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Health

Pa. coronavirus recovery: State issues new testing guidelines for nursing homes

The Wolf administration announced new guidelines for when, and how often, staff and residents of such facilities should be tested.

6 years ago

An artist's rendering of the main community entrance for the new T.M. Peirce Elementary at 2300 West Cambria Street in Philadelphia. (Blackney Hayes Architects)
PlanPhilly
Education

$30 million campus to replace asbestos-contaminated North Philadelphia school

The new building will replace a 111-year-old elementary school shuttered in 2019 after teachers and parents rang alarm bells over hazards.

6 years ago

Jerry Jordan has headed the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers since 2007. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Education

With Philly teachers in contract fight, leaders press feds for more K-12 virus aid

The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers has ridiculed the school district’s bargaining approach. But local pols want the focus to be on Washington.

6 years ago

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Keystone Crossroads
Education

Parents, teachers brace for return of virtual school in Philadelphia

Pennsylvania’s largest school district will be 100% virtual through at least mid-November. Families and teachers hope it goes better than the spring.

6 years ago

Jill Biden, wife of Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, speaks in front of a closed playground during a tour of the Evan G. Shortlidge Academy in Wilmington, Del., Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, to launch a multi-week swing through 10 battleground states. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Education

Jill Biden launches back-to-school tour in Wilmington

A teacher herself, Jill Biden pledged to listen to teachers around the country as she launched her back-to-school tour Tuesday morning.

6 years ago

Despite the challenges, distance learning can work well for some students with ADHD, researchers say. Some of those who aren't around peers are finding it easier to focus.
NPR
Education

Remote learning’s distractions put extra pressure on students with ADHD

With less structure and supervision, remote classes lean hard on already stressed parents to help students with ADHD stay focused and engaged.

6 years ago

New Foundations Charter School in Northeast Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Education

A Philly school flunked students during the pandemic, then charged for summer school

New Foundations Charter School said it was just following standard policy. Some families say the school should have been more flexible.

6 years ago

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Radio Times
Community

Regional Roundup – 08/31/20

This week; the flaws in Pa's rental assistance program, how remote learning affects special education, and hiking into fiction.

Air Date: August 31, 2020 10:00 am

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Mike Fallaro and Lisa Swinehart lost work during the pandemic and have been threatened with eviction from their Kensington rowhouse. Two of their three children are scheduled to start school this week. (Jessica Kourkounis for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Education
Broke in Philly

Looming ‘deluge’ of evictions threatens thousands of Pa. families as school begins

Pa.’s eviction moratorium is expiring, and educators worry about students expected to learn from home while experiencing homelessness.

6 years ago

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Student volunteers with We Love Philly. (Courtesy of Carlos Aponte)
PlanPhilly
Community

This Philly teacher is picking up trash to buy a school bus

We Love Philly is a program that tries to get students connected with different communities. And during COVID-19, moving them around town presents challenges.

6 years ago

Dorrell Green stands inside a classroom
Education

New Castle County offers schools $4.3 million in distance learning grants

Delaware’s largest county is offering grants for distance learning from its federal coronavirus relief award.

6 years ago

Sabrina Austin
Education

Willingboro parents, teachers mixed on plans for all-virtual start to school

Willingboro, which leads Burlington County in COVID-19 cases, is planning an all-virtual start to the school year. Parents and teachers have mixed reactions.

6 years ago

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When classes resume in Delaware, public school students in kindergarten and above must wear masks. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Education

Carney mandates masks for Delaware kindergarteners when in-class learning resumes

Under earlier rules, only children age 12 and above had to wear masks in public and in school when classes resume. Now kindergarteners and anyone older must wear one in public

6 years ago

(WHYY file photo)
Education

Philly area Catholic schools cancel fall sports

The Catholic League joins Philadelphia’s Public League in opting out of the fall 2020 sports season.

6 years ago

A closeup of of a school bus
Education

N.J. coronavirus recovery: Most Jersey schools delaying in-person instruction

More than 250 plans have been completed and approved, while 389 plans have been reviewed and returned for revisions, and 105 plans are still awaiting review.

6 years ago

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