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Education

Police officer walks the halls of a high school.
Gun Violence
K-12
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

School police don’t reduce gun possession or threats on campus, but they do lead to fewer fights, new study finds

The presence of school resource officers, sometimes called school police, comes with tradeoffs for Black students according to a new report.

2 years ago

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Higher Education
Pennsylvania
Public Safety
Spotlight PA

Fear, distrust, and an ethics office in chaos erode Penn State’s post-Sandusky reforms

An investigation of the Pa. university revealed widespread distrust in misconduct reporting systems and that the ethics office fell into chaos.

2 years ago

George W. Nebinger School building
K-12
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Most Philly schools were found in ‘poor’ or ‘unsatisfactory’ condition before district paused assessments, per new analysis

Mapping last year’s partial survey lets you see where each school stands compared to the rest.

2 years ago

Nylla Miller speaks in a close-up photo. She is wearing her high school graduation cap and gown.
Government
K-12
Pennsylvania
Politics

Students in shortchanged Pennsylvania school districts plug away while lawmakers dither over funding

By pursuing funding equity in court, financially challenged Pennsylvania districts are following a well-traveled school reform path.

2 years ago

Jordan Richards talks with recruiters at a check-in table at the SDP job fair.
Employment
K-12
Philadelphia

Now hiring: Hundreds of job seekers flood School District of Philadelphia job fair

The district is hoping to fill 1,000 vacancies before the start of the new school year.

2 years ago

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NPR
Higher Education
Income Inequality

Student loan forgiveness is on the way for more than 800,000 borrowers

The move will erase $39 billion in federal student loan debt.

2 years ago

Graduation
NPR
Higher Education
Income Inequality

You could still be eligible for student loan forgiveness under this plan

"[It] has the potential to massively change student loan repayment in our country as we know it," says Dominique Baker, an associate professor of education policy at SMU.

2 years ago

Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy
K-12
Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Tribune

Philly school gets new name: Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy

When students at the Chester A. Arthur School researched the namesake of their institution, they began the process of changing the name to reflect "who we are as a school".

2 years ago

An historical marker at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., is seen on Feb. 21, 2023. A partisan dispute about funding for three of Pennsylvania’s state-related universities may mean higher tuition for in-state students as a budget impasse continues further into the summer. The state government approached two weeks without full spending authority on Tuesday, July 11, while loose ends remained untied. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Government
Higher Education
Pennsylvania

Impasse on funding for Pennsylvania universities could mean higher tuition

The state government approached two weeks without full spending authority on Tuesday. Funding for Penn State, the University of Pittsburgh and Temple is in limbo.

2 years ago

Flag hanging at the campus of Rutgers University
Higher Education
New Jersey

Rutgers tuition is going up, along with room and board

The university raised tuition following deals with several unions and after receiving more state funding.

2 years ago

File photo: Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald stands on the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Michigan, Oct. 23, 2021, in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Higher Education
National
Sports

Northwestern fires coach Pat Fitzgerald amid hazing scandal

Northwestern President Michael Schill says the culture within Fitzgerald's program was “broken” in some ways.

2 years ago

St. Joe's Hawk Hill campus
Higher Education
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Higher-ed mergers are trending in the Philadelphia region, a lifeline for a industry ‘not particularly good at strategy’

2 years ago

Foundation Academies Front
K-12
New Jersey

New Jersey charter schools seek equal treatment to fund their buildings

Charter schools are public schools in the Garden State, except when it comes to funding buildings.

2 years ago

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The acronym DIAA and text underneath that reads Education through Athletics
Delaware
K-12
LGBTQ
Sports

First trans member of Delaware’s body governing high school sports says state needs to improve and standardize policies for trans athletes

Kathy Carpenter was a prolific athlete in high school and college. Now she’s fighting for better treatment of transgender youth in sports.

2 years ago

An aerial view of the Pa. House of Representatives chambers
Government
K-12
Pennsylvania

Cyber charter schools in Pennsylvania face rule changes under a Democrat-backed House bill

The bill passed 122 to 81 on Friday, with all Democrats voting for it, joined by 20 Republicans.

2 years ago

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