
Emily Rizzo
@_emilyrizzo_Emily Rizzo is a reporter and producer based in South Philadelphia. She mostly covers education related issues for WHYY News and Keystone Crossroads.
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Distressed schools across Pa. join together to push for $100 million relief
The campaign launches amid Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposal for a $1.35 billion increase to the state’s K-12 education funding.
6 days ago
Philly School District expands mentorship program pairing police officers with students
The district said the program is meant to build intergenerational relationships between police and Black and Latino students, but any student can volunteer.
1 week ago
Philly district opens in-person learning to middle schoolers; most high schoolers will not return
The announcement comes as the district invites students in grades 6-9 back for in-person classes a few days a week starting May 10.
1 week ago
Philly district offers universal summer school to fight academic ‘regression’
District officials say the summer classes will help students “narrow achievement gaps” after almost 15 months of virtual learning.
2 weeks ago
Krasner, Philly Dems rally for Pa. school funding boost as way to curb gun violence
Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner says Gov. Wolf’s latest education funding proposal amounts to “the kind of anti-crime legislation that works.”
2 weeks ago
Listen 1:35College students in Philly and beyond are struggling to afford food, housing
The Hope Center at Temple University released the results of a yearlong survey finding a majority of college students cannot afford basic life necessities.
3 weeks ago
Protesters again push Drexel, Penn to pay PILOTs to Philly public schools
Activists, including students, teachers, and community members, want the universities to contribute 40% of the property taxes they don't pay to the district.
3 weeks ago
‘We can no longer make excuses’: Pa. Democrats gather feedback on racism in schools
Meeting organizers documented racist incidents and hoped to find concrete solutions on how schools can become more racially just spaces.
4 weeks ago
On first day back in classrooms for Philly students, a mix of excitement and fear
The School District of Philadelphia is reopening for about 2,600 pre-K through second graders — the first time students are back in classrooms since last March.
2 months ago
City Council grills Hite on reopening as return to classrooms stuck in limbo
City councilmembers pressed School District of Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite on issues of public trust during a hearing Wednesday.
2 months ago
Listen 1:37Philly teachers protest return to classroom plan as officials wait for mediator decision
District officials had been demanding some teachers return to school buildings Monday, ahead of a planned return of up to 9,000 young children on Feb. 22.
2 months ago
Stay home on Monday, Philadelphia Federation of Teachers urges its members
The union continues to maintain school district buildings are unsafe for occupancy given COVID-19 concerns. A mediator in the matter was named Friday.
3 months ago