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Innovation
K-12
Kids
Pennsylvania

AI-powered computer software helps student with dyslexia

Dysolve AI, an artificial intelligence–powered software program, can help children with dyslexia improve their reading skills.

2 years ago

Rutgers athletic director Pat Hobbs
Higher Education
New Jersey
Sports

Rutgers orders investigation of gymnastics program following allegations of abuse by coach

Rutgers has hired a law firm to conduct an investigation into athlete allegations of bullying, favoritism and revenge by the coach of the gymnastics program.

2 years ago

ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter school junior, Jostyn Polanco, shows off the root of a black simpson lettuce planted only a week before, at the school’s hydroponic greenhouse on September 6, 2024. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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K-12
Philadelphia
Sustainability

North Philly charter school powers up its culinary program with solar

The new off-grid solar array runs an aquaponics system in a greenhouse where students will learn to raise fish and grow vegetables.

2 years ago

Wasim Muhammad looking on as people call on him to step down from the Camden City School District Advisory Board.
K-12
New Jersey

Camden School District superintendent calls on Wasim Muhammad to step down

State District Superintendent Katrina McCombs called on the school advisory board president to step down following public outcry over a lawsuit that cost $2 million.

2 years ago

a water fountain in a school hallway
Infrastructure
K-12
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

Pennsylvania law allows schools to skip lead testing, report says

PennEnvironment says school districts skip lead testing, don’t test all of their outlets and, in some cases, fail to report test results.

2 years ago

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Books
K-12
Philadelphia

Right2Read Philly campaign reaches 100,000 families this summer

The summer reading campaign was celebrated with an Aug. 29 event at Franklin Square that featured a book giveaway, a sing-along and double Dutch jump rope.

2 years ago

School District of Philadelphia headquarters
K-12
Philadelphia

Registration opens to give Philly adults a second chance to earn high school diploma

The School District of Philadelphia announced that it will offer students of any age the opportunity to earn a high school diploma for free. Registration opens on September 3.

2 years ago

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Don Patton and John Carney
Delaware
K-12

‘Acting lawlessly’: Christina school board cuts ties with lawyer as superintendent prepares to sue individual members

Relations between the Christina board president and the district’s long-time lawyer broke down after the attorney was accused of leaking to the media.

2 years ago

Stephanie Jamison speaks into a microphone at a rally ahead of the Souderton Area School District board meeting on Aug. 29, 2024
Elections
K-12
Pennsylvania

‘We’re gonna hold him accountable’: Calls grow for Bill Formica’s resignation at tense Souderton school board meeting

Formica apologized for lewd comments he made about Kamala Harris. He also bemoaned “hearing the tired old labeling applied to all white alpha males to shut up.”

2 years ago

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William Formica
Elections
K-12
Media
Pennsylvania
6abc

Souderton Area School Board director apologizes for comments posted about Kamala Harris

He was accused of writing that Harris performed a sex act in response to a question about the vice president's political accomplishments.

2 years ago

Students returning to school
Studio 2
K-12
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Will new money for schools lead to better outcomes for students?

A historic lawsuit over equity in school funding has lead to over $1 billion in state money. How will the new influx of effect K-12 education?

Air Date: August 28, 2024 12:00 pm

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John Arnold
Delaware
K-12
Public Safety

Disciplinary fallout continues from bogus degree of Delaware school therapist charged with child rape

One Brandywine administrator was fired, a principal had his pay docked, and another education official received unspecified discipline in the John Arnold scandal.

2 years ago

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A man restrains a woman during the meeting
Employment
K-12
New Jersey
Social Justice

Embattled Camden school advisory board president resists calls to step down as meeting ends in chaos

Residents and activists spent more than an hour calling on Wasim Muhammad to leave the board before the meeting went out of control.

2 years ago

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Artwork of Nicolas Elizalde
Gun Violence
K-12
Philadelphia
6abc

Philly school district sued over Nicolas Elizade’s killing

The mother of a 14-year-old who was shot and killed after a high school football scrimmage in Roxborough is suing the School District of Philadelphia in federal court.

2 years ago

Brendan Boyle
K-12
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

As heat prompts early dismissals, Philly lawmakers call for more funds for public school facilities

U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle and other local officials highlighted longstanding issues like lack of air conditioning and poor ventilation.

2 years ago

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