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File photo: Rutgers coach C. Vivian Stringer holds the trophy after Rutgers defeated Arizona State 64-45 in the regional final of the NCAA women's basketball tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Monday, March 26, 2007. Stringer has announced her retirement, Saturday, April 30, 2022, after 50 years in college basketball. She finished with 1,055 wins, fourth all-time among Division I women’s basketball coaches.
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New Jersey
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Rutgers women’s basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer announces retirement

She led the Scarlet Knights to the NCAA title game in 2007 when they lost to Tennessee.

4 years ago

 Temple University Professor Sara Goldrick-Rab. (Sara Goldrick-Rab via Wikimedia Commons)
Keystone Crossroads
Higher Education
Philadelphia

Prominent Temple professor who founded Hope Center placed on administrative leave

Sara Goldrick-Rab is a leading voice on college affordability. The university is reviewing complaints about her leadership.

4 years ago

A view of pre-K students at Yung Wing School P.S. 124
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K-12
Kids
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The pandemic has erased a decade of public preschool gains

Nearly 300,000 fewer children were enrolled in preschool during the 2020-2021 school year compared to 2019-2020 — an 18% drop.

4 years ago

NCAA president Mark Emmert speaks at a news conference at the Target Center, site of of the Women’s Final Four NCAA tournament Wednesday, March 30, 2022, in Minneapoils. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Higher Education
Sports

NCAA President Mark Emmert stepping down no later than 2023

NCAA Board of Governors Chairman John DeGioia announced the move and said it was by mutual agreement.

4 years ago

FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2018, file photo, a gate opens to the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Mass. Harvard President Lawrence Bacow announced Tuesday, April 26, 2022 that the university is committing $100 million to study its ties to slavery and create a
Black Lives Matter
Higher Education
History
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Harvard pledges $100 million to atone for role in slavery

President Lawrence Bacow announced the funding as Harvard released a new report detailing many ways the college benefited from slavery and perpetuated racial inequality.

4 years ago

Philadelphia's Central High School is visible, a red-brick building sitting on top of a green hill.
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Philadelphia
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

Philly’s historic Central High gets its first woman, Black president

Katharine Davis, 34, is named to lead Central, Philadelphia’s oldest high school, which was all male from 1836 to 1983.

4 years ago

A view of the State Capitol building in Harrisburg, Pa., with a cloudy sky in the background.
Keystone Crossroads
Government
Income Inequality
K-12
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

Study at issue in Pa. school funding case revised to show low-income students get less

Researchers acknowledged Monday that an analysis used by Pa. officials to argue that the state’s funding system doesn’t shortchange low-income students was flawed.

4 years ago

Talha Rafique picks up his to-go suhoor box from a campus dining hall at the University of Southern California.
NPR
Higher Education
National
Religion

College life isn’t always Ramadan-friendly. Some schools want to change that

As Muslim students across the country began fasting for Ramadan, colleges have stepped up efforts to make them feel more included on campus.

4 years ago

Villanova retiring coach Jay Wright speaks with members of the media during a news conference in Villanova, Pa., Friday, April 22, 2022
Higher Education
Pennsylvania
Sports

Jay Wright says goodbye to Villanova basketball after 21 years

Wright fought back tears at times as he talked about his decision to step down from coaching, saying he didn’t have the same competitive edge he once did.

4 years ago

Elkins Park Free Library ''Consent for Kids'' sign (Photo courtesy of Victim Services Center of Montgomery County)
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K-12
Kids
Pennsylvania

For Sexual Assault Awareness month, Montgomery County kids are learning about consent

The Victim Services Center of Montgomery County is visiting libraries and schools to teach children about consent, personal boundaries, and body safety.

4 years ago

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NPR
K-12
National

Students with disabilities have a right to qualified teachers — but there’s a shortage

When schools can't find a licensed special education teacher, they hire people who are willing to do the job, but lack the training.

4 years ago

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Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Kids
LGBTQ
Pennsylvania

Anti-LGBTQ flyers target West Chester Area School District’s book collection

The anonymous flyer circulating in West Chester falsely claims that the district’s middle and high school libraries contain over 80 books with sexually explicit content.

4 years ago

The exterior of a Community College Philadelphia building, with cherry blossoms in view.
Higher Education
K-12
Philadelphia

Community College of Philadelphia expands scholarship program

The expansion is designed to include students who have taken a break, and those who have graduated from a high school outside of Philadelphia, among others.

4 years ago

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference
NPR
K-12
National

Florida rejects 54 math books, claiming critical race theory appeared in some

The rejected books make up a record 41% of the 132 books submitted for review, the Florida Department of Education said in a statement.

4 years ago

File photo: Philadelphia school board member Maria McColgan hears from community members during a listening session at Dobbins High School. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Government
K-12
Philadelphia

Philadelphia school board member Maria McColgan resigns

The board is now looking to fill two vacancies, as a new superintendent prepares to take the helm.

4 years ago

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