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Mementos decorate a makeshift memorial to the victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. To protect students from active shooters and extreme weather, National Safety Shelters sells safety pods that can fit a classroom of students inside. (Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
K-12
Kids
Public Safety

Bulletproof safety pods for schools draw the internet’s ire. An expert weighs in

National Safety Shelters sells safety pods that can fit a classroom of students inside to protect them from active shooters or extreme weather.

3 years ago

An illustration of schools on different terrain, with large cracks between them
NPR
K-12
National
Race & Ethnicity

The U.S. student population is more diverse, but schools are still highly segregated

A new report from the U.S. GAO finds that public schools remain highly segregated along racial, ethnic and socioeconomic lines. One reason: school district secession.

3 years ago

(Gabriela Martinez / WITF)
K-12
LGBTQ
Pennsylvania
Social Justice

Lancaster County school district adopts athletic policy limiting how transgender students can participate in team sports

All students must now compete according to their sex assigned at birth, according to the updated policy.

3 years ago

Elementary school students are pictured on a school bus
K-12
Mental Health
Pennsylvania

Mental health figures into Pennsylvania’s education funding

Every school district will receive $100,000 as a base grant and charter school entities will receive $70,000.

3 years ago

Delaware State Capitol Building in Dover. (Paul Brady/Bigstock)
Delaware
K-12
Technology

‘The danger it poses to our democracy’: Digital literacy standards to help Delaware students discern truth from fiction

Lead sponsor Sen. Sarah McBride says the measure was spurred by the election lies that led to the Capital insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021.

3 years ago

Anusha Viswanathan, July 27, 2021, speaking at a press conference in support of stricter COVID-19 safety policies, as other Central Bucks parents in the crowd shouted over her. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Schooled
Books
K-12
LGBTQ
Pennsylvania

From COVID to censorship: How a right-wing book ban took hold in Bucks County

In exactly one year, a relatively large and diverse school district went from debating masks to targeting LGBTQ books. Here’s how it happened.

Air Date: July 7, 2022

Listen 37:37
Girls jump in the air in a dance class.
Dance
K-12
Philadelphia
Technology
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

Linking Philly girls of color to coding through dance reflects national trend

DanceLogic, which is run by the West Park Cultural Center, is “designed to educate, inspire, and cultivate girls of color in STEM,” said founder Betty Lindley.

4 years ago

Tony Watlington Sr. sits at a table
K-12
Philadelphia
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

Philly schools chief defends $450K consultant who surrendered teaching license

Current and former Nashville school officials say Shawn Joseph’s tenure precipitated a “morale crisis.”

4 years ago

Philadelphia School District headquarters
Government
K-12
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

How Philly schools are funded — property taxes play a huge role — and why state budget negotiations are key

Philadelphia’s school district will spend more than $4 billion this year to educate city kids.

4 years ago

Students gather during a meeting of the Panther-Anti-Racist Union at Central York High School.
Schooled
K-12
Pennsylvania
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

After the spotlight: How a book ban fight changed one Pa. community

A book ban put the Central York School in the national spotlight. Meet the people who defeated it — and discover how it changed them.

Air Date: June 30, 2022

Listen 23:43
A mother stands holding her child's hand and smiling, with the sidewalk and street in the background.
K-12
Kids
Philadelphia

Not just summer school, but a summer enhancement effort starts in Philly

The goal is to educate and entertain students to keep them happy, safe, and prepare them for class come September.

4 years ago

An illustration depicts children walking a
NPR
K-12
National

6 things we’ve learned about how the pandemic disrupted learning

As a third pandemic school year draws to a close, new research offers the clearest accounting yet of the pandemic's academic toll.

4 years ago

Dr. Tony Watlington sits at a table, with school board officials behind him
K-12
Philadelphia
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

Philly’s new superintendent talks student success, teacher turnover, early goals

Tony Watlington is taking over as superintendent of Philadelphia public schools on June 16, 2022.

4 years ago

The front page of The Philadelphia Inquirer the day after the School District of Philadelphia suspended more than two dozen suspected Communists. (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Schooled
Employment
History
K-12
Philadelphia

Red tape: The untold stories of Philadelphia’s 1950s teacher purge

New tapes shed light on an old story: the suspension of 32 Philly teachers during the 1950s. We explore what happened, and what it tells us about ourselves.

Air Date: June 16, 2022

Listen 49:32
Emlen Elementary School in East Mount Airy.
Keystone Crossroads
Environment
K-12
Philadelphia
Public Health

As climate change makes Philly temps rise, so does urgency to make schools cooler

The start and end of Philly’s school years have gotten hotter. But as another school year ends, more than half of district schools still lack air conditioning.

4 years ago

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