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Gov. Tom Wolf (left) and Scott Wagner (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Wolf, Wagner spar over funding formula as education surges to center of Pa. governor’s race

Using the formula to dole out all state education funding would mean a massive redistribution that creates clear winners and losers.

7 years ago

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Laurel Middle School, which was once slated for possible closure because of poor academic performance, has bucked the trend in Delaware and improved by double digits in the last two years in standardized math and English tests. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Education

Delaware school test scores mostly stagnant; SAT results drop

While scores have ebbed this year, Department of Education officials are stressing that scores in the Smarter Balanced tests have risen since they were first given in 2015.

7 years ago

 Students who earned AP Capstone honors gathered with Superintendent William Hite and other dignitaries at a ceremony on Tuesday. (Dale Mezzacappa/The Notebook)
The Notebook
Education

Philly School District honors first graduates of AP Capstone program

Fourteen students at Northeast High School earned a diploma or certificate in the program.

7 years ago

Students from Charter School of New Castle take arts and crafts along with academic classes and recreational activities. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Education

With help of federal grant, Delaware camp combines education and recreation

The program is designed to help low-income students prevent 'summer brain drain' by mixing a morning of school work at the library with fun in the afternoon at the YMCA.

7 years ago

from left to right: Jeannine Payne, Jodan Floyd, Richard Gordon
Radio Times
Education

Philadelphia school principals roundtable

Guests: Richard Gordon, Jeannine Payne, Jodan Floyd What makes an excellent principal? Today we’re going to hos ...

Air Date: July 26, 2018

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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy will deliver his State of the State address on Tuesday. (Julio Cortez/AP)
Education

Murphy signs measure overhauling New Jersey’s school-funding law

Proponents say it will help give the state's 577 districts the funding they need to provide better education for all students.

7 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf speaks at Grade Level Reading Week in Philadelphia. The group is focused on grade level reading by third grade, an important predictor of success in school.
Education

Philly flaunts early literacy approach for national audience

At a national conference, city officials attempted to sell Philadelphia as a being on the vanguard of early childhood education and, in particular, early literacy. So, is it?

7 years ago

Neumann-Goretti players reach for the championship trophy at the end of a PIAA high school Class AA Girls championship basketball game against Seton LaSalle in Hershey, Pa. on Friday, March 20, 2015. Nuemann-Goretti won 79 - 34.
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Pa. school districts decry what they see as growing disparity in state sports competitions

The districts claim sporting events have become less competitive since charter and private schools joined traditional public schools in state playoffs.

7 years ago

Students walk past Samuel Paley Library on the Temple University campus, where a student died of a drug overdose on Dec. 1.
Education

Tuition hikes set for most Pennsylvania public colleges

Pennsylvania’s public universities have set their budgets and tuition rates for the coming school year. These include the 14 ...

7 years ago

Pa. Governor Tom Wolf greets a 6th grade literacy class at Penn Treaty school. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Pa. bets on residency model to boost teacher prep programs

With Pennsylvania licensing fewer and fewer teachers, the state recently announced it will send $2 million in federal aid to eight colleg ...

7 years ago

Ankur Arya founded Leading Youth Though Empowerment (LYTE). The nonprofit's aim is succeeding in helping high-achieving, low-income middle school students get into elite high schools and assists them until they get accepted into college. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Education

Grassroots program helps low-income, high-achieving Delaware students blossom

Leading Youth Through Empowerment helps high-achieving, low-income students gets into elite high schools and programs.

7 years ago

Josiah Taft, 4, played at the water table in his public preschool classroom at P.S. 3 in Brooklyn in 2016. New York is one of a handful of big American cities that offer universal preschool. Photo: Jamie Martines for The Hechinger Report
Education
The Hechinger Report

Who should pay for preschool for the middle class?

As the price of private preschool soars and states spend more than ever on public programs for the poor, will the middle class be left behind?

7 years ago

Gov. John Carney signs a measure aimed at reducing the number of Delaware school suspensions. (Zoe Read/WHYY)
Education

Gov. Carney signs legislation aiming to reduce Delaware school suspensions

The Department of Education will collect and publish data about the suspension process in an effort to cut back on unnecessary disciplinary measures.

7 years ago

Packages containing a nasal inhalant
NewsWorks Tonight
Health

N.J. may require that students learn to administer OD-reversing drug

The proposed legislation would require that naloxone instruction be paired with curriculum that educates students about the risks of opioid addiction.

7 years ago

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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy  (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Education

Murphy phasing out PARCC tests in N.J.

Governor stopped short of nixing the test entirely, but suggested that's what he wants to do

7 years ago

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