Education
Colin Kaepernick sparks Philly students’ creative storytelling with AI
The activist and former NFL quarterback’s Lumi app is helping with the school district’s five-year plan to improve literacy.
3 months ago
The state says the four-year school will train doctors in Delaware and help address provider shortages, particularly in rural communities.
3 months ago
Listen 0:49Central Bucks School District support staff call for better wages amid contract negotiations
With their contract set to expire June 30, the Central Bucks Education Support Professional Association urged school board members to address pay and retention concerns.
4 months ago
Listen 1:07School District of Philadelphia approves $4.6 billion operating budget
The approval comes as the city school system faces a $300 million deficit after federal pandemic funds ran out.
4 months ago
Listen 0:57Swarthmore College to cover tuition for students from families making less than $200,000 annually
The Swarthmore Tuition Guarantee is only available to domestic students.
4 months ago
Listen 0:47Meet the Philly and South Jersey spellers at the Scripps National Spelling Bee
Sixth grader Jayden Jiang and eighth grader Isaac Geremew are both competing in Washington D.C. as seasoned spelling veterans.
4 months ago
Stockton University and 4 county colleges in New Jersey partner to smooth path for transfer students
The South Jersey Higher Education Alliance aims to increase the number of students that complete their undergraduate degrees.
4 months ago
Listen 1:04What makes a great commencement speech?
It's commencement speech season, when politicians, CEOs and celebrities impart words of wisdom to new graduates. What makes a speech resonate? How did this tradition evolve?
Air Date: May 21, 2026 12:00 pm
Listen 51:12Los activistas de derechos civiles afirman que los líderes estatales deben proporcionar más recursos a los estudiantes multilingües o enfrentarse a acciones legales inmediatas
4 months ago
New scholarship for critical Philadelphia worker families funded at Temple University
The $10,000 annual scholarship will help with children of Philadelphia police, firefighters and SEPTA police.
4 months ago
Listen 1:14Parents across the country who are worried about excessive screen time in schools are lobbying educators to go back to pencils and paper.
4 months ago
The Princeton school district is one of a few “districts on the rise” for math and reading.
4 months ago
Listen 1:02Pa. schools are in a ‘reading recession,’ but these Philly-area schools are on the rise
Years after the COVID-19 pandemic, learning loss has left Pennsylvania schools lagging behind much of the country.
4 months ago
Listen 0:53Delaware lawmakers advance school funding overhaul amid pressure from civil rights leaders
Civil rights activists say state leaders need to give multilingual learners more resources or face immediate legal action.
4 months ago
Listen 1:0617 Philadelphia schools are set to close in 2027. Here’s what to know
Philadelphia's school board voted to pass the district’s facilities plan last Thursday, despite protests from city officials and residents.
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