Education
Two bright Philly students win spots in the Scripps National Spelling Bee
The winners, an eighth grader and a fifth grader, won first and second place in the regional bee hosted at WHYY.
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Central Bucks School District spent over $250,000 to defuse anti-LGBTQ criticism
The school district has spent at least a quarter of a million dollars on attorney’s fees and public relations services since May, and the full amount is likely much more.
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Quest to put more pre-K schools in low-income Wilmington neighborhoods takes another step
By this fall the Stubbs Early Childhood Assistance Program will serve more than 300 children at three sites, all in low-income areas of town.
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Temple University faculty deciding on whether to hold no-confidence vote on president, executives
The union held a meeting to discuss concerns about how President Jason Wingard has led the school since taking over in 2021.
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Temple graduate students ratify new pact, end 6-week strike
The Temple University Graduate Students Association says Monday evening that the vote was 344 to 8 in favor of ratification.
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Temple ousts coach Aaron McKie after 4 seasons
The Owls finished fifth in the American Athletic Conference this season with a 10-8 record and were the only AAC team to defeat No. 1 Houston in the regular season.
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Rutgers faculty authorizes a strike as negotiations continue
The union representing full- and part-time faculty hopes to avert a strike as they negotiate a contract that is economically equitable.
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Cherry Hill school gearing up for launch of Asian American Pacific Islander studies this fall
Administrators hope to strike a balance between siloing the curriculum and infusing Asian American Pacific Islander studies across the curriculum as a whole.
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W.B. Saul students win gold at Philadelphia Flower Show for ‘electric blue’ prom-inspired exhibit
Horticulture is a major at the magnet high school, which maintains a 130-acre campus in Roxborough.
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New report says child care in Pennsylvania is in crisis; Workers’ low pay results in high turnover
Children First PA survey shows early childhood educators earning $12.43 per hour.
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After six-week strike, Temple reaches tentative deal with grad student union
The deal comes after a six-week strike and includes movement on many of the key issues that led the union to walk off the job.
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Simon Gratz High School, Middle School closed due to asbestos
Simon Gratz now joins Building 21 in West Oak Lane for schools closed due to this cancer-causing mineral.
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In 2021, New Jersey became the second U.S. state to ban the practice at public universities under certain circumstances.
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Superintendent: School District of Philadelphia knew about Building 21 asbestos issues years ago
Superintendent Dr. Tony Watlington revealed Tuesday that officials knew about asbestos dangers inside West Oak Lane's Building 21 about two years ago.
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Shapiro zeroes in on education, county programs in his first state budget address
Dozens of efforts would benefit from Gov. Josh Shapiro’s roughly $44 billion spending plan, many of them at the local level.
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