
K-12
School shootings spark drastic safety proposals
Beefed-up surveillance tactics, armed guards, and even arming teachers and administrators are all ideas that have been put on the table in recent years.
Air Date: August 21, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Don’t eat the marshmallow: Students from a ‘no excuses’ charter grow up to tell the tale
"If you actually said, 'We’re gonna hold you accountable to setting up your students for life.' Then how does that change the work of that school?”
Air Date: August 21, 2019
Listen 43:06Pennsylvania did not increase funding for the operating budgets of community colleges this year. Advocates say the pressure on low-income students has grown unsustainable.
6 years ago
For students in Kensington who have dropped out of high school, El Centro de Estudiantes offers a second chance at graduation which, for some, means a chance at a better life.
Air Date: August 14, 2019
Listen 49:01Last Chance High: Beautiful band of misfits fight to graduate — part two
What do we really mean when we say students are ready to graduate high school? Is there a baseline that we’re really willing to enforce?
Air Date: August 14, 2019
Listen 24:32After years of gridlock, Wolf plans executive action on charter school reform
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf said Tuesday he would use his executive power to hold charters to “the same ethical and transparency standards of public schools.”
6 years ago
Listen 1:49After complaints, Pa. senators return to drawing board on part of school safety law
A law to expand schools' security options in Pennsylvania now has some school law enforcement officers miffed.
6 years ago
Philly teachers’ racial discrimination claim against Quaker school can go to trial, court rules
Friends’ Central fired them after a 2017 controversy over a Palestinian speaker.
6 years ago
If you’ve got school-age kids, the time for vaccination is now
Here’s a list of the district’s vaccine requirements.
6 years ago
Last Chance High: 'Beautiful band of misfits' fight to graduate
How one student fought to go from drug dealer who dropped out to high school diploma.
Air Date: August 7, 2019
Listen 24:55Comcast expands low-cost internet, along with learning programs that actually work
The media giant gave out $1 million for digital literacy workshops in Philly last year.
6 years ago
Pa. school safety tip-line used more to report bullying, suicidal thoughts, than violent threats
Many of the 23,494 tips received online or by phone were related to bullying, self-harm, thoughts of suicide, or depression.
6 years ago
This week: nepotism at the Philadelphia Parking Authority, NJ's moves to protect student borrowers, and the #1 classic car collector in the world.
Air Date: August 5, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:04Philly teen tech entrepreneurs take matters into their own hands, or phones
Teens Do Tech is a group of three teenagers from North Philadelphia who have decided to repair phones in school for almost no cost.
6 years ago
Listen 3:09Exclusive: How these Pa. schools fortified themselves after Parkland
Through a Right-to-Know request, Keystone Crossroads obtained summaries of what schools across the state plan to purchase with an unprecedented level of state grant funding.
6 years ago
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