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Education

In this Aug. 5, 2020, file photo, wearing masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19, elementary school students use hand sanitizer before entering school for classes in Godley, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
K-12
Public Health

Bucks County parents divided over schools ditching mask mandate

Parents in Council Rock and Central Bucks are divided over decisions this week that buck CDC guidance to end mask mandates in schools.

5 years ago

City Councilman Isiah Thomas says the surrender clause for Universal Audenreid High School is “another example of an added level of scrutiny for Philadelphia’s Black institutions.” City Council / Isiah Thomas
K-12
Race & Ethnicity
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

Racial allegations thrown over provision given to one Philadelphia Black-led charter high school

Universal Audenreid’s renewal comes with stiff stipulations in ‘surrender clause’

5 years ago

William Hite speaks at a press conference.
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Philadelphia

Philly school district celebrates top students who persevered despite virtual school

Superintendent William Hite praised the class of 2021 for its resilience in the face of COVID-19 and its many, rippling disruptions.

5 years ago

Cheltenham High School
K-12
Pennsylvania
Policing

Cheltenham students, alumni work to change policy on police in district schools

A group called Police-Free CSD is working with the school board to recraft the memorandum of understanding with the local police department.

5 years ago

Students protest over diversity concerns at Julia R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School. Members of the city’s Board of Education expressed frustration Thursday over Masterman’s admissions policies disproportionately affecting Black and Latino students. (Provided)
K-12
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

Philadelphia board and superintendent vow to combat racist practices in schools

Black and Latino students are far less likely to qualify for admission to the district’s most selective schools and far more likely to be suspended.

5 years ago

Philadelphia will not use standardized testing to determine admissions to selective middle and high schools for the 2022-23 year. (Karen Pulfer Focht for Chalkbeat)
K-12
Philadelphia
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

Philadelphia won’t use test scores for admissions to selective schools for 2022-23

The policy grew out of necessity — very few students this spring have taken or will take the state test due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

5 years ago

Inside Sam Scarpone’s English class at Mastery Charter School-Pickett Campus in Germantown.
K-12
Public Health

Hite says plan to change school start times will ‘evolve’ with community feedback

The district released a proposed schedule this week that would move some high school start times to an hour or two earlier, some starting at 7 or 7:30 a.m.

5 years ago

Horse-racing. (AP Photo/Hodges Photography, Alexander Barkoff)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Pennsylvania

Students or horses? Education advocates want to repurpose Pa.’s generous horse-racing subsidy

According to a new study, taxpayers are, in essence, funding racehorses at three times the rate they are investing in students in state universities.

5 years ago

Ashanti Ortiz, 18, is a senior at Kensington Health Sciences Academy and also works at Uniqlo. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Employment
Immigration
K-12
Kids
Philadelphia

‘It’s just draining’: How the pandemic pushed teens to juggle work and virtual school

A surge of Philadelphia teens are missing class and joining the workforce.

5 years ago

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Preschoolers in Rwanda look at the books created for them by String Theory School students in Philadelphia. (Provided by String Theory Schools)
Architecture & Design
International
Visual Arts

Rwandan preschoolers receive customized picture books, designed by Philly teenagers

Rwanda lacks picture books for kids. A Philly high school design class made one just for them.

5 years ago

Jay Wamsted, left, and his daughter, Kira, are photographed on Thursday, May 20, 2021 in Smyrna, Ga. Wamsted, who is an 8th grade math teacher, allowed his daughter to skip testing this year. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)
K-12
National

As US schools resume testing, large numbers are opting out

With new flexibility from the White House, states are adopting a patchwork of testing plans to curb the stress of exams while still capturing some data on student learning.

5 years ago

Kamau Stanford, chief operating officer for the Philadelphia Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium, speaks to students at Mastery Charter School’s Shoemaker campus Friday. (Johann Calhoun/Chalkbeat)
K-12
Philadelphia
Public Health
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

‘Should kids get vaccinated?’: Philadelphia students ask questions about COVID-19 vaccine during town hall

Multiple schools in the Mastery network will host vaccination clinics on campus. They will be open to eligible students, their families, and members of the community.

5 years ago

Robin Heilweil, 6, wears a mask while swinging around with her kindergarten class this month at Kenter Canyon School in Los Angeles. (Sarah Reingewirtz/Los Angeles Daily News/Southern California News Group via Getty Images)
NPR
K-12
Public Health

Schools are dropping mask requirements, but a new CDC study suggests they shouldn’t

COVID-19 spreads less in schools where teachers and staff wear masks.

5 years ago

Penn State faculty members are calling for more input from professors, students and staff in picking the next president of the university to replace Eric Barron, who is retiring in 2022. (Min Xian / WPSU)
Employment
Higher Education
Pennsylvania
WPSU

Penn State faculty call for more input in picking next president

More than 700 have signed an online petition started by Professor of Media Studies Mary Beth Oliver in support of more academic involvement in the search. 

5 years ago

Delaware state Sen. Tizzy Lockman is one of the lead sponsors of the Black history education bill. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Delaware
History
Race & Ethnicity

Year-round, curriculum-wide Black history coming to Delaware schools

State lawmakers have given final approval to a measure expanding the depth of Black history incorporated in lesson plans at Delaware public schools.

5 years ago

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