Education
Neshaminy School District spent more than $400K defending controversial team name
The total covers a six-year span and is expected to increase as Neshaminy appeals the latest decision.
4 years ago
Asbestos hazards temporarily close two more Philly schools
District and PFT clash over how Carnell situation was handled. Total since September now is six.
4 years ago
Another school closed as a result of potential asbestos danger
Franklin Learning Center is expected to re-open Jan. 2.
4 years ago
Created and taught in Philly region, Global Kids offers multicultural lessons
Author Homa Tavangar created ‘Global Kids.’’ Delaware teacher Wendy Turner is using the tool to spread cultural awareness among her second-graders.
4 years ago
Listen 3:53Sixers star Tobias Harris supports Black male teachers with a surprise visit to North Philly
Tobias Harris showed up at a North Philly school Monday, but not just to surprise the kids. It’s part of a push to change the demographics of teaching.
4 years ago
Fewer students are going to college. Here’s why that matters.
This fall, there were nearly 250,000 fewer students enrolled in college than a year ago, according to new numbers from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
4 years ago
Massachusetts case probes the role schools play in teen suicide prevention
Christina worried when she found her 16-year-old boyfriend, Jacob Goyette, drunk and crying at school in the spring of 2018.
4 years ago
Hunger on New Jersey campuses is more common than you may think
Efforts are increasing to help students who aren’t getting enough nutritious food; by one estimate, as many as one-third suffer from ‘food insecurity’
4 years ago
‘We don’t believe in punishment’: Student-led youth court could come to Harrisburg school
The idea is that by following through with the plan laid out by the jury, the student would ideally come to understand the gravity of his actions.
4 years ago
Philly Board of Education renews six charters
The Board of Education met for the final time in 2019 on Thursday, approving five-year renewals for six charter schools.
4 years ago
Sex ed advocates urge N.J. schools to drop emphasis on abstinence
Thrive NJ Coalition’s ‘report card’ gives New Jersey sex ed programs just a ‘C’ grade, saying schools should spend more time on the subject.
4 years ago
Most Philly charter schools failed to test water for lead –– and city gave them a pass
The city agencies tasked with oversight have failed to enforce Philadelphia’s post-Flint crisis water quality standards.
4 years ago
Listen 1:51Can a diverse neighborhood now integrate its schools? In Mount Airy, it’s happening.
Increasing numbers of catchment families are enrolling in their local District schools in this section of Northwest Philly.
4 years ago
Kids will need parents’ permission to earn the excused absence.
4 years ago
Students fear controversial move could be the final act for prestigious N.J. choir college
Students at Westminster Choir College worry an address change will mean the end, with nine months to move, and no shovels in the ground.
4 years ago
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