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Two parents held signs outside the North Penn school district board meeting against mask mandates in the classrooms
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Pennsylvania
Public Health

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.

4 years ago

Miguel Cardona speaks during a press briefing
NPR
Higher Education
National

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.

4 years ago

Julian Aldridge wears a face mask while sitting at a desk behind a see-through partition
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Philadelphia
Public Health

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.

4 years ago

A group of Delaware school nurses answered questions from parents about how they can help make sure their students stay healthy as they return to school this fall.
Delaware
K-12
Public Health

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.

4 years ago

Students wearing face masks line up to enter Christa McAuliffe School
K-12
New Jersey
Public Health

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.

4 years ago

Listen 1:13
Students gather outside Masterman high school in Philadelphia.
K-12
Philadelphia
Public Health
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

Asbestos troubles at Masterman raise safety concerns about some other Philly schools as first day looms

Parents have criticized the district’s “lack of transparency,” and many have filed Right-to-Know requests to obtain information on building hazards.

4 years ago

Rows of school buses
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Pennsylvania
Public Health

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.

4 years ago

An empty classroom in Philadelphia.
K-12
Philadelphia
Public Health
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

Philadelphia teachers union says the district has not opened talks on vaccine mandate — and wonders why not

With school scheduled to open in two weeks, the local teachers union’s president Jerry Jordan called the delay “simply absurd.”

4 years ago

Kindergarteners wear face masks while sitting in a classroom
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Pennsylvania
Public Health

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.

4 years ago

Listen 1:28
Students applaud at the Morehouse College commencement ceremony on May 16, 2021, in Atlanta. Morehouse recently announced it would clear remaining tuition balances for students, joining several other HBCUs doing the same. (Marcus Ingram/Getty Images)
NPR
Government
Higher Education
Race & Ethnicity

HBCUs 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.

4 years ago

Health care workers at the Temple University vaccination clinic in April 2021 (Danya Henninger / Billy Penn)
Keystone Crossroads
Higher Education
Pennsylvania
Public Health

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.

4 years ago

School buses
Delaware
Employment
K-12
Transportation

‘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.

4 years ago

Students work on assignments during a summer school program
Delaware
K-12

Apples and oranges? Comparing Delaware statewide school test results is a challenge in a pandemic year

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.

4 years ago

Desks are spaced apart in a classroom
Delaware
K-12
Kids

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.

4 years ago

Nurse Monique Bourgeois, (left) administers the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to educator Diane Kay
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Philadelphia
Public Health

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.

4 years ago

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