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K-12
Philadelphia
Technology
Billy Penn

Philly students are using AI tools to write essays. Can they do so responsibly?

Artificial intelligence developers were likely not thinking of youth development when they created large language models. This intergenerational Penn research team is.

1 month ago

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Kids
Philadelphia
Public Health

1 in 3 Pa. SNAP recipients are kids. As cuts remain in limbo, Philly-area schools face ‘uncertainty’ feeding students

Nearly 241,000 children in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties receive SNAP benefits.

1 month ago

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Norah Wasden cleans instruments with toddlers
Kids
Music
New Jersey

Singing, dancing and growing: Music Together Princeton Lab School inspires kids to be creative

Parents at the Music Together Princeton Lab School in Hopewell, New Jersey, say the mixed-age class encourages cooperation and listening.

1 month ago

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Students cross bridge of wooden stumps
K-12
Outdoors
Philadelphia

Bristol’s Nature Club teaches kids lessons on a forest floor

Natural environments are known to benefit childhood development. The Bristol School District includes a forest in its curriculum.

2 months ago

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the entrance to the school
Government
K-12
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania’s budget impasse is affecting schools. William Penn School District could run out of money within months

More than half of the Delaware County school district's revenue comes from the state. Without a budget, funds could run dry by the end of January.

2 months ago

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Princeton University
Higher Education
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Race & Ethnicity

Black enrollment is waning at many elite colleges after affirmative action ban, AP analysis finds

At Princeton and some others, the number of new Black students has fallen by nearly half. Some colleges attribute it to natural fluctuations.

2 months ago

Children in a classroom
Delaware
Immigration
K-12

El grupo de estudiantes de más rápido crecimiento de Delaware se está quedando atrás. Los estudiantes multilingües afrontan una profunda brecha en financiación y recursos

Un nuevo informe muestra que los estudiantes multilingües casi llega a los 19,000 en Delaware, pero la escasez de docentes y los sistemas obsoletos dejan brechas clave.

2 months ago

students reading alongside Maverick, a String Theory School therapy dog
Animals
Mental Health
Philadelphia

School let the dogs out: Philadelphia’s String Theory has a staff of 4-legged therapists

Every day, trained therapy dogs roam the halls of the Center City charter school, and they’re having a positive impact on student performances.

2 months ago

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The School District of Philadelphia headquarters are shown in Philadelphia, Tuesday, July 23, 2024.
K-12
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Early data shows progress in math for Philadelphia students, with lots of room for overall improvement

Philly students are showing higher test scores and increased attendance, but are still lagging in reading scores.

2 months ago

University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia
Higher Education
Pennsylvania
Politics

With no takers yet, White House sets meeting with colleges still weighing an agreement with Trump

The White House asked university leaders to provide initial feedback by Oct. 20, yet as the deadline approaches, none have signed on to the document.

2 months ago

A University of Pennsylvania sign
Higher Education
Philadelphia
Politics

University of Pennsylvania declines to sign Trump’s higher-education compact

President J. Larry Jameson said he sought a wide range of input so the response “reflected our values and the perspectives of our broad community.”

2 months ago

Naveed Baqir speaks
Delaware
K-12
Politics

Delaware school board member living in Pakistan ousted from seat under new residency law

Naveed Baqir said he was removed from his position because of political motivations, not the new law requiring physical presence in his district.

2 months ago

Listen 0:55
La secretaria de educación de Delaware, Cindy Marten
Delaware
Government
K-12

“Dificultades para leer”: Delaware implementa un plan de alfabetización temprana para mejorar los resultados de aprendizaje de los estudiantes

Delaware está financiando esfuerzos para impulsar la alfabetización temprana, pero persisten las disparidades raciales y de ingresos.

2 months ago

A look down a school hallway.
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania education administrators sound alarm over state budget impasse that froze millions for schools, teachers

Now more than 100 days late, the lack of a budget means the loss of millions of dollars for individual districts as they borrow to “keep the lights on.”

2 months ago

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Children in a classroom
Delaware
K-12
Race & Ethnicity

Delaware’s fastest-growing student group is being left behind as multilingual learners face deep gap in funding, resources

A new report shows multilingual learners make up nearly 19,000 of Delaware's students, but teacher shortages and outdated systems leave key gaps.

2 months ago

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