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WHYY-Billy Penn Regional Spelling Bee 2023 winner Jack Jiang leaps into the air after winning first place
K-12
Kids
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Two bright Philly students win spots in the Scripps National Spelling Bee

The winners, an eighth grader and a fifth grader, won first and second place in the regional bee hosted at WHYY.

4 years ago

A building seen from the distance on a sunny day.
K-12
Kids
LGBTQ
Pennsylvania

Central Bucks School District spent over $250,000 to defuse anti-LGBTQ criticism

The school district has spent at least a quarter of a million dollars on attorney’s fees and public relations services since May, and the full amount is likely much more.

4 years ago

Lotus Barnes (foreground) and Daneri Owens enjoy play time at the Southbridge cente
Delaware
Income Inequality
K-12
Kids

Quest to put more pre-K schools in low-income Wilmington neighborhoods takes another step

By this fall the Stubbs Early Childhood Assistance Program will serve more than 300 children at three sites, all in low-income areas of town.

4 years ago

A view of a Temple flag from below, flying outside of a university building.
Employment
Higher Education
Philadelphia
6abc

Temple University faculty deciding on whether to hold no-confidence vote on president, executives

The union held a meeting to discuss concerns about how President Jason Wingard has led the school since taking over in 2021.

4 years ago

Temple University campus at North Broad Street and Montgomery Avenue
Employment
Higher Education
Philadelphia

Temple graduate students ratify new pact, end 6-week strike

The Temple University Graduate Students Association says Monday evening that the vote was 344 to 8 in favor of ratification.

4 years ago

Temple head coach Aaron McKie walks down the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Houston
Higher Education
Philadelphia
Sports

Temple ousts coach Aaron McKie after 4 seasons

The Owls finished fifth in the American Athletic Conference this season with a 10-8 record and were the only AAC team to defeat No. 1 Houston in the regular season.

4 years ago

Rutgers University-Camden in Camden, N.J., Monday, July 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Employment
Higher Education
New Jersey

Rutgers faculty authorizes a strike as negotiations continue

The union representing full- and part-time faculty hopes to avert a strike as they negotiate a contract that is economically equitable.

4 years ago

Cherry Hill West High School
K-12
New Jersey
Race & Ethnicity

Cherry Hill school gearing up for launch of Asian American Pacific Islander studies this fall

Administrators hope to strike a balance between siloing the curriculum and infusing Asian American Pacific Islander studies across the curriculum as a whole.

4 years ago

A flower display has a blue gown as its centerpiece.
K-12
Philadelphia
Sculpture
Visual Arts
Billy Penn

W.B. Saul students win gold at Philadelphia Flower Show for ‘electric blue’ prom-inspired exhibit

Horticulture is a major at the magnet high school, which maintains a 130-acre campus in Roxborough.

4 years ago

While staffing shortages persist, Philadelphia is working to expand its early childhood programs
Employment
Law
Pennsylvania
WITF

New report says child care in Pennsylvania is in crisis; Workers’ low pay results in high turnover

Children First PA survey shows early childhood educators earning $12.43 per hour.

4 years ago

Temple University graduate students rally for better wages.
Employment
Higher Education
Philadelphia

After six-week strike, Temple reaches tentative deal with grad student union

The deal comes after a six-week strike and includes movement on many of the key issues that led the union to walk off the job.

4 years ago

Mastery Charter schools released a statement saying, ''While we were unaware of the existence of these conditions prior to the inspections, the safety of our students and staff is our primary concern.''
K-12
Kids
Philadelphia
Public Safety
6abc

Simon Gratz High School, Middle School closed due to asbestos

Simon Gratz now joins Building 21 in West Oak Lane for schools closed due to this cancer-causing mineral.

4 years ago

File photo: The New Jersey State House is seen in Trenton, N.J.
Higher Education
Law
New Jersey
Politics

College affordability advocates push for a ban on scholarship award displacement at all New Jersey universities

In 2021, New Jersey became the second U.S. state to ban the practice at public universities under certain circumstances.

4 years ago

Building 21 in Philadelphia
K-12
Philadelphia
Public Safety
6abc

Superintendent: School District of Philadelphia knew about Building 21 asbestos issues years ago

Superintendent Dr. Tony Watlington revealed Tuesday that officials knew about asbestos dangers inside West Oak Lane's Building 21 about two years ago.

4 years ago

Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks during a news conference in Philadelphia
Government
K-12
Pennsylvania

Shapiro zeroes in on education, county programs in his first state budget address

Dozens of efforts would benefit from Gov. Josh Shapiro’s roughly $44 billion spending plan, many of them at the local level.

4 years ago

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