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Governor Tom Wolf speaks at an event at Roosevelt Elementary School in Philadelphia Friday. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Gov. Wolf calls for drastic school funding shake-up in surprise announcement

Governor Tom Wolf called for a major change to the way Pennsylvania funds schools Friday, advocating for the state to distribute its larg ...

7 years ago

Members of the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers at a center city rally. The U.S. Supreme Court decision Wednesday could cripple the political influence of teachers' unions. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo, file)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Pa. teachers unions could feel brunt of Supreme Court decision

Conservative groups cheered the decision as a triumph for free speech.

7 years ago

Listen 3:41
Douglas Leach, teacher and graduate of Lincoln High School, holds up a sign at a rally ahead of a School Reform Commission meeting in November. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Education

Primer on Philly school district’s changing of the guard

Last week, members of Philadelphia's School Reform Commission gathered for the last time. Next month, a city school board will begin official duties.

7 years ago

Listen 5:40
NewsWorks Tonight
Education

His grandson’s gift strikes a chord with past, helps him tune up physical rehab

In the 1980s and ’90s, Jimmy Bennett was a regular in the Delaware Valley folk/country music circuit, playing bass or rhythm guitar ...

7 years ago

Listen 4:53
Students wear clear backpacks outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Monday. The bags are one of a number of security measures the school district has enacted as a result of the Feb. 14 shooting at the school that killed 17. (Sun Sentinel/TNS via Getty Images)
NPR
Education

Making schools safer: Harsh consequences, or second chances?

The debate in many ways comes down to this: What's more important — cold steel or warm hugs? Harsh consequences or second chances?

7 years ago

Farrad McLaughlin, (left), and Chris Felix, (right), are scholars from Philadelphia Futures, a program that helps first generation college students graduate. McLaughlin just earned his Master’s Degree from Cabrini University and Felix just graduated cum laude from Lafayette College. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Four years gone: What these Philadelphia Futures grads have learned about family, life, and leadership

West Philadelphia’s Farrad McLaughlin, 26, was crushed when he lost his older brother to gun violence a decade ago. But since that mome ...

7 years ago

Listen 6:29
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough speaks about a history award named in his honor at a Thursday ceremony in Philadelphia's Carpenters' Hall. (Taylor Allen for WHYY)
Community

Philly award honoring historian McCullough to recognize educators, storytellers

David McCullough, one of America’s most notable historians, now has a prize named after him.

7 years ago

Pa. Capitol Building, Harrisburg. (Kevin McCorry/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

With election approaching, Pa. leaders seek the modest middle ground on education

This year's negotiations have featured a lot less rancor, and education seems to be at the heart of the compromise.

7 years ago

A Chesterfield student peruses a graphic novel in the school library, which officials say doesn't have enough money for books. (Karen Rouse for WHYY News)
Education

Small N.J. town takes on school funding fight

Chesterfield isn't what comes to mind when politicians talk about children harmed by the state's failure to provide adequate education funding.

7 years ago

Listen 7:04
Aalayah Eastmond narrowly survived the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. On Monday, Eastmond will be the keynote speaker at the graduation ceremony for Freire Charter School in Center City, Philadelphia. (Provided)
NewsWorks Tonight
Education

‘I have to continue’: A Parkland survivor speaks about her activism

Aalayah Eastmond narrowly survived the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Fighting for change ever since, she will visit Philly on Monday.

7 years ago

Listen 4:42
A bill moving through the Delaware General Assembly would give the state broader powers to suspend or revoke a teacher's license when sexual offenses or other serious miscondcut is alleged. (bigstockphoto.com)
Education

Bill would help Delaware suspend teachers who pose ‘clear danger’ to students

A vote is anticipated by the end of the legislative session on June 30.

7 years ago

Radio Times
Health

ACA under fire…again

Guest: Robert Field The Trump administration announced that it would not defend the Affordable Care Act against a ...

Air Date: June 13, 2018 10:20 am

Listen 18:29
NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, June 12, 2018

Concerns continue over elevated cancer rates in some Bucks and Montgomery County towns, despite a new state Department of Health study. O ...

Air Date: June 12, 2018

Listen 21:40
Timothy Rub, CEO of Philadelphia Museum of Art speaks at the announcement of the Inside Out art program, Edward Gideon Elementary School, on Tuesday June 12, 2018. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Arts & Entertainment

Museum encourages Philly students to ‘befriend’ art with donation of reproductions

The Philadelphia Museum of Art has donated 24 high-quality art reproductions to city schools, part of 74 leftovers from its Inside Out summer outreach program.

7 years ago

Listen 2:06
Kevin Davis will graduate from high school this year with a perfect attendance record and dreams of opening his own restaurant.
NewsWorks Tonight
Education

This Philly teen did everything asked of him, and so he’s finally asking for a little help

Kevin Davis Jr. has never missed a day of school. But the aspiring chef still faces a daunting tuition bill. Reluctantly, he's asking the world for a financial boost.

7 years ago

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