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Education

Abigail Schneider, 8, center, completes a level of her learning game with her mother April in her bedroom, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York.
Home & Family
K-12
Kids
National

A digital divide haunts schools adapting to virus hurdles

Many families remain underconnected. They find themselves able to access the internet and the increasing number of tasks that rely on it with only sporadic success.

3 years ago

(From left) Paul Vandy and Trinity Giddings  stand alongside William Penn school board member Jennifer Hoff in Harrisburg on Nov. 12. (Courtesy of Tomea Sippio-Smith)

In a podcast, Penn Wood students cover Pa.’s fair education funding trial from the inside out

‘PENNding Funds’ is co-hosted by three students in the William Penn School District, one of the main plaintiffs in the landmark lawsuit.

3 years ago

Roosevelt Elementary School is one of the few district schools planning to extend virtual learning. (Bas Slabbers for WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Philadelphia
Public Health

Philly schools plan to dramatically scale down virtual learning after MLK day

This week, more than 100 district schools were virtual because of staffing shortages during the omicron surge. Next week, just eight are on the list.

3 years ago

Amy Wax teaches a class at the University of Pennsylvania.
Higher Education
Law
Pennsylvania

Philly lawmakers call on Penn to revoke professor’s tenure after racist comments

The University of Pennsylvania law professor has come under scrutiny before for racist remarks made about Black students.

4 years ago

Philadelphia School District Superintendent Dr. William Hite greeted students on their first day of school on Aug. 31, 2021
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

School can’t ‘cure every societal ill,’ GOP lawyers argue in cross-examination of Hite

Defense attorneys sought to paint a rosier picture of the state’s largest school district than the one Hite presented in his direct testimony.

4 years ago

M. Elizabeth Magill poses for a photo
Higher Education
Philadelphia

Lawyer who once clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg to serve as Penn’s next president

M. Elizabeth Magill will succeed Amy Gutmann, Penn’s longest-serving president. Magill will join Penn from UVA, where she serves as a provost.

4 years ago

School District of Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite
Keystone Crossroads
Income Inequality
K-12
Kids
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Hite cites staffing shortfalls and crumbling infrastructure as proof of unconstitutional school system

Plaintiffs say Pennsylvania’s school funding model is inadequate and inequitable, and that the state discriminates against students in poor districts.

4 years ago

Students line up to enter Christa McAuliffe School while wearing masks
K-12
New Jersey
Public Health

Murphy says N.J. school mask mandate will continue, though it’s unclear how

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is working out how to keep some emergency powers in place, including keeping a statewide school mask mandate in place.

4 years ago

A few inches of snow coat the ground in Philadelphia
K-12
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Philly schools to go virtual Friday as winter storm nears region

School District of Philadelphia students will still be expected to log on for a full day of virtual learning on Friday.

4 years ago

A young student attends virtual school from his home
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Philadelphia
Public Health

‘It’s a math problem’: Philly educators scramble amid omicron wave

For the first time this school year, Philadelphia faces the prospect of a widespread shift back to virtual learning. How many schools and for how long? No one quite knows.

4 years ago

Listen 4:37
Pennridge School District (Google maps)
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
K-12
Pennsylvania
Politics

Don’t discuss the Jan. 6 insurrection with students, a Bucks school district tells teachers

A Bucks County school district has instructed teachers not to “wade into” discussions with students about the insurrection “due to the current polarization.”

4 years ago

The homepage of the Central Bucks School District's website
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Public Health

Central Bucks School District, in deep need of substitutes, urges community members to apply

Staff shortages forced the 17,000-student district to close Monday. It’s asking people with bachelor’s degrees to apply for teaching and support jobs.

4 years ago

Tia Baker cleans a desk in a classroom
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Philadelphia
Public Health

List of virtual schools in Philly grows as parents wrestle with omicron surge

About a third of Philadelphia’s public schools started the new year virtually, a last-minute shift that caught some parents by surprise.

4 years ago

Rutgers University in New Brunswick
Higher Education
New Jersey
Public Health

Booster shots required for Rutgers students and staff

Students and staff at Rutgers University must get their booster shot as soon as possible and show proof by the end of January.

4 years ago

The exterior of Philadelphia School District headquarters
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Public Health

81 Philly schools going virtual due to omicron-related staff absences

A spike in COVID cases has led to staffing challenges at district schools. Dozens will be virtual until at least Friday.

4 years ago

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