Education
Cyber charters in Pa. keep teaching amid confusion in coronavirus shutdown order
School districts in Pa. fear drastic damage to their budgets if parents decide en masse to move children to cyber options amid coronavirus uncertainty.
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Philly to buy laptops for needy students for virtual classes during shutdown
Philly says it’s moving toward online education as fast as it can — buying thousands of devices for students who need them.
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We talk to Philadelphia School District Superintendent William Hite about how the district is supporting students and get tips for parents on coping during this trying time.
Air Date: March 24, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:13Philly schools struggle with coronavirus closures
Closing Philly schools during the coronavirus pandemic has raised complicated questions from how to feed kids who eat at school to whether to provide remote learning.
Air Date: March 23, 2020
Listen 22:04As school resources shut down, vulnerable low-income students are being left behind.
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When Philly abolitionists opened the first women’s medical school in the world
The college would go on to graduate the first Black and Native American women doctors.
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Mastery Charter ramps up plans to deal with coronavirus
Each family will be mailed printed academic packets to make sure everyone is reached. The most vulnerable students are getting daily calls.
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City revises its plan for Philly kids in need of meals during school shutdown
Starting Monday, the city will provide families packages of three breakfasts and three lunches per student at 50 schools throughout Philadelphia.
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Schools across Pa. are wary of offering online instruction during coronavirus closures
Some schools are running into a major legal hurdle in their attempts to offer online instruction during the current closures.
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Pa. cancels standardized testing because of coronavirus
There are clear indications that Pa. might cancel standardized tests this year for students. What kind of impact could that have?
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Social distancing with the kids? WHYY offering expanded educational programming on PBS
WHYY has expanded its TV and online educational programming as the coronavirus pandemic keeps more and more families indoors.
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Child care sector facing ‘potential collapse’ without new policies, advocate says
Providers also need more cash to stay afloat during crisis. They held a conference call to discuss the issue.
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Philly schools forbid graded ‘remote instruction’ during shutdown for equity concerns
Because the district cannot ensure equal access to technology among students, it’s barring individual schools from providing mandated, graded instruction.
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District distributes packets of schoolwork, but how much teaching and learning will go on?
For the most part, families are on their own when it comes to schoolwork. There are no requirements on teachers.
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After mixed messages, Pa. and Philly agree to shutter day care centers for coronavirus
Parents and day care providers in Philadelphia described receiving mixed messages Monday on whether day care providers could remain open during the shutdown.
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