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Students wear face masks outside of their school in Philly
Education

‘The virus is not done with us.’ Mask mandate returns for Philly schools

Philadelphia schools will require all students and staff to wear masks throughout the school day “until further notice.”

7 hours ago

File photo: Lower Merion High School (Image via Benofmerion/Wikimedia Commons)
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2 Montgomery County school districts requiring masks starting Friday

The CDC moved Montgomery County into the "high" community level.

11 hours ago

Aaliyah Manon, a student at Liguori Academy, in one of the reading nooks COURTESY CMI AND COMPAS
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Port Richmond school gets a library after years of planning, and students are reading up a storm

Donations are helping Liguori Academy fill up the shelves.

12 hours ago

The new bill would require more frequent asbestos inspections in Philly schools. (Karimala/BigStock)
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City Council passes bill to require more asbestos inspections in Philly schools

The school district opposes the bill, saying asbestos is already tightly regulated, and the bill will only complicate things.

1 day ago

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Education

Central Bucks School District backpedals, classes about puberty are now optional and virtual

After receiving criticism from parents and district employees, Central Bucks School District has made all of its elementary classes on puberty virtual and optional.

2 days ago

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Education

Student protesters threatened, while a new policy to censor library books looms in Central Bucks School District

Lenape Middle school students protest a teacher placed on sudden leave as the district also plans to enact a new book censorship policy.

6 days ago

LeYondo Dunn speaks from a podium with protesters behind him
Education

Students, parents urge Philly leaders to fill hundreds of vacant positions amid school safety concerns

Students and parents say there’s a lack of school crossing guards, police officers, and 911 dispatchers to take calls in times of need.

1 week ago

School board meeting attendees wave LGBTQ pride flags
Education

String of Central Bucks School District decisions lead LGBTQ students and faculty to fear for civil rights

A flurry of moves by Central Bucks School District leaders has ignited another battle over civil rights for the LGTBQ community in Bucks County.

1 week ago

Marla Travis, center, on the steps of West Philadelphia High School, where she is the principal, with four of her former students at Lamberton High who are now teachers at West Philadelphia. From left: Jean-Claude Forte, Yaseemah Foster, Brittney Smith, and Robert Green. They are flashing the “L” Lamberton sign. (Tyriq Williams, student, West Philadelphia High School)
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Chalkbeat Philadelphia

How four Philly students ended up working for their principal as teachers

Philadelphia Principal Marla Travis not only kept in touch with four former students: They became teachers at her school, thanks to the example she set.

1 week ago

Philadelphia School District headquarters
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6abc

Weapon scans begin for Philadelphia School District middle-schoolers

The weapons screenings are taking place upon arrival for middle schoolers at six schools each day.

2 weeks ago

Display of flowers and candles for a Diwali celebration in Doylestown, Pa. in 2021.
Education

Hindu priest calls for more N.J. schools to add Diwali to their calendars

Schools in N.J. must excuse students who celebrate the Hindu holiday. But a Nevada-based Hindu priest wants the holiday added to every district calendar.

2 weeks ago

Demonstrators hold sign sin support of LGBTQ people outside a school board meeting
Education

Nonbinary student denied choice of health class at Central Bucks school

Students who are gender-nonconforming or trans could access health classes by attending the classroom corresponding to the student’s sex assigned at birth.

2 weeks ago

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The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
Education

How the Constitution teaches students to disagree civilly

A recent RAND Corporation survey found that nearly 75% of school district leaders nationwide felt political polarization interfered with their ability to teach their students.

3 weeks ago

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Chalkbeat Philadelphia

Want to know the condition of a Philly school building? New map to help.

As part of an effort to address aging buildings, the Philadelphia district says a new interactive map will help communities learn more about local schools.

3 weeks ago

Philadelphia's Central High School is visible, a red-brick building sitting on top of a green hill.
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The Philadelphia Tribune

Central High School’s new president makes history

Katharine Davis has been named the 15th president of Central High School, becoming the first woman and the first African American to lead the 186-year-old institution.

3 weeks ago

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