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Education

Pa. State Sen. Vincent Hughes, Democratic Appropriations Chairman presented a plan to provide 3.15 billion to the Philadelphia School District at a press conference
K-12
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Pa. Democrats propose $3 billion ‘down payment’ for public schools after judge’s ruling

State Sen. Vincent Hughes’ plan includes $2.15 billion in new annual funding and a one-time $1 billion payment for facility repairs.

2 years ago

This file photo from Nov. 9, 2017 shows the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house on the Penn State University main campus in State College, Pa. The former house manager of a now-defunct Penn State fraternity where a pledge fell during a night of hazing and drinking and later died has been placed on two years' probation on a hindering apprehension conviction. Braxton Becker, 23, of Niskayuna, N.Y., was also ordered to pay a $5,000 fine and do 100 hours of community service on the conviction stemming from the Feb. 2017 death of 19-year-old Timothy Piazza of Lebanon, N.J.
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Pennsylvania
Public Safety

6 years after hazing death, Penn State plans to drop the Greek life oversight it championed

Penn State agreed to tighten some of its Greek life rules as part of its settlement with the Piazza family. Six years later, the new administration appears to be easing them.

2 years ago

Andrew Hamilton students in 2019, working on the Shira Walinsky mural to brighten their gym
K-12
Kids
Philadelphia
Visual Arts
Billy Penn

A real art project at Quinta Brunson’s former school in West Philly mirrors the ‘Abbott Elementary’ Mural Arts episode

In 2019, the gym at Alexander Hamilton was enlivened with a painting done by students alongside a local muralist.

2 years ago

Students wear face masks outside of their school in Philly
K-12
Philadelphia

Philly schools approve calendars for next 2 years. Here’s what they look like

Officials said moving forward, the district will attempt to start every school year after Labor Day, but that it won’t always be possible due to existing requirements.

2 years ago

The Central Bucks School District Board at a meeting on January 10, 2023. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
K-12
LGBTQ
Pennsylvania

Central Bucks School District splits with its public relations firm over alleged harassment of firm’s clients, staff

The district claimed community members threatened the firm “in ways that are, at best caustic, and at worst, malicious and false.”

2 years ago

Project Career Launch participants Kayla Galanaugh (left) and Alani Connelly (right) are currently interning at the Penn Museum and taking life skills courses at the Drexel campus
Employment
K-12
Kids
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philly schools are helping special needs students find work after graduation, one internship at a time

Awareness of the district’s off-site internship programs could be better, parents and teachers said — but word is starting to spread.

2 years ago

DaShaun Hardin (right) and Kahier Myrick (left) sitting outside of YEAH Philly’s music recording studio
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Public Safety

YEAH Philly creates space for joy and healing in the midst of Philly’s gun violence epidemic

YEAH Philly was formed to provide a space for Black youth to engage and implement teen-led interventions to address community violence.

2 years ago

Striking grad student teachers walk on Temple's campus.
Employment
Higher Education
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Q&A with striking Temple grad student workers: What’s at stake, and the university’s ‘unprecedented’ response

“We don’t know how many more politicians and leaders have to tell Temple that they’ve made a mistake here,” a TUGSA leader said.

2 years ago

Students look towards the front of the room where their teacher is gesturing towards something written on the whiteboard.
History
K-12
New Jersey
Race & Ethnicity

New Jersey educators say AP African American studies course is ‘crucial’

Advisors for the course say it allows for deeper discussions on the role of women in Black liberation movements, the influence of African American art, and more.

2 years ago

Listen 1:26
People line up to attend a Central Bucks School Board meeting In Doylestown, Pa. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Books
K-12
LGBTQ
Pennsylvania

Central Bucks School District is considering removing 60 more books from its libraries

The district will review a total of 65 books for “inappropriate” and “sexualized content.” All of the books show up on a book reporting site used by Moms for Liberty.

2 years ago

Listen 1:34
A person wearing a security vest walks near school buses.
Gun Violence
K-12
Philadelphia
Public Safety

‘Our children are in crisis’: Safe Path monitors fan out over Philadelphia high schools to deter violence

The School District of Philadelphia is expanding its Safe Path program to 12 more schools in an effort to reduce fights and gun violence.

2 years ago

Listen 3:52
School buses are seen in a file photo.
Black Lives Matter
History
K-12
New Jersey
Race & Ethnicity

Murphy says New Jersey will expand AP Black history classes

Advanced Placement African American Studies courses will be expanded to 26 schools in New Jersey next year.

2 years ago

Temple University graduate students rally for better wages.
Employment
Higher Education
Philadelphia

Striking Temple grad students rally with state lawmakers as talks resume

The students are seeking better wages, claiming they can’t afford to eat on their current pay.

2 years ago

A group of people sit in chairs, and other people sit in a table at the front of the room.
K-12
LGBTQ
Pennsylvania

‘These are human rights issues’: Pa. school board directors condemn Central Bucks for apparent anti-LGBTQ actions

The open letter states that Central Bucks School Board is targeting its LGBTQ students.

2 years ago

Listen 1:28
A closeup of of a school bus
K-12
New Jersey
Public Safety

Michigan State University gunman found with note threatening Ewing, New Jersey schools

"All Ewing public schools are closed today while we investigate an unconfirmed school threat," police said.

2 years ago

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