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Education

Fairfax County Public School buses are lined up at a maintenance facility
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Law
Pennsylvania

School funding in Pa. is about to go on trial — here’s what you need to know

It’s taken seven years to reach this critical juncture in Pennsylvania’s landmark school funding case. Now, the real arguments begin.

4 years ago

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Masterman teachers protest outside school.
Keystone Crossroads
Infrastructure
K-12
Public Health

City Council advances bill to toughen asbestos and mold standards in Philly schools

The city health commissioner says third-party inspections are necessary because public trust has eroded with the district’s handling of school building problems.

4 years ago

At other schools across the country, administrators have started to view school libraries as luxuries that can be cut from school budgets.(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Kids
Pennsylvania

Librarians help students navigate an age of misinformation – but schools are cutting their numbers

School librarians hear the question all the time: Why do we need school libraries and school librarians when students have the internet?

4 years ago

Quinta Brunson is pictured in a screengrab from the pilot of 'Abbott Elementary'
K-12
Philadelphia
TV
Billy Penn

Underfunded Philly schools are the setting for new Quinta Brunson ABC comedy ‘Abbott Elementary’

The comedian drew on stories from her mother, a longtime Philadelphia public school teacher.

4 years ago

The exterior of St. Malachy School
K-12
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Billy Penn

Recent shootings at Philly schools: What drove city officials to create new plans for student safety

Violence this academic year has felt unrelenting.

4 years ago

Susan Bunting (right) visits the classroom of 2020 Delaware Teacher of the Year Rebecca Vitelli (third from right)
Delaware
K-12

Delaware education chief ends five-year tenure with a legacy of building bridges

Susan Bunting rolled up her sleeves to deal with an array of issues, including a global pandemic and the struggle to improve Wilmington schools.

4 years ago

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The Radnor High School band plays at the Friday night football game on October 22, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
K-12
Pennsylvania

Big money is pouring into Pa. school board elections, proxies in wars over COVID and culture

In the wake of widespread virtual classes, candidates for school board are in the last days of the most intense, divisive races they’ve ever seen.

4 years ago

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The dialogue filled several large sheets of paper as attendees brainstormed an ideal Hite replacement
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Kids
Philadelphia

Philly school board listening to what people think makes up a new superintendent

The listening session at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church was the final opportunity for the public to weigh in on Superintendent William Hite’s replacement.

4 years ago

A bus leaves the Midvale depot in Nicetown
K-12
Philadelphia
Transportation

Philly schools to remain open if SEPTA strikes

Superintendent William Hite said schools should remain open to provide students with a “sense of community and support services that they need.”

4 years ago

In this March 18, 2015, file photo, the NCAA logo is displayed at center court as work continues at The Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh.
National
Sports

Second NCAA gender equity report shows spending disparities

The report includes a series of recommendations to improve the gap among all sports tournaments, going beyond the first set of recommendations.

4 years ago

NPR
K-12
Kids
Music
Performing Arts

With safety in mind, schools are getting their bands back together

4 years ago

Even as most students return to learning in the classroom this school year, disruptions to in-person learning, from missing one day because of a late school bus to an entire two weeks at home due to quarantine, remain inevitable as families and educators navigate the ongoing pandemic. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
K-12
Kids
National
Pennsylvania

Disruptions to schooling fall hardest on vulnerable students

Those include families without transportation, people with limited income or other financial hardship, people who don’t speak English, and children with special needs.

4 years ago

Delaware State University
Delaware
Economic Development
International

Del. State University joins federal effort to ‘feed the future’ and fight global hunger

Delaware State is the first HBCU to join the U.S. Agency for International Development’s effort to fight food insecurity in Africa and elsewhere.

4 years ago

Student shoots self in let atPhiladelphia Learning Academy. (6abc)
K-12
Philadelphia
Public Safety
6abc

Teen shoots self in leg inside West Philadelphia school

It happened at the Philadelphia Learning Academy - South in the 4300 block of Westminster Avenue.

4 years ago

Former foster kids Mayda Berrios (left) and Daykia McKnight were all smiles after the bill to pay all college costs was signed into law. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Delaware
K-12

New Delaware law to pay all college costs for ex-foster kids a ‘game changer’

The state’s three publicly supported schools will issue waivers for all costs not covered by scholarships or financial aid so former foster kids can attend for free.

4 years ago

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