten names of its historic Black staff
“Don’t Forget to Remember (Me)” by Nekisha Durrett is a landscaping monument challenging the college’s racially exclusionary past.
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Listen 1:20The Thursday meeting saw calls for more library funding, addressing the district's staffing shortages and deteriorating buildings.
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Student loans in default will be sent for collection. Here’s what to know for borrowers
Currently, roughly 5.3 million borrowers are in default on their federal student loans. Referrals for collection had been put on hold since March 2020.
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Dennis Assanis, UD president, told the campus the terminations came without advance notice, and that officials know of no ICE presence at the Newark school.
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Listen 2:47A prince and knight fall in love and the Supreme Court is asked to intervene
Some parents in a suburban Maryland county want to pull their children from elementary school classes that use books featuring LGBTQ characters.
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El sur de Delaware afronta una creciente escasez de médicos. Los líderes están considerando si una nueva Facultad de Medicina podría ayudar a cubrir esta carencia.
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Camden to receive the most state aid for schools in governor’s budget proposal
Camden's school district is set to see a bump of $21 million. On the other end, the Washington Township school district has the biggest proposed cut in South Jersey.
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Bucks County Community College to launch railroad safety training program in 2026
The 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, motivated college administrators to establish the program.
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Listen 0:56Program places cameras on Philly buses to record motorists who illegally pass
Each year, there are about 43 million such violations nationwide, according to a 2024 survey by the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services.
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Listen 0:57A look at the universities with federal funding targeted by the Trump administration
The Trump administration has increasingly used funding cuts as a tool to influence campus policies to comply with his political agenda.
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