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Education

A rendering of a building with a playground in front of it.
Delaware
K-12
Real Estate

Wilmington schools to add $18 million resource center with gym, theater and early learning center

The new facility will make resources more accessible to students going to school in downtown Wilmington.

3 years ago

Students at KIPP Lynn in Ma. pictured working with Storyshares materials online. (Photo courtesy of Cricket Public Relations)
Books
K-12
Kids
Philadelphia

Storyshares seeks to raise reading levels of forgotten tweens, teens and adults

Across the nation, reading and literacy proficiency is at an all time low. One program seeks to change the narrative.

3 years ago

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Some Princeton High School students working on of the prototypes they are developing for their entry in Samsung Electronics' Solve for Tomorrow competition
K-12
New Jersey
Technology

Princeton High School students build STEM project to preserve Indigenous Guatemalan language

A group of high school research students aim to build sustainable plush animal robots to help preserve a vulnerable Mayan language spoken in Guatemala.

3 years ago

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Dr. Priscilla Mpasi speaks at a podium
Delaware
Health Care
K-12
Mental Health

Service cuts are hurting Delaware student wellness centers, especially at high needs schools, advocates say

State funding for high school wellness health has remained stagnant, and there’s no financial support to expand centers in elementary schools.

3 years ago

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File photo: In this March 13, 2019, photo, a student re-images a laptop in a school computer lab (Carolyn Thompson/AP Photo)

$20 million federal grant awarded to Pennsylvania to bridge the digital divide across the commonwealth

Pennsylvania estimates approximately 12,000 individuals across the commonwealth will benefit annually.

3 years ago

Jessie Shapiro speaks into a microphone in front of protesters at the School District of Philadelphia
Employment
K-12
Philadelphia

Philly teachers say they are penalized when they take sick days; now thousands demand a change to the district’s policy

Members of the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, organized by the Caucus of Working Educators, are petitioning for an end to the district's controversial sick leave policy.

3 years ago

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Mayor Cherelle Parker speaks at a podium.
Business
Government Accountability
K-12
Philadelphia

‘The full loaf, not just crumbs’: Mayor Parker says more state funding needed to enact year-round Philly schools plan

Parker outlined her vision for Philly's schools to the city's business leaders at the annual Chamber of Commerce luncheon.

3 years ago

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School District of Philadelphia headquarters at 440 N. Broad St. (Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
Employment
K-12
Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Tribune

Philadelphia school district reaches deal with teachers union

The union, which represents 13,000 teachers, counselors, nurses, secretaries and other school workers across 216 district schools, agreed to a one-year contract extension.

3 years ago

Kevin Douglass Greene addressing students
Books
History
K-12
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Frederick Douglass’ descendant delivers free memoirs to Philly students

Against the backdrop of recent book bans, Kevin Douglass Greene's efforts have been highlighted as a way to help preserve American history.

3 years ago

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Depressed teen sitting in the dark
Higher Education
Kids
Mental Health

Students cite mental health struggles as they opt out of college, especially students from LGBTQ+ and marginalized communities

A new survey shows one-third of students cite mental health concerns for dropping out of college, or never going.

3 years ago

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A sugar-cane farm belonging to Levert St. John Inc. in St. Martinsville, Louisiana.
Higher Education
History
Pennsylvania
Race & Ethnicity
Visual Arts

Lincoln University explores the Black diaspora via sugar cane

Premiering Wednesday at Lincoln University, a multidisciplinary performance explores the Black Diaspora through the lens of sugar cane.

3 years ago

The Little Free Library in Franklin Square
Books
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Little Free(dom) Library initiative aims to break down barriers throughout Black History Month

The program plans to distribute 1,500 fiction and nonfiction books in the face of continued book bans across the country.

3 years ago

Students working with the global consulting business Aon through the Philadelphia Apprentice Network and Summer Search Philadelphia pose for a photo.
Business
Employment
Higher Education
Philadelphia

A consulting company recruiting Philly apprentices is offering $44K plus free community college

For the third year in a row, a global professional services business wants to hire and train high school graduates in Philadelphia.

3 years ago

Amy Lawson, a fifth-grade teacher at Silver Lake Elementary School in Middletown, Del., helps student Melody Fritz with an English language arts lesson Oct. 1, 2013.
Delaware
Government
K-12

Delaware unlikely to make major changes to school funding formula this legislative session

The state’s policymakers cautioned against following Pennsylvania’s lead.

3 years ago

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University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia
Higher Education
Pennsylvania
Technology

Penn to become first Ivy League to offer AI degree, looks to ‘train the leaders’ in emerging field

Penn believes the undergraduate degree program will allow for “students to unlock AI's potential.”

3 years ago

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