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Eight-year-old twins Kenley (left) and Anakin Gupta have struggled with loneliness during the pandemic, but the isolation has been much more acute for Kenley. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)
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Health

Pandemic takes toll on children’s mental health

Youth depression, anxiety and suicide attempts have been on the rise during the pandemic. School shutdowns keep kids from friends, leaving social growth up to parents.

6 years ago

Education commissioner-elect Angelica Allen-McMillan and Gov. Phil Murphy (NJ Spotlight)
Education
NJ Spotlight

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.

6 years ago

Students at Boys' Latin of Philadelphia Charter School are shown in 2013. Boys' Latin is one of 21 charter schools in the city that joined the coalition. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
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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.

6 years ago

Gina Dukes, a Penn alumna and a Philadelphia school district teacher, speaks at a rally to demand UPenn make PILOT payments. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Why
Education

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 16:39
Jennifer Singer with her children, protesting Montgomery County's two-week shutdown
Education

Montco 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.

6 years ago

Upper Dublin High School in Montgomery County. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

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.

6 years ago

John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls’ High School on 19th Street in Philadelphia.
Education

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.

6 years ago

Cheltenham High School
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Montco 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.

6 years ago

Betsy DeVos, U.S. education secretary under President Trump.
NPR
Education

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.

6 years ago

The exterior of John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls’ High School
Education

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.

6 years ago

Coronavirus patient samples
Community

N.J. coronavirus update: Murphy among governors pushing for more testing at colleges

Gov. Phil Murphy joined his counterparts in five other states to urge colleges and universities to make COVID-19 testing available.

6 years ago

Red Bank Middle School. The school opened with a hybrid model of instruction on Sept. 14. (Edwin J. Torres/Governor's Office)
Education

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.

6 years ago

The exterior of Philadelphia School District headquarters
Keystone Crossroads
Education

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.

6 years ago

(Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Radio Times
Education

Regional Roundup – 11/16/20

Contract tracing in Philadelphia, School Superintendent William Hite on revamping reopening plans amidst city COVID spikes, and the Eagles in the NFC East.

Air Date: November 16, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:42
Upper Dublin High School in Montgomery County. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Montgomery County votes for all schools to go virtual as COVID-19 rises

The order was passed unanimously by the county’s Board of Health Friday, despite hundreds of parents and residents speaking out against the move online.

6 years ago

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