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Host Stephen Dubner has surprising conversations that explore the riddles of everyday life and the weird wrinkles of human nature-from cheating and crime to parenting and sports. Dubner talks with Nobel laureates and provocateurs, social scientists and entrepreneurs - and his Freakonomics co-author Steve Levitt.

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K-12
New Jersey
Technology

New Jersey schools and students are cautiously embracing AI in the classroom

A recent report found a growing number of teachers and students use the technology, which is becoming a more common part of everyday life.

2 months ago

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School bus parked in Fishtown
Government
K-12
Pennsylvania

Pa. budget: What’s in store for public schools?

Lawmakers passed a $50.1 billion 2025-26 state budget, providing $665 million for public schools, $175 million in cyber charter reforms and expanded student support programs.

2 months ago

Cherry Hill Public Schools Superintendent Kwame R. Morton
K-12
New Jersey

Cherry Hill school superintendent assures residents: No permission slips required for library books

Superintendent Kwame R. Morton Sr. addressed a memo that discussed requiring parental permission for students to access content deemed sensitive.

2 months ago

Listen 1:04
A high school teacher talking to students who are using technology in class. (Bigstock Image)
Delaware
K-12
Race & Ethnicity

Funding delays push back opening of bilingual ASPIRA charter school in Georgetown to 2027

Funding setbacks and the federal shutdown have delayed the opening of ASPIRA’s new bilingual charter school in Georgetown until 2027.

3 months ago

Listen 1:09
the School District of Philadelphia headquarters
K-12
Philadelphia

Philly parents and school employees voice concerns about bathroom breaks, shortage of essential staff

Parents and staff urged the school board to address student wellness issues and school closures during its second public hearing.

3 months ago

Exterior view of Mount Pleasant Elementary School
Delaware
K-12

‘It’s going to die’: Education advocates to vote on Wilmington school redistricting plans amid political uncertainty

The Delaware General Assembly must approve any redistricting plan for city schools. Implementation could take up to five years.

3 months ago

Listen 0:57
People wait in line outside the Bucks County government building to apply for an on-demand mail ballot on the last day to request one in Doylestown, Pa., Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024.
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania
WESA

Democrats sweep school board elections at Pine-Richland and across Pennsylvania

Democrats retook all seats on the Central Bucks School District’s board, which gained national attention for high-profile book bans and policies targeting LGBT students.

3 months ago

Students walking on a path on campus
Higher Education
Public Safety
Technology
Billy Penn

Purported hacker behind Penn’s fraudulent email claims to have grabbed donor data in attack

A cybersecurity site heard from someone claiming to be the hacker over the weekend. The university has alerted the FBI.

3 months ago

the School District of Philadelphia headquarters
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.

3 months ago

Items available at a Philly school cafeteria, with Eagles mascot Swoop in the background. (Courtesy School District of Philadelphia)
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.

3 months ago

Listen 0:45
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.

3 months ago

Listen 1:09
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.

3 months ago

Listen 2:54
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.

3 months ago

Listen 0:49
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.

3 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.

3 months ago

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