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Maurice Boston, a freshman at Ben Franklin H.S., shows his support at a packed meeting discussing the closures of Ben Franklin and Science Leadership Academy high schools because of asbestos remediation at the school district building Monday morning. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Education

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

Diamond McClain, 17, testifies about her experience with violence in her community. She hopes to open a resource center for women and girls to come and receive help with difficult issues in West Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

‘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

(Jen Kinney for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

‘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 5:46
In Pennsylvania, the issue of whether to regulate guns more closely is typically seen as partisan. (Seth Perlman/AP Photo)
Radio Times
Community

Regional Roundup – 09/23/19

This 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 0:00
A dedicated computer, cooled and quieted by a bath of mineral oil, creates a cryptocurrencey called Auroracoin. It is part of an art exhibit at the Annenberg School of the University of Pennsylvania, 'Making Blockchain in Iceland.' (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Money

Learn 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

FILE PHOTO: In this Feb. 15, 2017, photo, Eric Hoover teaches his class of immigrant and refugee students at McCaskey High School in Lancaster, Pa. (Michael Rubinkam/AP Photo)
Science
PA Post

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

Meredith Elementary School, located on 5th and Fitzwater streets in Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

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

(photo caption: Mark Garland)
Radio Times
Community

Regional Roundup – 09/09/19

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 49:01
A child leaves for school in a village in India. Last November, the Indian government announced new rules limiting the weight of school bags depending on a child's age. But the rules are not always enforced. (Punit Paranjpe /AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Education

You 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

Philadelphia students arrive for the first day of school, 2019. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Education

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

In this file photo, Superintendent William Hite meets with a student outside of a high school, Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, in Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Education

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

School buses are seen in a file photo.
Community

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

This file photo shows the Benjamin Franklin High School located on North Broad Street. The building will now house both Benjamin Franklin High School and the Science Leadership Academy. The first day of school is delayed due to lingering construction (Nathaniel Hamilton For WHYY, file)
Education

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

(Jessica Kourkounis for Keystone Crossroads)
Schooled
Education

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 45:44
Students doing the exam in classroom
Education

N.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

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