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Jordan Collings teaches her EastSide Charter third-graders who are in the classroom as well as at home. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Education

Hybrid or remote-only, Delaware teachers ‘trying to find grace to work through it all’

Teaching online only, or doing it with kids in class and at home, is uncharted territory for educators. They’re trying to make it work.

6 years ago

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Scranton School District Administration Building (Google Maps)
Courts & Law

Scranton school officials face felony charges for inaction on lead, asbestos

Starting in 2016, officials were repeatedly told about dangerous lead levels in drinking water in at least 10 schools, but failed to fix tainted fountains and sinks.

6 years ago

A teacher leads her students into PS 179 elementary school
Education

COVID-19 cases rising among US children as schools reopen

Children of all ages now make up 10% of all U.S cases, up from 2% in April, the American Academy of Pediatrics reported Tuesday.

6 years ago

In this Sept. 9, 2020 photo, students wear protective masks as they arrive for classes at the Immaculate Conception School while observing COVID-19 prevention protocols in The Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Radio Times
Health

Covid-19 checkup: vaccine progress and kids in school

Where do the vaccine candidates stand and how are politics complicating it all? Also, what are we learning about infections in schools that have reopened?

Air Date: September 29, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:47
NPR
Politics & Policy

Young activist pushes to lower voting age to 16 as ‘the logical next step’ for Gen Z

Young adults are known for taking to the streets in protest. Now, there's a youth-driven push to bring more of them to the ballot box.

6 years ago

Tree House Books program director Sabriaya Shipley hugs Ayah Robinson, 8. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Working parents build community, grapple with fairness of virtual school ‘pandemic pods’

The pod experiment has bolstered a sense of community among parents grappling to juggle the demands of work and virtual school. It’s also raised equity questions.

6 years ago

Listen 5:00
This photo of the area near Newport where Washington and the Continental Army had their encampment was taken in the late 1800s
Education

Digging into Del. school property’s history unearths ties to George Washington

A nearby historical marker had vanished, so teachers didn’t know the campus of Delcastle Technical High School was part of America’s fight for independence.

6 years ago

Listen 1:52
People walk by the Pennsylvania Judicial Center Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015, at the state Capitol in Harrisburg.
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Children bullied for race and gender now have broader leeway to sue in Pa.

In a case stemming from a brutal rape at a Philly school, the Pa. Supreme Court said minors deserve more time to bring discrimination lawsuits.

6 years ago

Voting stickers
Education

‘Invested in democracy’: Pa. high schools compete to register the most voters

With the general election less than six weeks away, city and state officials are encouraging young people to take an active role in the electoral process.

6 years ago

Liam Whomsley and his brother Conor
Keystone Crossroads
Education

‘No more Zoom’: Chester County families rally against virtual school

Holding signs reading “no child left behind a screen,” the protesters demanded schools allow for the immediate return of five days of in-person instruction.

6 years ago

A look down Main Street in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

A university reopened, COVID spiked, and now a wary college town wonders: What’s next?

The university’s return brought the possibility of economic revival at a time when local businesses need a lift. But locals worry students will spread the virus in town.

6 years ago

Listen 5:29
Desks are spaced out in a classroom
Education
NJ Spotlight

As more teachers stay out of classrooms, N.J. schools struggle to find substitutes

Many teachers are retiring, asking for leave or not wanting to go to schools in person amid COVID-19 fears.

6 years ago

The former Hockessin Colored School No. 107 is one of several buildings in northern Delaware would be highlighted under new legislation recognizing the facilities' importance in the Brown v. Board of Education ruling. (Courtesy of Friends of Hockessin Colored School)
Community

Delaware schoolhouse may get rightful place in Black history

Lawmakers propose turning the site, and two others connected to the landmark Supreme Court desegregation ruling, into National Park Service affiliates.

6 years ago

The former PES refinery site in South Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

School Board changes its mind; votes yes on Hilco refinery redevelopment tax break

The School Board rejected the tax abatement in a prior vote. Board members said a vow to hire Philadelphia graduates changed no votes to yes.

6 years ago

School District of Philadelphia headquarters
Education

Philly schools launch ‘equity coalition’ to combat racism, Hite responds to ‘no confidence’ criticism

The coalition plans to address educator diversity, racial disparities in achievement, and underrepresentation of Black and Latino students in advanced courses.

6 years ago

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