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An expected vote by the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission to decide whether the Neshaminy School District can continue calling some of its sports teams 'The Redskins' has been delayed until November. (Eugene Sonn/WHYY, file)
Community

Pa. state commission postpones vote on controversial school mascot

The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission will decide whether the Neshaminy School District can continue calling some of its sports teams “The Redskins.”

7 years ago

Fourteen-year-old Jaysa Mellers speaking during the panel discussion among youth climate activists at the Drawdown Learn Conference.
(Courtesy of Omega Institute for Holistic Studies)
NPR
Education

Giving schools — and students — the tools they need In the fight to save the planet

If you want to get students fired up about climate change, poop is a good place to start.

7 years ago

Thirteen percent of the Newark school district’s teachers are males of color. (Devna Bose/Chalkbeat)
Education

‘When they see you, they see themselves’: Newark’s male teachers of color

School district superintendent’s plan prioritizes recruiting and retaining more black and Latino male educators

7 years ago

Students at Memphis Street Academy raise their hands during a student wellness meeting. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Education

Going to school in Kensington amid drug crisis: ‘We need to be beacons of hope’

Schools in Kensington strive to be safe havens from violence and drug use, while also helping kids deal with the emotional trauma they carry inside.

7 years ago

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(Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Are cyber charters a way to ‘hide’ from child welfare scrutiny? Some Pa. superintendents say yes

Superintendents say vulnerable children in Pa. lose critical links to the outside world and caring adults when their parents enroll them in cyber charters.

7 years ago

Listen 5:32
School concept. Back to school, School classroom with empty school chairs and tables, classroom without students, School supplies on blackboard, School of Schoolchild and student education.
Education

Newark schools are short dozens of teachers, leading to bigger classes, more substitutes

Despite job fairs and ads in other cities, Newark still has a teacher shortfall, and some students are being taught by substitutes year-round.

7 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)
The Why
Education

Asbestos that closed Philly high schools exposed deep rifts

The fiasco that resulted in 1,000 students from two Philly high schools being out of class for three weeks exposed parents' anxieties about the safety of their schools.

Air Date: October 15, 2019

Listen 16:52
The exterior of John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls’ High School
Education

‘Protect our legacy!’ How a public school crisis exposed a rift in the Philly Catholic school community

“No outsiders should be allowed.” Some Catholic school parents freaked out when their school thought about taking in public school kids.

7 years ago

Listen 1:29
The exterior of Philadelphia School District headquarters
Education

Displaced Franklin, SLA students get new homes, will return to class soon

After parents rejected an early proposal, Philly officials have found semi-permanent homes for 1,000 high school students displaced by asbestos, construction delays.

7 years ago

Tamaqua Area School Board President Larry Wittig speaks during a meeting in January 2019. (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Pa. school board president banned from Olympic sports for sexual misconduct against minors in the 1980s

A former chairman of Pennsylvania’s Board of Education, Larry Wittig, has been permanently banned from US Olympic sports for sexual misconduct involving a minor.

7 years ago

At the School District headquarters on  Monday morning, parents and students at a packed meeting discuss the closures of Ben Franklin and Science Leadership Academy high schools because of asbestos remediation. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Education

After pushback from parents, new options proposed for displaced Ben Franklin, SLA students

Over 1,000 Philly students displaced by building, issues including exposed asbestos, could soon learn where they’ll attend school.

7 years ago

Benjamin Franklin High School located on North Broad Street. (Nathaniel Hamilton for WHYY, file)
Education
Billy Penn

Philly’s $100 million battle to get rid of asbestos and make schools safe

Both schools proposed as alternates for the 1,000 students being relocated by the School District of Philadelphia because of asbestos have also been found to contain asbestos.

7 years ago

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy speaks to reporters and others at an elementary school in Bergenfield, N.J., Monday, Oct. 7, 2019. Murphy and other local politicians announced efforts to deal with lead contamination in drinking water, specifically in schools. (Seth Wenig/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

N.J. to offer schools $100 million for lead remediation, require more frequent tests

New Jersey will begin borrowing $100 million to pay for lead remediation projects in schools across the state and require educational facilities test for lead contamination.

7 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)
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.

7 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.

7 years ago

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