Education
‘Our lack of closure is our closure’: High school valedictorians share mixed emotions
This week’s high school graduations in the Philadelphia area feature student speeches grappling with an uncertain future.
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Listen 3:48University cops face renewed scrutiny amid protests against police brutality
Most universities have their own police departments, with officers who can carry guns and arrest people off campus. Activists are again asking why.
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These retiring teachers won’t get a final goodbye — so we’re telling their stories
As odd a time as it is to graduate school, it’s just as odd a time to retire from a career working in schools. Meet five people navigating those emotions.
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Listen 6:32Pa. charter school leader ousted after criticizing George Floyd protestors
The head of an influential Pennsylvania charter school advocacy group was ousted after criticizing the ongoing civil rights protests on social media.
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Temple reviewing students’ offensive social media posts, will not comment on discipline
“I hate to think that I did that,” said one incoming freshman, apologizing for old Snapchats.
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‘We can do better’ on diversity, says University of Delaware president
UDel President Dennis Assanis says all students will have to take mandatory training as part of an effort to improve diversity and inclusion at the state’s largest university.
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Pa. clears schools to reopen for 2020-21, hints at how classrooms may look
Pennsylvania gave the clearest sign yet that schools will reopen in some form soon. Officials hinted at what safety measures schools may use.
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Philly schools avoid budget cuts despite COVID-19 economic pain
Philly once thought its public schools would face an immediate budget hole. But relief from Harrisburg has staved off the worse for now.
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Can first-year college students defer enrollment till things get more normal? Depends on the school
Maybe you’d rather just take a gap year.
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Hite says that school reopening in the fall may vary across the city
It will depend on conditions of specific buildings and neighborhood needs, he said.
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‘Headed to another part of life’: High school graduates walk in Pottstown, alone and adored
The 230 seniors will walk across the stage, one every 15 minutes, during the social-distanced procession.
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Listen 2:53Schools relieved as Pa. budget poised to avoid education cuts, for now
Most of the Pa. budget will be settled in November, but schools got a welcome dose of stability. There will be no major cuts this year.
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City teachers wary of opening schools without contact tracing and a vaccine
More than 6,000 teachers participated in PFT survey. They worry that it will be nearly impossible to enforce social distancing or teach with masks on.
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Montgomery County parent charged in college admissions case, agrees to guilty plea
Charging documents released Tuesday allege that Repella paid Georgetown tennis coach Gordon Ernst $50,000 in 2017 to get his daughter admitted as an athlete.
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‘Incredibly disposable’: Adjuncts, the ‘gig workers’ of higher-ed, fear losing livelihoods
Adjunct professors have been called the “gig” workers of academia. And they’re feeling especially vulnerable right now as enrollment declines are expected.
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