
Education
Philly schools to drop testing requirement for vaccinated staff, keep mask mandate for now
Starting March 14, the district will no longer require vaccinated staff members to get tested. Testing for unvaccinated staff will drop from twice a week to once a week.
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There are reportedly fewer than 10 librarians across the entire district.
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Masks no longer required in Delaware schools starting Wednesday
Carney originally planned to lift the mandate April 1, but a significant drop in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations changed his mind.
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A free tutoring service in Pennridge raises parental concerns because of its use of a 'biblical worldview' approach to teaching biology.
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Lawmakers want to ban discomfort in school. But Black history isn’t always comfortable
Scores of state bills aim to limit what schools can teach about race and American history. For some educators, that's made teaching Black History Month especially fraught.
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Bucks school lunch debt relief set to expire; groups work to keep it going
School lunch debt relief programs that began during the pandemic are set to expire. Many organizations try to keep them going.
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Listen 1:35With teacher departures surging, Philly schools unveil plan to stem tide
So far this school year the School District of Philadelphia has seen an unusual uptick in teachers leaving. And vacancies are going unfilled.
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Radnor Township School District votes to make masks optional, other districts switching plans too
"It's time we stop the madness," one Radnor parent said.
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Parents, students, teachers at Philly’s Paul Robeson High protest building conditions
“When do the risks become too great for our children?” asked parent Sherice Workman.
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Rutgers-New Brunswick to offer free or reduced tuition
Under the Scarlet Guarantee, tuition is free for undergraduate students making less than $65,000 a year.
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Upper Darby School District changes mask policy: Masks recommended but not required
Dr. Daniel McGarry, the superintendent of Pennsylvania’s ninth-largest school district, sent out a message to the school district regarding the change on Sunday.
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First-time Philly college students honor the legacy of Octavius Catto
First-time students at Community College of Philadelphia honor civil rights activist Octavius Catto using a scholarship in his name to get an education.
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Student loan scams are on the rise as the pause on payments is due to expire
With the pause on student loan payments now set to expire at the beginning of May, people are anxious and scammers are swooping in.
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Some school systems pause diversity programs amid pushback
Conservative takeovers of local school boards have already altered lessons on race and social injustice in many classrooms.
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From pupil counting to plagiarism, Pa.’s school funding trial takes twists during defense phase
From money matters to plagiarism accusations, the defense portion of Pa.’s historic school funding trial took several twists over the last few weeks.
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