
Education
Summer school looks different for teachers and students in Delaware’s Indian River School District
Teachers at the Indian River School District are getting an up-close look at the effects that the coronavirus has had on their students during summer school.
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Delaware attempts to lighten load of ‘invisible backpack’ many children bring to school
Delaware will require psychologists, counselors, or social workers in every elementary school. The Colonial School District is ahead of the curve.
4 years ago
Listen 2:11Philadelphia district officials to meet with air quality specialist over new purifiers
Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite and other school officials have agreed to meet with an air quality specialist after he criticized the district’s new purifiers.
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Philadelphia school board member Angela McIver resigns, effective immediately
In 2018, McIver was one of the first nine members Mayor Jim Kenney appointed to the Philadelphia Board of Education.
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District extends deadline for Philadelphia students opting to repeat a grade
Hite said the district is “continuing to accept forms from families.” Previously, the deadline to submit the paperwork was Thursday.
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No more window fans: District unveils air and surface purifiers for Philadelphia classrooms
Superintendent William Hite announced Thursday that all classrooms will have air and surface purifiers when school starts in the fall.
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Petition calls for end to diversity, equity & inclusion in Downingtown schools
When someone forwarded Brandyn Campbell a petition calling for the end of diversity programs in her child's school district, she felt hurt and disappointed.
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Pa. private schools saw enrollment dip during pandemic, despite in-person options
Area private schools swung open their doors last school year. But that didn’t draw droves of families, data shows.
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The incident has prompted questions about the legality, or at least the wisdom, of an administrator stopping a student speech celebrating diversity in 2021.
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University of Delaware to explore slavery legacy at the Newark campus
UD joins a consortium studying how the work of people held in slavery, or those who held people as slaves, influenced the history of the schools.
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College athletic departments gear up for student endorsement deals
Some of the state’s colleges and universities are lining up programs to help student athletes make money from their name, image or likeness.
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Philly schools finalize new bell schedule running counter to doctors; principals feel blindsided
Most high schools will start at 7:30 a.m., and middle schools and elementary schools will start at either 8:15 a.m. or 9 a.m — the opposite of what’s recommended.
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In landmark school funding case, Pennsylvania lawmakers try to block evidence of racial disparities
The Pa. GOP wants to block evidence that Pennsylvania’s Black and Hispanic students fare worse on traditional measures of academic achievement than their white peers.
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New Pa. law allows students to repeat a grade, but the deadline to decide is one week away
All Pa. K-12 students now have the option to repeat a grade, but the deadline to apply is right around the corner and many families are unaware of the opportunity.
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Temple University tuition for in-state students rises for the first time in two years
Come fall, in-state tuition will be $16,488 a year; out-of-state, $29,712. The university says it offset costs with budget cuts to keep tuition low.
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