Education
Harriton High School gives student virtual option after COVID outbreak
District spokesperson says the 18 linked cases are connected to several sports teams and a club working on a production.
3 years ago
Dozens of Olney Charter High School teachers call out sick after student’s COVID death
Alayna Thach, 17, was an honors student who was looking at colleges.
3 years ago
Philadelphia skills training programs can lead to jobs with higher pay
Philadelphia’s business community is joining with community groups and universities to offer skilled training programs to fill much-needed positions.
3 years ago
Pennsylvania exempts canceled student loans from taxes
Pennsylvania will no longer impose state income taxes on public sector workers and nurses who receive student loan forgiveness from two major programs.
3 years ago
Mandatory boosters: University of Delaware adds new vaccine requirement
University of Delaware students must receive a booster vaccine before the spring semester starts next year.
3 years ago
Fixing our broken child care system
Staff shortages, high costs and Covid closures are straining an already broken child care system. Today, how our patchwork approach fails America's youngest and how to fix it.
Air Date: December 17, 2021 12:00 am
Listen 49:00If the entire legislature passes the legislation, the measure would enable school districts to hire employees from neighboring states, like Pennsylvania, New York and Delaware
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Delaware school district adds protections for transgender students
The Red Clay district school board approved a policy affirming the rights of trans students to be addressed by a name and pronoun corresponding with their gender identity.
3 years ago
Behind bars: School inside Philly’s juvenile center feels brunt of city’s gun violence
The spike in Philadelphia youth involved in gun violence has staff at the school district’s Juvenile Justice Services Center School calling for help.
3 years ago
Delaware school in Brown v. Board of Education case to launch diversity and inclusion center
State leaders broke ground on the new Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Equity at the school that became part of the landmark 1954 ruling.
3 years ago
Where are the students? For a second straight year, school enrollment is dropping
The declines many school districts reported last year have continued, an NPR investigation finds. What educators don't know is where those students have gone.
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Pennsylvania Senate aims to bar school COVID-19 vaccine rule
Neither the state nor any school district in Pennsylvania require the COVID-19 vaccination to attend school.
3 years ago
At Panther Valley Elementary in the heart of coal country, students struggle to learn in a leaky school building where needs run deep.
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Listen 4:02For many of her students, this year is their first school experience
This year, Olga Rosario is focused on re-establishing classroom norms, routines, and expectations. It’s a challenge.
3 years ago
Child care staffing shortages across Pennsylvania persist, but solutions taking shape
Identifying individuals who may have been overlooked for child care jobs in the past is one of several ways providers are trying to solve unprecedented staffing shortages.
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