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Jessica Cunningham Akoto, chief executive officer of KIPP Philadelphia.
Education

To keep its alumni in college, this Philly high school is handing out ‘microgrants’

KIPP Philadelphia heard from too many alumni who were leaving college for financial reasons. It’s now giving out scholarships to fix that.

7 years ago

This July 18, 2018, photo shows a display of back to school backpacks in a Target store in Pittsburgh. (Gene J. Puskar / The Associated Press)
Keystone Crossroads
Education
PA Post

What the average classroom teacher earns in every Pa. public school district

The highest salaries were in two Pennsylvania counties: Bucks and Montgomery.

7 years ago

Princess Hill struggled through an unstable upbringing to make it to West Chester University, where she's helped by the Promise Program. (Avi Wolfman-Arent/Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Homeless for the holidays: Some colleges keep needy students on campus

Colleges are becoming more sensitive to the needs of students who lack stable housing.

7 years ago

Listen 4:24
A vacant classroom at Lankenau High School in Philadelphia.
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Pa. school districts may be undercounting homeless students, report says

Across the country, public schools are required to identify and support students experiencing homelessness. But a new report finds that many Pa. schools may be undercounting.

7 years ago

Listen 1:22
Middle school students change classes in Philadelphia. (Jessica Kourkounis/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Juvenile court judges waking up to trauma’s effect on kids

If one is looking for the most traumatized youths in Philadelphia, a good starting place might be the cou ...

7 years ago

A sign for Moody's Corp. is shown Aug. 13, 2010 in New York. Moody's Investors Service is a credit rating agency. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Education

Graduating from ‘junk’ grade, Philly schools get historic credit rating boost

For the first time since 1977, one of the major credit-rating agencies thinks bonds issued by the School District of Philadelphia to be "investment grade."

7 years ago

Listen 0:58
This 2014 photo shows students at Carver High School in Philadelphia stopping in the hall to photograph a poster detailing the new state rankings that place their school at No. 2 in the district. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Pennsylvania ditches school scoring, but will parents?

Pa. wants to shed labels and reduce the importance of test scores with its new accountability tool. But will it alienate parents in the process?

7 years ago

Listen 5:56
A standardized test. (via Shutterstock)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Pennsylvania’s new list of struggling schools looks beyond usual suspects

Pennsylvania has a new list of struggling schools that includes those underserving students in subgroups such as English language learner and special education.

7 years ago

Listen 1:22
A building is seen from afar.
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Battle over school tax hike in wealthy Pa. district to be heard in state court

The case stems from the district's 2016 decision to boost taxes despite having cash reserves.

7 years ago

Teens' biological clock drives them to stay up late and sleep in. Most school start times don't accommodate that drive. (Jasper Cole/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Sleepless no more in Seattle: Later school start time pays off for teens

Researchers at the University of Washington studied the high school students both before and after the start-time change. Their findings appear in a study published Wednesday

7 years ago

Dalia Burgos and her son Albert walk to Lewis Elkin School in Kensington. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community
PlanPhilly

New ‘Safe Corridors’ program brings parent patrols to opioid-plagued Kensington

The Philadelphia Resilience Project’s Safe Corridors initiative intends to make walks back and forth to school safer

7 years ago

Sharif El-Mekki, principal of Mastery Shoemaker Elementary in Philadelphia, founded a group that seeks to boost the number of black male educators. Here he stands at the entrance to the school with students Essi Gasonu (left) and Bryce Thompson.
The Why
Education

As their numbers drop in Philly, a look at why black teachers matter

Studies show that when black students benefit from being taught by people who look like them. Yet the number of black teachers in Philly is on the decline. Why?

Air Date: December 12, 2018

Listen 13:36
The Trump administration is giving schools more flexibility in the meals they serve. Critics say the rollback on school lunch rules is bad for kids' health. (Mary Esch/AP)
NPR
Health

More salt, fewer whole grains: USDA eases school lunch nutrition rules

School lunches are healthier than they were five years ago. But Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says schools need more flexibility in serving meals that kids will eat.

7 years ago

Students change classes at a public school in Pennsylvania. (Jessica Kourkounis for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

State court tentatively sets date for landmark Pa. school funding case

The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has tentatively scheduled a hearing in a landmark education funding ...

7 years ago

An empty hallway at the old West Philadelphia High School (Ashley Hahn/PlanPhilly)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Report: Philly schools lose more to corporate handouts than any other big city

Philly schools face an estimated $1B funding shortfall by 2022. A new national report found that the city is walking away from more school tax revenue than any of its peers.

7 years ago

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