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Joyce O’Connor in her office at Mashpee Middle-High School in Mashpee, Mass. (Kate O’Connell/For WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

Through good times and bad — how school nursing has evolved over time

School nurses now have to add shooter drills and concussion protocols to the day-to-day responsibilities that come with tending to the health needs of students.

7 years ago

Listen 05:32
Neshaminy Redskins basketball team plays at home in January 2019. Thanks to a recent Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission ruling, the team will have get rid of to any logos and imagery “that negatively stereotype Native Americans,
The Why
Education

Neshaminy ‘Redskins’ controversy continues with puzzling ruling

The Pa. Human Relations Commission says "Redskins" is a slur for Native Americans, but will allow a Bucks County school district to use the nickname for its sports teams.

Air Date: November 26, 2019

Listen 13:40
A photo taken by a former teacher at Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School shows a boy holding a cup of water the teacher said was drawn from a drinking fountain at the school in June of 2016. (Provided)
The Why
Education

Lead in school drinking water could be worse than we know

The drinking water at a N. Philly elementary school recently tested extremely high for levels of toxic lead. It's probably not the only one.

Air Date: November 25, 2019

Listen 14:52
(Lucy Schaly/Beaver County Times via AP)
Radio Times
Community

Regional Roundup – 11/25/19

This week: Delaware Sen. Chris Coons faces a primary challenge in 2020, increasing diversity among Pa. teachers, and discovering the "ethical algorithm."

Air Date: November 25, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
School District of Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite announces the districts plan to improve environmental safety at its schools. He is joined by state Rep. Vincent Hughes (right), City Councilmember Cindy Bass (left), and other local officials. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Education

Amid parent backlash, Philly schools unveil $12 million asbestos plan

The School District says it will work harder and faster to get rid of exposed asbestos. Also promises to do a better job informing parents about hazards.

7 years ago

This June 17, 2009 photo shows a return date of January 29, 1964 stamped inside a copy of George Bernard Shaw's 'Man and Superman' displayed at the San Francisco Public Library in San Francisco that was returned after 45 years. In all, 29,000 overdue items were returned during the May amnesty program, library officials reported. That amounted to about $730,000 and included more than 3,100 books that were more than 60 days late and had been considered gone forever. (Eric Risberg/AP Photo)
Community

Advocate for nixing library book late fees gives her take on what’s becoming a national trend

Wisconsin librarian Dawn Wacek says waiving late fees helped bring people back to her library. Philadelphia’s libraries are considering doing the same.

7 years ago

Listen 5:39
Mastery Frederick Douglass Elementary School in North Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Education

Stop using tap and bring in ‘safe water,’ physician urges North Philly school officials

A health expert said every school in the city that has plumbing joined by lead solder should stop allowing children to use drinking fountains immediately.

7 years ago

Listen 1:38
A bill introduced this fall by Speaker of the House Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny, would add a new branch to Pennsylvania’s school-choice tree — school vouchers. (AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

GOP leaders want to pilot private school vouchers in Harrisburg

The law itself would only apply to parents in Harrisburg. But one of Pa.’s most powerful legislators calls it a “pilot” program for school vouchers.

7 years ago

police on the football field
Community

Alleged gunman, victim among 6 charged after game shooting

Six men have been charged after a shooting at a New Jersey high school football game that critically wounded a 10-year-old boy and sent players and the crowd fleeing in panic.

7 years ago

Photos taken by two former teachers at Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School show water drawn from drinking fountains at the school in June of 2016. (Photos provided)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Philly school knew about toxic lead in drinking water but kept parents in the dark

Recent testing uncovered high lead levels in the water at Mastery Frederick Douglass Elementary. Parents say they should have been told sooner.

7 years ago

Listen 4:34
Sharif El-Mekki left his job as a principal in Southwest Philadelphia to start an organization which aims to recruit more African Americans into the teaching profession. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

‘Revolutionary’ principal goes all-in on quest for more black teachers

As the son of Black Panthers, Sharif El-Mekki grew up in West Philadelphia enraged at the injustice he saw all around him, including in education.

7 years ago

Active school shooter drills
NPR
Community

Experts worry active shooter drills in schools could be traumatic for students

A regular drumbeat of mass shootings in the U.S. has ramped up pressure on education and law enforcement officials to do all they can to prevent the next attack.

7 years ago

Tamaqua School Board candidate Tom Bartasavage, a supporter of the gun policy, won election Tuesday. Here pictured standing outside a polling location at the Hometown Armory on Nov. 5, 2019. (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Supporters of arming teachers in classrooms claim victory in board election

The school board election in Tamaqua was framed as a referendum on its controversial gun policy, which would be a first in the state.

7 years ago

T.M. Pierce School in North Philadelphia (Avi Wolfman-Arent/WHYY)
Education

Anger, confusion reign at North Philly school plagued by asbestos

District officials thought they had a plan to deal with exposed asbestos at a North Philly school — until parents rose up against it.

7 years ago

(pressmaster/BigStock)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Pa. quietly reverses ‘lunch shaming’ ban as school district debt grows

Language within this year’s school code bill allows districts to withhold hot meals from students who accrue more than $50 in lunch debt.

7 years ago

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