
Education
North Penn School Board mandates masks for all students, as parents remain divided
A week after a raucous work session featuring altercations among parents, the board in Montco’s largest district voted unanimously to require masking.
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Education Department will erase $5.8 billion in loans for borrowers with disabilities
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona announced that over 323,000 borrowers who have significant and permanent disabilities will qualify for the relief from student loan debt.
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Pennsylvania teachers union: Schools should require masks
The Pennsylvania State Education Association cited the threat of the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus, which is spiking infections and hospitalizations.
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School nurses offer COVID-19 advice for Delaware parents as back-to-school time nears
A group of school nurses urges parents to model good mask-wearing behavior, as required for Delaware students, teachers, and staff this fall.
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New Jersey parents seek a virtual option for school this year despite gov’s ‘unequivocal’ decision
Despite Gov. Phil Murphy’s ‘unequivocal’ decision that school be in-person with no virtual option, a group of N.J. parents are asking him to change his mind.
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Listen 1:13Parents have criticized the district’s “lack of transparency,” and many have filed Right-to-Know requests to obtain information on building hazards.
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Pennsylvania to offer weekly COVID-19 testing for schools
School districts will have to opt in, and parents must give consent to the weekly classroom testing.
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With school scheduled to open in two weeks, the local teachers union’s president Jerry Jordan called the delay “simply absurd.”
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Bucks tweaks COVID guidance to schools following outcry over health commissioner’s emails
Emails from Bucks County’s health commissioner have been shared widely on social media over the last week, fueling an already heated debate over COVID safety plans in schools.
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Listen 1:28HBCUs erasing student debt with federal funds brings hope for students and schools
Canceling student debt, many advocates argue, is one of the fastest ways to close the Black-white wealth gap.
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Students debate Philly’s new vaccine mandate for colleges
Philadelphia announced Friday that students and staff of city colleges will need to be vaccinated by October 15.
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‘Perfect storm’ for bus driver shortage as school year approaches
A fast-growing school district in Middletown, Delaware reflects the nationwide lack of school bus drivers.
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With 87% of students learning remotely or in a hybrid mix of online and in-person, it’s difficult to compare newly released test scores with prior years.
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Youngest Delaware students with special needs get new funding help
New funding requirements will help Delaware students younger than third grade get the extra help they need to start their school careers.
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Vaccine mandate coming for Philly school staff? Teachers union pledges support
In a letter sent Monday, PFT union president Jerry Jordan says he supports a “negotiated” COVID-19 vaccine requirement for his members.
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