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Did busing work in New Castle County schools?
Did New Castle County's busing program ultimately achieve racial integration and help close the achievement gap for black students there?
Air Date: July 23, 2019
Listen 11:13Murphy scraps Christie’s salary cap for N.J. superintendents
Nine years after former Gov. Chris Christie limited how much New Jersey superintendents could be paid, his successor ends the restriction.
6 years ago
Don’t have your lunch money? 1 Pa. school district threatens foster care
Wyoming Valley West School District, one of the poorest districts in the state as measured by per-pupil spending, is located in a former coal mining community in NE Pa.
6 years ago
Will this tweak in Pa. law send student test scores soaring?
The standardized tests scores of chronically absent students will no longer count against teachers, schools, and the state.
6 years ago
Special update: The story Jovan Weaver didn’t tell
In this special episode of Schooled we unpack the details of the Jovan Weaver vehicular homicide case and its larger implications.
Air Date: July 17, 2019
Listen 15:28States are ratcheting up reading expectations for 3rd-graders
Almost 20 states have passed laws requiring third-graders who aren't proficient in reading to repeat the grade. The policy started in Florida 17 years ago.
6 years ago
Philly charter leader says district offered ‘backdoor’ deal for neighborhood high school
A prominent charter leader claims Philly school officials tried to give her control of a neighborhood high school. Those officials say it’s not true.
6 years ago
Pa. fiscal watchdog calls for end of Keystone exams
Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale released a report calling for the state to get rid of its high school standardized test and replace it with the SAT or ACT.
6 years ago
Some Pa. superintendents have been quietly armed in schools — and parents probably don’t know it
Amid ongoing debate about guns in Pa. schools, some school administrators have been quietly armed for nearly a year, a Keystone Crossroads investigation has found.
6 years ago
We discuss Vice President Joe Biden's record on busing and desegregation in schools and whether the policy has achieved racial integration in schools across the country.
Air Date: July 3, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 48:58Seven big takeaways for education in the new Pa. budget
A flurry of hotly-debated education proposals have been decided in this year’s Pennsylvania budget. Here are the latest updates on six major issues.
6 years ago
Penn Alexander 2.0? Two Philly schools to move into building owned by Drexel
Two Philadelphia public schools will move into a new building owned — and mostly financed by — Drexel University. Some worry it could spur gentrification.
6 years ago
Inches from finish line, Pa. House budget talks falter over education
Two components of the measure that would have, among other things, authorized $6.7 billion in basic education funding.
6 years ago
No room to grow: Crowded suburban Philly schools struggle to secure new land to build
Suburban Philadelphia communities are clashing with their districts over how their overcrowded schools should handle growing populations.
6 years ago
Listen 5:20After South Jersey wrestler’s forced haircut, coaches may get sensitivity training
After the viral video of a South Jersey wrestler forced to cut his dreadlocks, lawmakers consider mandatory sensitivity training for high school coaches.
6 years ago