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Education

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.

5 years ago

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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.

5 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.

5 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.

5 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.

5 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.

5 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.

5 years ago

Miguel Cardona speaks during a press briefing
Higher Education
National

Pause on student loan payments extended through January

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said it’s meant to give borrowers enough time to prepare for their payments to resume.

5 years ago

The University of Delaware campus in Newark. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Delaware
Higher Education
Public Health

Mask mandate issued for University of Delaware students

Students heading to the University of Delaware this fall will have to don masks at nearly all indoor campus locations, school officials announced Friday.

5 years ago

Tony Allen, who celebrated HBCU Week in Wilmington in 2019, is delighted to have the university back in Delaware's largest city. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Delaware
Higher Education
Race & Ethnicity

Delaware State University returning to Wilmington after bank donates $4.7M building

Delaware State University vacated a small satellite facility in downtown Wilmington eight years ago. Political leaders applaud the HBCU’s return to the city.

5 years ago

Students settle in at their desks
K-12
New Jersey
Public Health

New Jersey to require masking for students and staff this fall

N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy announced that students, faculty, staff, and visitors will be required to mask up when schools reopen in September.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite (left) and President of the Independence Blue Cross Foundation, Lorina Marshall-Blake (right). (Emily Rizzo/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Free school supplies and measles shots coming to Philly neighborhoods on bus tour

District workers will also help families register their children for school and give parents info about COVID-19 mitigation efforts.

5 years ago

A Penn State University student walks across campus
Higher Education
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Penn State University requires masking at all campuses

The school is also urging students and employees to get vaccinated. Anyone not fully vaccinated by Aug. 9 will be required to undergo virus testing during the fall semester.

5 years ago

Jaydalee Rivera whispers a suggestion to Vanessa Irrizary
PlanPhilly
K-12
Kids
Philadelphia

Reading, writing, and Rec: Philly tests a new approach to learning through play

A summer literacy program has been expanded to rec centers to help kids learn in person, in their neighborhoods, after a year of virtual school.

5 years ago

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Unity in the Community surprised TahDiyah Jackson and her mother Ameena with a $1,000 scholarship. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Higher Education
Income Inequality
Philadelphia

Unity in the Community surprises 20 local college students with scholarships

A Philadelphia-based group surprised 20 students at home and work with a scholarship and some hope for a better future.

5 years ago

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