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Education

President Joe Biden points emphatically during his commencement speech to University of Delaware graduates.
Delaware
Higher Education
Politics

President Biden urges Delaware graduates to fight against the ‘oldest and darkest forces in America’

In the wake of two mass shooting tragedies, President Joe Biden urged University of Delaware graduates on Saturday to fight against the “oldest and darkest forces in America."

4 years ago

School board meeting attendees wave LGBTQ pride flags
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
LGBTQ
Pennsylvania

Proposed book approval process for Central Bucks schools unclear, some parents say

A deeper look into Central Bucks School District’s new library book policy, which the American Library Association calls a first for Pennsylvania.

4 years ago

University of Delaware's campus in Newark
Delaware
Health Care
Higher Education
Public Health

University of Delaware reinstates mask mandate just days before graduation

COVID cases on campus are up nearly 60% in the past month. As a result, the semester will end with students and staff required to mask up.

4 years ago

Children walk hand-in-hand down a tree-lined street, with yellow crime tape visible in the corner.
Behavioral Health
Gun Violence
K-12
Mental Health

School counselors sound cry for help after Buffalo shooting

In many schools, the Buffalo shooting and others before it have prompted staff discussions on how they might respond to students' threats of violence.

4 years ago

Philadelphia School District headquarters
Keystone Crossroads
Comedy
K-12
Philadelphia

Yes, and… Philadelphia middle and high schoolers are learning improv to better their skills

The Philadelphia School District said it hopes improv workshops will help students better prepare for college.

4 years ago

Students wear face masks outside of their school in Philly
Keystone Crossroads
Health Care
K-12
Kids
Philadelphia
Public Health

‘The virus is not done with us.’ Mask mandate returns for Philly schools

Philadelphia schools will require all students and staff to wear masks throughout the school day “until further notice.”

4 years ago

File photo: Lower Merion High School (Image via Benofmerion/Wikimedia Commons)
K-12
Pennsylvania
Public Health
6abc

2 Montgomery County school districts requiring masks starting Friday

The CDC moved Montgomery County into the "high" community level.

4 years ago

The new bill would require more frequent asbestos inspections in Philly schools. (Karimala/BigStock)
PlanPhilly
Infrastructure
K-12
Public Health

City Council passes bill to require more asbestos inspections in Philly schools

The school district opposes the bill, saying asbestos is already tightly regulated, and the bill will only complicate things.

4 years ago

Demonstrators hold sign sin support of LGBTQ people outside a school board meeting
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Kids
LGBTQ
Pennsylvania

Central Bucks School District backpedals, classes about puberty are now optional and virtual

After receiving criticism from parents and district employees, Central Bucks School District has made all of its elementary classes on puberty virtual and optional.

4 years ago

The building will become a center for diversity, inclusion and social equity. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Delaware
History
Race & Ethnicity

Now a historic site, Hockessin’s former segregated school celebrated on Brown v. Board of Education Day

The brick building was once a one-room schoolhouse, and the only one local Black students could attend. Now it’s part of the National Park Service.

4 years ago

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Philadelphia University of the Arts
Employment
Higher Education

Philly’s University of the Arts workers form second union in two years

Professional and non-professional staff voted to form a bargaining unit. Two years ago the UArts teaching faculty unionized its own unit.

4 years ago

Students are seen holding. a sign that says ''Bring Back''
Keystone Crossroads
Gender
K-12
LGBTQ
Pennsylvania

Student protesters threatened, while a new policy to censor library books looms in Central Bucks School District

Lenape Middle school students protest a teacher placed on sudden leave as the district also plans to enact a new book censorship policy.

4 years ago

LeYondo Dunn speaks from a podium with protesters behind him
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Philadelphia
Policing
Public Safety

Students, parents urge Philly leaders to fill hundreds of vacant positions amid school safety concerns

Students and parents say there’s a lack of school crossing guards, police officers, and 911 dispatchers to take calls in times of need.

4 years ago

The exterior of the Glen Mills Schools
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

Pa. Dept. of Human Services bats down Glen Mills Schools’ attempt to reopen under a new name — for now

The Dept. of Human Services has denied an application from the Clock Tower Schools, which shares an address and phone number with the closed Glen Mills Schools.

4 years ago

School board meeting attendees wave LGBTQ pride flags
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
LGBTQ
Pennsylvania

String of Central Bucks School District decisions lead LGBTQ students and faculty to fear for civil rights

A flurry of moves by Central Bucks School District leaders has ignited another battle over civil rights for the LGTBQ community in Bucks County.

4 years ago

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