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Keystone Crossroads

Public Education

Natalie Abulhawa
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Courts & Law

Ex-athletic trainer claims bias behind her firing from Main Line girls school

A Muslim athletic trainer claims she was fired by a private girls school in Bryn Mawr over years-old social media posts criticizing Israel.

3 years ago

Superintendent William Hite greets students while wearing a face mask
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Philadelphia school board names 3 finalists for next superintendent

The final candidates are school leaders from Baltimore, North Carolina, and Illinois.

3 years ago

Students change classes at a public school in Pennsylvania. (Jessica Kourkounis for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

A ‘catastrophic failure’ or ‘above the constitutional threshold’? Pa.’s school funding trial comes to a close

After seven years of waiting and months of oral arguments, the first phase of this historic trial ended Thursday.

3 years ago

File photo: Water fountains at a Philadelphia charter school in 2019 are turned off because of lead in the plumbing. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

New bill sets 2025 deadline to give Philly public school students more access to filtered drinking water

The legislation, if passed, aims to speed up the process of installing filtering hydration stations, but doesn’t earmark funds to help pay for them.

3 years ago

File photo: Penn Wood High School in the William Penn district. (Emily Cohen for NewWorks)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

‘There should be no underdogs in the education system’: Pa. students reflect on school funding trial

A trial over how Pennsylvania funds its schools is wrapping up in Commonwealth Court. Students from one of the plaintiff districts hope it leads to change.

3 years ago

Listen 5:29
Students wear face masks outside of their school in Philly
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Philly schools will drop mask mandate on Wednesday

Masks will now be optional for students and staff, except those in pre-K Head Start programs.

3 years ago

School District of Philadelphia headquarters
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Philly schools to drop testing requirement for vaccinated staff, keep mask mandate for now

Starting March 14, the district will no longer require vaccinated staff members to get tested. Testing for unvaccinated staff will drop from twice a week to once a week.

3 years ago

Elementary school students are pictured on a school bus
Keystone Crossroads
Health

Montco updating school, public masking guidance to align with CDC

Under the CDC’s updated guidance, masks are no longer required in indoor public settings for people who are healthy and who aren't caring for someone who is at higher risk.

3 years ago

Pennridge School District (6abc)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

‘I don’t trust them’: Free church-based tutoring service recommended on Pennridge school website raises concern

A free tutoring service in Pennridge raises parental concerns because of its use of a 'biblical worldview' approach to teaching biology.

3 years ago

Keystone Crossroads
Education

Bucks school lunch debt relief set to expire; groups work to keep it going

School lunch debt relief programs that began during the pandemic are set to expire. Many organizations try to keep them going.

3 years ago

Listen 1:35
The exterior of Wister Elementary School
Keystone Crossroads
Education

With teacher departures surging, Philly schools unveil plan to stem tide

So far this school year the School District of Philadelphia has seen an unusual uptick in teachers leaving. And vacancies are going unfilled.

3 years ago

Radnor Elementary School (6abc)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Radnor Township School District votes to make masks optional, other districts switching plans too

"It's time we stop the madness," one Radnor parent said.

3 years ago

An Upper Darby School District bus. (6abc)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Upper Darby School District changes mask policy: Masks recommended but not required

Dr. Daniel McGarry, the superintendent of Pennsylvania’s ninth-largest school district, sent out a message to the school district regarding the change on Sunday.

3 years ago

Teacher Laura Kangay, (center) helps a student with his reading at Lincoln Middle School Friday, Sept. 30, 2011 in Lancaster, Pa. Financial woes have forced school districts to shed thousands of teaching jobs, adopt a four-day school week and cut electives such as art. And the budget situation probably won’t improve any time soon for school districts that rely heavily on state and local tax dollars. But what might happen in a best-case financial scenario that assumes strong economic growth next year?
Keystone Crossroads
Education

From pupil counting to plagiarism, Pa.’s school funding trial takes twists during defense phase

From money matters to plagiarism accusations, the defense portion of Pa.’s historic school funding trial took several twists over the last few weeks.

3 years ago

Bernice King taking part of West Chester Area School District’s 'Strengthening Community Symposium.' (DCIU)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Bernice King addresses West Chester School District symposium about structural racism, connecting across party lines

MLK’s daughter, CEO of the King Center, offered advice to students hoping to fight racial and economic inequities, and talked about building coalitions.

3 years ago

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