K-12
Making the preschool magic last as children get older
How one school’s efforts to support parents and families has led to success.
7 years ago
Playing a different tune, repaired instruments return to Philly classrooms
Damaged instruments from the 'Symphony for a Broken Orchestra' are coming back into the Philadelphia School District, ready to play.
7 years ago
Turning chores into classrooms: New grocery store experiment hopes to inspire learning
If you’re grocery shopping in Philadelphia over the next year you might run into a cherubic cartoon character named A.J.
7 years ago
Sweltering schools bring up age-old infrastructure problem in Pennsylvania
The state put a moratorium on its reimbursement program for school construction in 2015.
7 years ago
A little-known program has lifted 9th grade performance in virtually every type of school
Using a holistic approach with students to “catch those coughs before they become pneumonia.”
7 years ago
Blazing back-to-school temperatures pose public health threat to students
Only about a quarter of Philadelphia public schools have air conditioning.
7 years ago
To draw teachers to high-needs schools, Del. offers to repay $10k of their student loans
Gov. John Carney calls the measure the most important legislative accomplishment of the year.
7 years ago
Philly teachers union, City Council member lose their cool over early dismissals
On Wednesday, with high temperatures expected to reach the low 90s yet again, the School District of Philadelphia will dismiss students at noon
7 years ago
With new proposal, trauma-informed care could become standard in Pa. schools
If a pair of powerful Pennsylvania state senators get their way, a ...
7 years ago
Head of Delaware’s largest school district takes Virginia post
Daugherty has been with Red Clay for 18 years and been an assistant principal, principal and administrator before becoming superintendent nine years ago.
7 years ago
Listen 2:07Philly charter school trains teachers, staff in youth mental health first aid
Hundreds took part in the trainings provided by the city’s Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services and a national organization, Project 375.
7 years ago
School safety task force homes in on mental health
After a series of meetings with teachers, administrators, and students, a school safety task force is calling for more mental health resources.
7 years ago
District officials project optimism as new Philly school year begins
Capitalizing on a window of relative prosperity, the School District of Philadelphia hopes to establish momentum during a governance change.
7 years ago
Listen 2:48N.J. gov embraces idea of school alarms linked to police, wants funding change
Gov. Phil Murphy has conditionally vetoed a bill requiring all New Jersey public school buildings to be equipped with a panic alarm syste ...
7 years ago
As classes begin, Philly ‘turnaround’ school hoping for a rebound year
Andrew Brooking’s future at Philadelphia’s Blaine Elementary seemed uncertain.
7 years ago
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