Education
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
Listen 0:57Pa. 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 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.
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Listen 1:04Funding 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 1:09Parents and staff urged the school board to address student wellness issues and school closures during its second public hearing.
3 months ago
The Delaware General Assembly must approve any redistricting plan for city schools. Implementation could take up to five years.
3 months ago
Listen 0:57Democrats 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
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
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
Nearly 241,000 children in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties receive SNAP benefits.
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Listen 0:45Singing, 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 1:09Bristol’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.
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Listen 2:54More 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 0:49Black 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
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.
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