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Education

A school bus pulls out of a parking lot.
Employment
K-12
Pennsylvania

Shorter days, asking parents for help: What the ‘teacher shortage’ looks like in 4 Pennsylvania districts

With the number of certified educators in Pennsylvania at “crisis” levels, school districts are facing stiff competition from one another for teachers and support staff.

3 years ago

Service workers pre-package hundreds of free school lunches in plastic bags. (Damian Dovarganes/AP)
Food & Drink
Income Inequality
K-12
New Jersey

Free school meals expand to ‘middle-income families’ in New Jersey

Gov. Phil Murphy said new legislation he signed into law would reduce food insecurity and offer healthy meals to more families.

3 years ago

The 240-year-old Melrose Cottage, also known as the Old President’s House,  will be restored and converted into a new welcome center on Cheyney University’s campus. (Cheyney University Photo)
Higher Education
Pennsylvania
Race & Ethnicity
The Philadelphia Tribune

Cheyney receives grant to renovate historic home into welcome center

The restoration process will include the renovation of the exterior facade and interior space to convert Melrose Cottage into a multi-functional facility.

3 years ago

An exterior view of a gray stone building.
NPR
Higher Education
Income Inequality
Personal Finance

Princeton University will cover costs for students whose families earn below $100K

Undergraduate students whose household income is less than $100,000 will not have to pay anything to attend Princeton University, the school announced Thursday.

3 years ago

(photo credit, Will O'Hara)
Radio Times
Home & Family
K-12
Kids
Mental Health

‘The Stolen Year: How Covid Changed Children’s Lives’

Education reporter Anya Kamenetz on "The Stolen Year" about how we failed kids during the pandemic and the toll school closures had on their lives.

Air Date: September 9, 2022 10:00 am

Listen 49:15
A sign welcomes Rutgers University-Camden students back to campus on Sept. 8, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Higher Education
New Jersey

Rutgers-Camden holds new tradition to welcome students old and new

Rutgers University-Camden holds first ever convocation to welcome back students, staff, faculty and administrators.

3 years ago

Colonial School district school bus
Delaware
Employment
K-12

Teacher shortage forces hundreds of Delaware students to get virtual lessons

The Colonial School District in northern Delaware is more than 20 teachers short of what it needs, so students will be taught via Zoom video.

3 years ago

At the announcement of the $8 million federal grant at the University of Delawares’ Science Technology and Advanced Research Campus. (Johnny Perez-Gonzalez/WHYY)
Biology
Delaware
Higher Education
Technology

Biomanufacturing research at University of Delaware gets $8 million federal boost

The University of Delaware will get $8 million in federal funding to invest in biomanufacturing efforts and expand its life sciences workforce.

3 years ago

Students walk by a yellow school bus towards a red-brick school building.
NPR
K-12
Kids
Mental Health

As school starts, teachers add a mental-health check-in to their lesson plans

After the disruption and trauma of the pandemic, teachers are expecting kids to still need added support. They're adapting their lesson plans to start with a mental check-in.

3 years ago

A playground is visible through the links of a fence.
K-12
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia

The abrupt closure of Daroff Charter School in West Philly blindsided parents. Here’s how they’re coping

Philadelphia’s Board of Education voted in April not to renew Daroff and its neighboring sister school Bluford’s charter agreements.

3 years ago

George Read Middle School
Delaware
K-12
Technology

Delaware district uses locked bags to implement new middle school cell phone policy

Middle school students in the Colonial district can now use a locked YONDR bag to help them keep their phones out of sight during the day.

3 years ago

A woman in a purple shirt holds a stuffed owl in a classroom.
PlanPhilly
Books
K-12
Kids
Philadelphia

Full-time tutors are coming to Philly schools to make reading more fun — and less like a chore

By the time kids reach the fourth grade, the function of reading shifts, and young students in Philadelphia are behind. A new nonprofit aims to bridge the gap.

3 years ago

Listen 2:05
A close-up photo of Rhonda Moore outside of a brick building.
Housing
K-12
Philadelphia
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

West Philadelphia parents facing eviction worry about children changing schools

Families who are set to be forced out of a West Philadelphia affordable housing complex are worried about how their children will get to their schools, or find new ones.

3 years ago

An illustration of people walking around with a teal background.
NPR
Higher Education
National
Personal Finance

Upcoming dates and info you need to know for student loan forgiveness

Can you get a refund on payments you made during the pandemic? How do you know if you made too much money to qualify? Answers to these questions and more.

3 years ago

(Gabrielle Mahler/Philadelphia Office of Children and Families)
K-12
Kids
Philadelphia
Public Safety

After school programs seek to improve academic outcomes for kids in Philadelphia

The city is partnering with the School District of Philadelphia and public safety partners to enhance after school programs.

3 years ago

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