
K-12
After contentious town hall, Philly high schools could be closed longer than expected
Students from Benjamin Franklin High School and Science Leadership Academy have already missed eight days due to construction delays and asbestos.
6 years ago
‘You have a voice’: Young Philly writers take a stand against gun violence
Members of Mighty Writers presented an original booklet containing student writings about how violence has affected them and their communities.
6 years ago
‘Shooting people is deescalation’: Three days with teachers training to use guns in schools
The training provides a glimpse of how Pa. schools could change if armed teachers become a new normal in classrooms.
6 years ago
Listen 5:46This week: an explainer on Pa. gun laws and the efforts to expand them, the move to reform standardized testing in N.J, and Voicemail Poems.
Air Date: September 23, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 0:00Learn how blockchain works at cryptocurrency mining exhibit in University City
An exhibition at the University of Pennsylvania traces the ecological roots of the blockchain industry.
6 years ago
Pa. to launch review of its science standards, help students become ‘divergent thinkers’
"Science is increasingly part of our education, work, and lives in a changing economy.”
6 years ago
Did asbestos in a Philly school cause a teacher to get cancer? It’s complicated.
A Philly teacher reportedly has cancer caused by asbestos. But should we blame the school where the person taught? It’s hard to know.
6 years ago
This week: an update on the closure of Hahnemann Hospital, Camden County School District superintendent Katrina McCombs, and monarch migration.
Air Date: September 9, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:01You think your kid’s school backpack is heavy? See what’s going on in India!
The government said there would be no homework for students in grades one and two.
6 years ago
Opening day at a Philly school that reflects the district’s triumphs and tribulations
Robert Morris School in North Philadelphia has made notable academic progress. But, like the school district, it still has a long way to go.
6 years ago
Heading into 8th year, Philly schools chief Hite wants to ‘think about reform differently’
Hite says steady progress and stability is the recipe for Philly schools. But is that type of change powerful enough for the long-struggling system?
6 years ago
N.J. seeking schools for delayed start time pilot program
Sleep experts say teens should start school later. New Jersey is seeking high schools to test it in real life.
6 years ago
First day of school delayed at Ben Franklin, SLA due to lingering construction
A construction hiccup will push the open date back two days for students at Benjamin Franklin High School and Science Leadership Academy.
6 years ago
Hope, love and basketball: Summer at North Philly’s Hank Gathers Rec Center
A summer at the Hank Gathers Rec Center will tell you everything about North Philadelphia that the headlines leave out.
Air Date: August 28, 2019
Listen 45:44N.J. residents tell pollster schools are diverse. Data says otherwise
Because of a suit seeking to desegregate New Jersey schools, pollsters asked residents about school population diversity. Most said status quo is “fine.”
6 years ago