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Education

The inside of the classroom of a Delaware school
Delaware
K-12

Wilmington schools would increase cooperation under Gov. Carney proposal

Gov. Carney’s plan calls for schools in Wilmington, which are now divided among three districts, to work together on curriculum and other things.

4 years ago

An empty classroom
NPR
K-12

$17 trillion: That’s how much the pandemic could take away from today’s kids

Shuttered schools combined with frozen economies not only means lost learning, it means students driven into the workforce, some for good.

4 years ago

Debbie Strouse (right) and Emily Grimes (middle-right) celebrate Grimes' graduation from Pennridge High School, with Ashlie Grimes and Rachel Baker, Strouse's wife. (Courtesy of Debbie Strouse)
Keystone Crossroads
Books
K-12
Kids
LGBTQ
Pennsylvania
Sex & Relationships

As a Bucks County school district removes LGBTQ books from libraries, families and faculty fear for civil rights

A new Pennridge School District policy limiting student access to books and resources related to gender identity has ignited a battle over civil rights.

4 years ago

This file photo from Nov. 9, 2017 shows the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house on the Penn State University main campus in State College, Pa. The former house manager of a now-defunct Penn State fraternity where a pledge fell during a night of hazing and drinking and later died has been placed on two years' probation on a hindering apprehension conviction. Braxton Becker, 23, of Niskayuna, N.Y., was also ordered to pay a $5,000 fine and do 100 hours of community service on the conviction stemming from the Feb. 2017 death of 19-year-old Timothy Piazza of Lebanon, N.J.
Higher Education

Judge: Penn State can buy frat house where student fatally hurt

Centre County Judge Brian Marshall gave the university and the Beta Theta Pi fraternity’s national chapter six months to negotiate a deal, the Centre Daily Times reported.

4 years ago

Inside the classrooms, teachers have masked the crumbling building with brightly colored rugs, decorations, reading and play nooks, and educational materials
Keystone Crossroads
Income Inequality
K-12
Pennsylvania

‘It doesn’t feel legitimate’: William Penn SD takes the stand in Pa. school funding trial

A kindergarten teacher and athletic director testified Wednesday in a landmark trial over Pennsylvania’s system for funding public education.

4 years ago

A Temple University building is pictured in Philadelphia
Higher Education
Income Inequality
National

Pause on student loan payments is extended through May 1

President Joe Biden said financial recovery from the pandemic will take longer than job recovery, especially for those with student loans.

4 years ago

Harriton High School in the Lower Merion School District (6abc)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Public Health

Harriton High School gives student virtual option after COVID outbreak

District spokesperson says the 18 linked cases are connected to several sports teams and a club working on a production.

4 years ago

Alayna Thach (Thach family/Gofundme)
K-12
Philadelphia
Public Health
6abc

Dozens of Olney Charter High School teachers call out sick after student’s COVID death

Alayna Thach, 17, was an honors student who was looking at colleges.

4 years ago

In August 2020, the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corp. (PIDC) launched its Navy Yard Skills Initiative. (The Philadelphia Tribune)
Business
Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Tribune

Philadelphia skills training programs can lead to jobs with higher pay

Philadelphia’s business community is joining with community groups and universities to offer skilled training programs to fill much-needed positions.

4 years ago

People walk past the Fox School of Business
Government
Higher Education
Pennsylvania
Politics

Pennsylvania exempts canceled student loans from taxes

Pennsylvania will no longer impose state income taxes on public sector workers and nurses who receive student loan forgiveness from two major programs.

4 years ago

The University of Delaware campus in Newark. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Delaware
Higher Education
Public Health

Mandatory boosters: University of Delaware adds new vaccine requirement

University of Delaware students must receive a booster vaccine before the spring semester starts next year.

4 years ago

While staffing shortages persist, Philadelphia is working to expand its early childhood programs
Radio Times
Kids

Fixing our broken child care system

Staff shortages, high costs and Covid closures are straining an already broken child care system. Today, how our patchwork approach fails America's youngest and how to fix it.

Air Date: December 17, 2021 12:00 am

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Students wearing face masks line up to enter Christa McAuliffe School
Employment
K-12
New Jersey

N.J. Senate committee approves bill that would eliminate residency requirements for public school employees

If the entire legislature passes the legislation, the measure would enable school districts to hire employees from neighboring states, like Pennsylvania, New York and Delaware

4 years ago

Fairfax County Public School buses are lined up at a maintenance facility
Delaware
K-12
LGBTQ

Delaware school district adds protections for transgender students

The Red Clay district school board approved a policy affirming the rights of trans students to be addressed by a name and pronoun corresponding with their gender identity.

4 years ago

Deana Ramsey, principal at Philadelphia’s Juvenile Justice Services Center School, holds her head in frustration. Students at the school have accounted for a staggering 96 of gun violence victims last school year, the largest amount of any school in the district. (Kriston Jae Bethel for Chalkbeat)
Criminal Justice
Gun Violence
Incarceration
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

Behind bars: School inside Philly’s juvenile center feels brunt of city’s gun violence

The spike in Philadelphia youth involved in gun violence has staff at the school district’s Juvenile Justice Services Center School calling for help.

4 years ago

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