
Education
U.S. colleges mull new virus protocols for students’ return
The coronavirus presented huge challenges for the fall semester for U.S. colleges that opened the academic year with in-person learning.
5 years ago
Will COVID-19 cancel N.J.’s statewide student evaluations this spring?
New education commissioner says stay the course, even as parents worry their kids are falling behind.
5 years ago
Thanksgiving lessons jettison Pilgrim hats, welcome truth
Instead of making Pilgrim hats, students are hearing what scholars call “hard history” — the more shameful aspects of the past.
5 years ago
Philly’s Black-led charter schools band together for ‘Black Schools Matter’ campaign
The African American Charter School Coalition includes 21 schools that serve more than 13,000 children and families across the city.
5 years ago
Penn’s $100 million pledge has a backstory
Activists have called for UPenn to support city schools for years. So why is Penn giving now — and what does it mean for the future?
Air Date: November 24, 2020
Listen 16:39Montco parents worry two-week move to virtual learning will harm students’ mental health
On Monday, Montgomery County schools will temporarily move to virtual learning to limit COVID-19's spread. Parents worry how the move will affect students' mental health.
5 years ago
Montco judge rejects lawsuit over remote learning, county schools to go virtual Monday
Montgomery County students are heading for at least two weeks of all-virtual school after a judge denied a legal challenge to the county’s remote-learning order.
5 years ago
With Hallahan closure, Philly loses historic institution and alum lose cherished school
Hallahan holds a special place in Philly’s educational history — and a special place in the hearts of many alum.
5 years ago
Not all remote learning is created equal
With COVID numbers rising, more schools are going all remote But what your child has access to depends on what you have time for and how much is in your wallet.
Air Date: November 19, 2020
Listen 16:37Montco residents raise $10,000 to sue the county over virtual school order
Three Montgomery County residents are suing to stop county officials from forcing all schools there to move entirely online for two weeks.
5 years ago
How Education Secretary Betsy DeVos will be remembered
Whatever view you take of Secretary DeVos, here's a look back at the facts of her achievements and how likely they are to survive the next secretary.
5 years ago
Archdiocese of Philadelphia to close two high schools in 2021
John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls High School in Philadelphia and Bishop McDevitt High School in Wyncote will shutter due to declining enrollment.
5 years ago
Biden wants to help pay some student loans, but there’s pressure to go further
The president-elect called for immediate action to help borrowers who are "having to make choices between paying their student loan and paying the rent."
5 years ago
School funding in New Jersey back at 1994 levels
A nonpartisan think tank says state funding of New Jersey schools has failed to recover from the Great Recession of 2008 and actually receded to levels seen in the mid-1990s.
5 years ago
Penn pledges $100 million to help fix Philly’s schools
Penn, which doesn’t pay property taxes, had been under growing pressure to support Philly’s public schools.
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