Education
Philly, Camden schools to temporarily return to mandatory masking
The mask mandates follow rising COVID, flu, and RSV cases across the Delaware Valley.
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Pa. to invest in new equipment for career, tech centers in Philly suburbs
The state will distribute up to $50,000 each to 33 career and technical centers and two school districts that were selected through a competitive grant process.
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West Chester University band earns coveted spot in Rose Parade
Band selection is highly competitive with participants selected more than a year in advance. About 80 bands apply each year for 13 slots.
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Listen 1:31Philly students will learn online only Friday due to predicted bad weather
Philly public schools won’t open Friday due to predicted bad weather and learning will happen online only, district officials said.
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Philly superintendent restructures district leadership in pursuit of academic gains
Superintendent Tony Watlington announced six new sub-offices in the district’s central office and several new hires, including a new chief financial officer.
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A new AI chatbot might do your homework for you. But it’s still not an A+ student
A new artificial intelligence tool called ChatGPT has thrilled the Internet with its superhuman abilities to solve math problems, churn out college essays and write papers.
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Philly school board elects ‘new generation of leaders’
Philadelphia school board members Reginald Streater and Mallory Fix-Lopez were elected Thursday night to serve one-year terms as president and vice president of the board.
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New initiative challenges Philly third graders to read 20 books in 20 weeks
Less than 30% of third graders in Philly public schools scored proficient or higher in reading last school year. A new program challenges students to read more at home.
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Listen 1:28Federal Student Aid reverses course on some relief approvals
Student loan borrowers were left confused Tuesday morning after receiving an email reversing course on their student debt relief applications.
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First run was a debacle, so Delaware takes second shot at lead testing in schools
The initial sampling of faucets, fountains, and spigots was completed this spring, but the troubling results weren’t released to the public until October.
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‘We need help’: Students at Dobbins High School walk out over safety concerns
Between 50 and 100 students walked out of Dobbins High School Monday afternoon to protest unsafe conditions at the school.
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Philly schools will require masking for 2 weeks following winter break
The school district’s decision comes amid concerns of the "tripledemic" of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza (flu), and COVID-19.
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‘Tripledemic’: Philly schools looking at data to determine if masks will return after holidays
"One of those measures is that we may consider requiring masking for a time period after returning from extended breaks."
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Pennridge cuts social studies requirements, but keeps world history course
The impact of reducing the required number of credits on Pennridge’s social studies curriculum has not been made clear.
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Bluford charter school is expected to reopen as a district-run school this fall, while its sister school, Daroff, will remain closed, officials said.
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