Education
Camden schools will stay masked up after statewide order is lifted
The Camden City School District says students, staff, and visitors will still be required to wear masks after the statewide order lifts. Other districts are still deciding.
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‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill would limit discussion of sexuality and gender in Florida schools
The bills would also give parents the ability to sue schools if they believed the schools violated any provisions of the law.
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N.J. parents have mixed feelings as state plans to lift school mask mandate
Some parents cautiously welcomed the news, while others were concerned that kids will be put at risk. Another group will press on in a legal fight.
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GOP makes case for school choice, not money in Pa. funding trial
Witnesses include a Christian private school leader and the executive director of the House Appropriations Committee.
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Philly schools say cloth masks no longer enough for in-person classes
The district says cloth masks are no longer considered effective, and will be distributing KN95s to school staff.
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More than half of teachers are looking for the exits, poll says
A new poll from the nation's largest teachers union finds burnout is widespread, and more educators saying they're thinking about leaving.
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Philly school board narrows list of candidates for next superintendent
Twenty one percent of qualified candidates have leadership experience in the School District of Philadelphia.
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Superintendent Hite named next CEO of national education nonprofit
Hite will continue to lead the School District of Philadelphia through the end of the academic year.
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COVID closures, UPenn’s deal with Lea dominate first Philly school board meeting of 2022
The district will enter into a memorandum of agreement with Penn, which will direct about $800,000 per year to the K-8 school in West Philadelphia.
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Book about Holocaust banned in Tennessee school district
A Tennessee school district has voted to ban a Pulitzer Prize winning graphic novel about the Holocaust due to “inappropriate language" and an illustration of a nude woman.
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Parents wary of COVID turn to lawsuits as school districts ease masking rules
One lawsuit out of Montgomery County says axing mask policies forces parents of medically fragile school children to pull their children out of in-person learning.
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District’s chief financial officer testifies Philly needs more state aid to meet student needs
Out of 500 Pennsylvania districts, Philadelphia ranks near the bottom — 473rd — in the amount of money it spends per “weighted” student, Monson said.
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Thousands of miles from home, Afghan evacuees start new lives, schools in Philadelphia
The local Afghan community, centered in Northeast Philadelphia, has nearly doubled with the influx of evacuees, who worry for family and friends left behind.
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Listen 7:37Starting in 2024, U.S. students will take the SAT entirely online
The College Board, the organization behind the test, also announced that the exam will shrink from three hours to two, and students will be able to use a calculator for math.
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New law requires N.J. schools to teach Asian American and Pacific Islander studies this fall
Advocates who pushed for the curriculum are celebrating — and gearing up for the work necessary before school districts can begin teaching AAPI history in September.
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