K-12
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. 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
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
Listen 1:47Murphy 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
At first meeting, new Philly school board turns to old hand for leadership
By a unanimous vote, the nine board members chose former School Reform Commission chairwoman Joyce Wilkerson to as the first board president in this new era.
7 years ago
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh: Five charts and two families at the center of the school choice debate
Since the state enacted a charter school law 20 years ago, starkly different trends have played out in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
7 years ago
Listen 7:37Guests: Tamir Harper, Shania Bennett, Anthony Rivera TAMIR HARP ...
Air Date: July 6, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:55Raising kids who want to read — even during the summer
Books are everywhere in your house, and yet ... they're not being consumed. Because it's summer, and kids have so many other things they'd rather do.
7 years ago
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
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 3:41Primer 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 5:40His 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 4:53Making 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
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 6:29Philly award honoring historian McCullough to recognize educators, storytellers
David McCullough, one of America’s most notable historians, now has a prize named after him.
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