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What does it mean to live a good life? What is true happiness? What are the habits and practices that lead to human flourishing? No Small Endeavor examines these questions with host Lee C. Camp.
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No Small Endeavor

What does it mean to live a good life? What is true happiness? What are the habits and practices that lead to human flourishing? No Small Endeavor examines these questions with host Lee C. Camp.

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Education

Murrell Dobbins High School principal Ms. Shervon Thompson. (6ABC)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Philadelphia

‘A good day in North Philadelphia’: Dobbins High celebrates first alumni principal

Shervon Thompson, Dobbins class of 1996, will serve as principal after serving her entire career there as a teacher and assistant principal.

5 years ago

The exterior of Radnor High School
K-12
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
6ABC

Radnor High School gets new Raptors mascot amid nickname debate

Nearly 1,000 students voted for the new mascot this month. They had a choice between the Raptors or "R" for Radnor.

5 years ago

Joe Biden, at the time a former VP, with Amy Gutmann during a roundtable discussion in the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania in 2016 JOSEPH KACZMAREK / AP PHOTO
Higher Education
Billy Penn

UPenn president reported as Biden’s pick for ambassador to Germany

Amy Gutmann’s 15-year tenure at the West Philly university hasn’t been without controversy.

5 years ago

Fairfax County Public School buses are lined up at a maintenance facility
Keystone Crossroads
Government
K-12
Pennsylvania

School funding winners and losers in Pa.’s new $40B budget

The new budget includes a $300 million increase for K-12 schools and will give boosts of 10% or more to 35 school districts in every corner of Pa.

5 years ago

Shakoor Henderson checks out his old North Philadelphia neighborhood. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Schooled
K-12
Philadelphia

Philly’s prodigal son: The making — and near breaking — of a Black male teacher

Shakoor Henderson is back in the city that nearly destroyed his parents — doing a job no one would have expected. All thanks to a teacher in his past.

Air Date: June 29, 2021

Listen 41:00
Schooled
K-12
Public Health

Education lost and found: Lessons of the COVID year of schooling in the Philly area

Students parents and educators showed resilience and strength, but big questions remain about learning loss and interrupted social and emotional development.

Air Date: June 28, 2021

Listen 55:30
A view of the central Pennsylvania campus of the nation’s wealthiest school, the Milton Hershey School. (Dan Gleiter/PennLive)
K-12
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

How the state’s richest charity spends its money: The Milton Hershey School, by the numbers

With $17.4 billion in assets, the Milton Hershey School is the wealthiest K-12 school in the U.S.

5 years ago

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Radio Times
K-12

High School Grads Roundtable

High school graduates share their stories of triumph and excitement as they look to the future.

Air Date: June 25, 2021 10:00 am

Listen 49:49
Armando Ortez, a rising senior at Northeast, and Rebecca Allen, a rising junior at Central, will begin serving as Student Board Reps for the 2021-22 school year. (Philadelphia Board of Education)
K-12

Two new student reps join Philly school board as nonvoting members

Rebecca Allen and Armando Ortez are joining on the heels of a tumultuous school year.

5 years ago

A view of the exterior of the U.S. Supreme Court building on a sunny day.
Radio Times
K-12

Can schools discipline students for off-campus speech?

A curse-filled Snapchat rant got Pa. cheerleader Brandi Levy suspended from her high school team. We'll talk about the case before the Supreme Court about student free speech.

Air Date: June 22, 2021 10:00 am

Listen 49:29
The exterior of John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls’ High School
K-12
Philadelphia
Religion

Philly nonprofit hopes to open a new all-girls high school to replace Hallahan

Hallahan closed in June due to declining enrollment and financial woes. The Center City Girls’ Academy could replace it as early as September.

5 years ago

Bessie Cunningham, 99, was involved in the Berwyn School Strike in the 1930s. The strike is hailed as helping to lay the groundwork for Brown v. Board of Education. (Cunningham family)
Black Lives Matter
History
K-12
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

Suburban Philadelphia district’s equity initiative provokes anger over critical race theory

Tredyffrin-Easttown was the site of historic segregation fight.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney sits in on a preschool class at Little Learners Literacy Academy in South Philadelphia in 2016. Pre-K expansion was one of Kenney's top campaign promises. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Philadelphia

After five years, advocates praise Philly pre-K, blame tax opponents for missed enrollment targets

It’s been five years since Philadelphia expanded its pre-K program, funded by a controversial tax on sweetened beverages. Why has it fallen short?

5 years ago

A closeup of of a school bus
Energy
Environment
K-12
Transportation

From diesel to electric, Philly schools invest in clean transportation

The district hopes to replace 4% of its bus fleet with electric buses every year, eventually bringing the total to 20% electric.

5 years ago

Richard Gordon, principal of Paul Robeson High School, consoles Tawanda Robinson, mother of David Williams, who was gunned down in 2020. Williams was set to graduate this year. (Johann Calhoun / Chalkbeat)
K-12
Public Health
Race & Ethnicity
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

This star Philadelphia principal urges graduates to ‘rebuild the world’ in their vision

Last year, Richard Gordon, who is now the principal of Paul Robeson High School for Human Services in West Philadelphia, was named the National Principal of the Year.

5 years ago

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