Education
Camden schools to host free COVID-19 vaccine clinics for students, families, and residents
Hosted by the Camden City School District, the clinics are open to all district students and their families, plus city residents and workers.
4 years ago
U.S. outbreaks force early reversals on in-person learning
More than 80 school districts or charter networks have closed or delayed in-person classes for at least one entire school in more than a dozen states.
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They saw ESL classes as a key to the American dream. Here’s how they adapted through COVID
Adults learning English as a second language take classes in libraries, schools, and churches, but when the pandemic hit, all those places closed.
4 years ago
Most City Council members back Philly teachers union’s call for wider student COVID testing
Nine members of the City Council have joined the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers in calling for the school district to continue testing for asymptomatic students.
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All New Jersey school and state employees must be fully vaccinated by October
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has announced a vaccine mandate that not only covers all pre-K-12 school employees, but state workers as well.
4 years ago
Breakthrough COVID infections add even more chaos to school’s start in 2021
Some kids are getting sick, or passing the coronavirus to vaccinated family and friends. It's all unnerving to many parents. "It felt like a terrible head cold," one dad says.
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Algunos estudiantes del condado de Sussex han trabajado durante el verano para ponerse al día con el tiempo perdido debido a la pandemia.
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A summer of catch-up: How Delaware students are making up for time lost to COVID-19
Some students in Sussex County have worked through the summer to catch up on time lost due to the pandemic.
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Over Pa. Education Department objections, Nafis Nichols, the City of Chester’s chief financial officer, was named interim receiver.
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Philly schools to vote on vaccine mandate next week
The School District of Philadelphia school board will hold a vote on whether or not to mandate all staff members be vaccinated against COVID-19.
4 years ago
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
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
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
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
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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