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Fresh Air opens the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics. Fresh Air Weekend collects the best segments from the week's programs and crafts them together for great weekend listening.

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Jerry Jordan, president of the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, announces the union is taking legal action over hazardous conditions in the city’s schools on Jan. 20, 2019. (Nicholas Pugliese/WHYY)
Education

‘We are not crying wolf’: Philly teachers union to sue district over asbestos, other hazards

The PFT is suing the school district over its handling of mold, lead and asbestos problems inside several school buildings over the last few years.

6 years ago

Photo of the entrance to the School District of Philadelphia headquarters.
Education

‘Egregious breach’ leads to another Philly school closure for asbestos

Two days after district officials deemed it safe to reopen, in a whiplash-inducing development, a North Philadelphia school has been closed again due to fears over asbestos ex

6 years ago

Students in the 3rd grade at St. Paul School in Princeton, N.J. are pictured in this file photo.  (Tom Mihalek/AP Photo for Skype)
Education

N.J. school segregation lawsuit moves forward, judge orders districts to be notified

A major lawsuit against the state of New Jersey over racial and socioeconomic segregation in the public school system moves forward.

6 years ago

Music teacher Marc Dulberg watches as Amir Newsome plays the keyboard in class. (Abdul Sulayman/The Philadelphia Tribune)
Education
The Philadelphia Tribune

Students hit all the right notes at Nebinger school

Singing songs, reading music notes, and playing an instrument are just some of the things that students at the George W. Nebinger School are doing in their music program.

6 years ago

Are Gov. Phil Murphy, right, and Senate President Steve Sweeney on a collision course over issues in education? (Edwin J. Torres/ Governor's Office)
Education
NJ Spotlight

Classrooms and courtrooms: 2020’s flashpoints for New Jersey education?

Governor and Senate president about to kick off new year with a battle over school funding? What other testing issues are in the offing?

6 years ago

Teachers at Franklin Learning Center rally outside the school early Thursday morning demanding more action to make the building free of environmental hazards. (The Notebook)
Education

New year opens with protests, concerns about health conditions in schools

McClure Elementary to remain closed for another week.

6 years ago

A third-grade student explains to Isy Abraham-Raveson about why he chose the green light on behavior during a consent workshop. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Education

How, and when, to teach little kids about consent and their bodies

When children understand the parts of their bodies, and that they can set their own limits on touching, it can be a factor in recognizing sexual abuse.

6 years ago

Listen 04:19
Watson T. Comly School in Northeast Philly (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Education

New case tests big question: Can Philly kids sue after getting sick in school buildings?

Dean Pagan has become a poster child for toxic conditions in Philly schools. But can his family sue the district for damages?

6 years ago

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Community
Billy Penn

How hungry Philly kids can get free lunch over winter break

Rec centers around the city are hosting the meals on three separate days.

6 years ago

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)
Radio Times
Education

Regional roundup 12/23

Guests: Joe Hernandez, Kristen Graham On this week’s Regional Roundup; WHYY’s ...

Air Date: December 23, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:02
Franklin Learning Center. (The Flash/The Notebook)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

How 30 years of broken promises, false starts led to another Philly asbestos closure

Officials have known for decades about building woes at a Philly H.S. But despite protests and promises, not much has changed.

6 years ago

Carnell Elementary School. (Wikimedia commons)
Education
The Notebook

Asbestos hazards temporarily close two more Philly schools

District and PFT clash over how Carnell situation was handled. Total since September now is six.

6 years ago

Franklin Learning Center. (The Flash/The Notebook)
Education
The Notebook

Another school closed as a result of potential asbestos danger

Franklin Learning Center is expected to re-open Jan. 2.

6 years ago

Teacher Wendy Turner writes down notes on the whiteboard during a global awareness session at Mount Pleasant Elementary School in Wilmington. (Saquan Stimpson for WHYY)
Education

Created and taught in Philly region, Global Kids offers multicultural lessons

Author Homa Tavangar created ‘Global Kids.’’ Delaware teacher Wendy Turner is using the tool to spread cultural awareness among her second-graders.

6 years ago

Listen 3:53
Basketball starr Tobias Harris speaks with a group of Black male teachers at Bethune Elementary School. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Education

Sixers star Tobias Harris supports Black male teachers with a surprise visit to North Philly

Tobias Harris showed up at a North Philly school Monday, but not just to surprise the kids. It’s part of a push to change the demographics of teaching.

6 years ago

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