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Education

Jordyn Brooks poses for a photo
K-12
LGBTQ
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

What it’s like to be a trans kid going back to school in Philly

The district’s policy doesn’t always stop bullying or discrimination, but students also find support among classmates.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks about student loan debt forgiveness in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona listens at right.
NPR
Income Inequality
National

3 things you need to know about Biden’s student loan announcement

President Biden announced a sweeping effort to forgive up to $20,000 for qualifying borrowers. Here are three things you need to know.

4 years ago

'Ringing the bell' at Citizens Bank Park on August 24, 2022, to get ready for the new school year. (Philadelphia School District)
K-12
Philadelphia

As Philly school officials ring in mostly ‘normal’ school year, some things are still uncertain

Classes start Monday for 115,000 students across the district’s 216 public schools.

4 years ago

The School District of Philadelphia is offering financial incentives for teachers who need to take coursework in order to get their first or second certification. (School District of Philadelphia)
Employment
K-12
Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Tribune

Philly school district outlines recruitment and retention plan

The district has about 97.4% of its teaching jobs filled for the new school year, according to the most recent data released by district officials.

4 years ago

Philadelphia School District headquarters
K-12
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Safe zones and security cameras: Philly officials address safety concerns ahead of school year

Officials say the 2021-22 school year saw nearly 700 incidents of gun violence, 304 of which involved active students.

4 years ago

(6abc)
Employment
K-12
Philadelphia

School District of Philadelphia workers vote to strike one week before school begins

The district's maintenance, custodial, and transportation employees voted on Saturday to authorize a strike, as contract negotiations with the district have stalled.

4 years ago

Philadelphia is requiring all students and staffers to wear masks for the first 10 days of the 2022-23 school year. (Hannah Beier for Chalkbeat)
K-12
Philadelphia
Public Health
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

Philadelphia school board gets earful on ‘out of touch’ masking policy

Several parents said the mask mandate was unnecessary and harmful, but one parent called it common sense.

4 years ago

A student and teacher at Philadelphia’s Academy at Palumbo, a school that uses selective admissions. In 2021, the city district changed the system for admissions to the top-tier schools to a lottery process. (Charles Mostroller / The Notebook)
Income Inequality
K-12
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

Philly boosts Black and Hispanic enrollment in top schools, Chalkbeat analysis shows

Philadelphia’s new lottery admissions system will likely bolster the overall proportion of Black and Hispanic students in the incoming ninth grades.

4 years ago

(ACC)
Higher Education
Philadelphia
Sports

Charlene Curtis, trailblazing former Temple basketball coach, dies at 67

Curtis was the head coach at Wake Forest, after head coaching stops at Radford and Temple, where she also was the first African-American head women’s basketball coach.

4 years ago

Students wearing face masks line up to enter Christa McAuliffe School
Radio Times
Government
K-12

Philly teachers back to school

As public school educators in the region get ready for another school year, we talk about learning loss, funding disparities, keeping students safe, and hopes for this year.

Air Date: August 19, 2022 10:00 am

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

Delaware battling teacher shortages as students prepare to return to classroom this fall

HB315 will open up $2 million in grant funding to help staff low-income districts considered to have a “high need” for substitutes.

4 years ago

Jonathan Maberry is a distinguished author of many novels, including the young adult series Rot & Ruin. He lived in Warrington, Bucks County for 12 years. (Doylestown Bookshop)
Books
K-12
Pennsylvania

‘A fascist approach to education’: Acclaimed local authors react to Central Bucks School District’s book policies

Local authors fear Central Bucks School District’s new book policies will censor LGBTQ content.

4 years ago

Listen 6:03
Rodney Dean (left) speaks with Woodbury Junior-Senior High School resource officer Ryan Alcott (middle) and Woodbury Police Chief Thomas Ryan (right) at a press conference announcing a new law requiring New Jersey schools to implement school threat assessment teams. (Tennyson Donyéa / WHYY)
Behavioral Health
K-12
New Jersey
Public Safety

New Jersey schools must develop threat assessment teams by next summer

While many school districts already have “zero tolerance” policies in place, the new law is designed to provide mental health resources to help resolve students' issues.

4 years ago

Elementary school students play on the playground
K-12
Philadelphia

Philly public schools drop writing sample, add standardized tests back to selective admissions process

Students will no longer be required to complete a writing assessment and the district will resume using PSSA results for its criteria-based middle and high schools.

4 years ago

A closeup of new backpacks
Income Inequality
K-12
Philadelphia

A Philly area nonprofit is filling free backpacks with school supplies for students in need

Foster Angels on Earth hopes to help alleviate some of the stress foster kids face ahead of the school year.

4 years ago

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