
Education
Separated by the pandemic, Delaware schools find ways to bridge the communication gap with parents
Schools in southern Delaware turned to bilingual text messaging apps to keep in contact with Spanish- and Creole-speaking parents.
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Philly schools commit to full return to classrooms, won’t mandate faculty vaccination
District leaders urged communities to be vaccinated before the school year starts as evidence emerges about the delta variant’s greater transmissibility.
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Camden City School District offers Pfizer shots to students
The district joins others in the region in getting vaccine doses to eligible students ahead of schools reopening for in-person learning.
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More should be done to help get Black male students through college, educators say
Survey reveals Black male students have experienced the most challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to school district’s earlier bell time plan
Tamara Russell, aka P.O.C., hit the streets of Philly to hear how residents are reacting to the school district’s proposed new bell time.
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Listen 4:38Tensions over COVID-19 school safety plans boil over in Bucks County
Central Bucks parents and pediatricians clashed Tuesday night over the school district’s plan not to require students, teachers, and staff to wear masks this fall.
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Angela McIver was one of Mayor Jim Kenney’s picks to sit on Philadelphia’s Board of Education after the state-run School Reform Commission dissolved four years ago.
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What’s at stake in Pennsylvania’s gubernatorial race? Educators say teaching race, racism in schools
A coalition of Philadelphia educators and politicians are worried that a conservative governor, if elected, could pass anti-critical race theory legislation in Pennsylvania.
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Delaware K-12 students can get weekly rapid antigen COVID-19 tests this fall
Schools that opt into the $15 million initiative won’t have to burden their nursing staff with testing or hire their own outside contractor.
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President of the Fund for the School District of Philadelphia discusses tenure, accomplishments
Donna Frisby-Greenwood, who is in her sixth year with The Fund, cited significant growth from when she first re-ignited the organization in 2015 until now.
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CCP is paying off tuition debt with emergency relief funds
The Community College of Philadelphia is paying off any outstanding tuition debt for about 3,500 students.
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N.J. Governor Murphy signs bill requiring civic education in middle school
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill requiring civics to be taught in middle schools starting in the 2022-2023 school year.
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Partnership to bring rapid coronavirus testing to Delaware schools
Health officials announced the $15 million partnership with Quidel Corporation, which has already started at five pilot schools in Delaware for their summer school students.
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A donation that could advance the futures of students in Camden
AT&T gives more than $40,000 to improve educational opportunities for Camden youth.
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Pa. education leaders call on schools to boost teacher diversity with stimulus funds
Educators, administrators, and advocates across Pa. said districts need to use some of the $4.5 billion in stimulus funding for schools to recruit and retain teachers of color
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