Education
Penn’s president defends herself amid backlash following congressional testimony about antisemitism
Amid the growing controversy, there are more calls for her to resign or to be fired, and to reevaluate the Ivy League school's policies.
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NCAA President Charlie Baker calls for new tier of Division I where schools can pay athletes
Baker says the disparity in resources between the wealthiest schools and other D-I members is standing in the way of reforming college athletics.
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What to know about the state tax break that keeps causing controversy on the Philly School Board
Keystone Opportunity Zones power many of the city’s best-known development projects. Critics say they’re being exploited.
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People who want to work at Philly public schools aren’t hearing back, despite an ongoing staff shortage for teachers.
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Why Penn is in turmoil over the Israel-Hamas war, and what’s happening on campus right now
An explainer on the antisemitic incidents, demonstrations, and calls for the president to resign.
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New certificate program aims to reduce Delaware’s ‘severe shortages’ of special education teachers
To help alleviate the shortage of special educators, the U.S. Dept. of Education awarded a Del. State professor a grant to develop a special education certification.
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South Philadelphia’s Southwark School reopens after air samples show no signs of asbestos
District officials say they have reconfigured the ventilation system and air samples are not showing signs of the toxic substance.
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Delaware State University sets enrollment record, improves student retention
The state-sponsored Inspire Scholarship and the Early College School that takes kids starting in middle school have brought more students to the Dover school.
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Listen 1:19The Democratic majority hopes to block the unusual — they say illegal — payout and bring calm to the Central Bucks School District.
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In its announcement, the Education Department said five complaints involve alleged antisemitic harassment and two involve anti-Muslim harassment.
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Rutgers alums suspend donations citing antisemitism concerns
Marvin and Eva Schlanger contributed regularly to New Jersey’s flagship university. But concerns about the treatment of an Orthodox Jewish law school student raised concerns.
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Listen 1:09Millions could benefit from a new way out of student loan default
The Education Department has given itself the next year to reach millions of the system's most vulnerable borrowers.
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Bucks County families, NAACP, and PairUP Society file civil rights complaint against Pennridge
The federal civil rights complaint alleges racial discrimination and anti-LGBTQ policies and practices in Pennridge schools.
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Listen 1:29Superintendent with Central Bucks School District resigns with six-figure severance package
The district has faced backlash this year after the board barred school staff from using students' chosen names and pronouns without parental permission.
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Central Bucks School Board to consider resignation of superintendent
If approved, Abram Lucabaugh could receive a proposed six-figure severance package.
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