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Lane Murdock, a high school sophomore, says she felt numb after the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., and knew it was time for her to try to make some change. (Christian Carter/WSHU)
NPR
Community

Meet the students who dreamed up Friday’s national school walkout

There are more than 2,500 walkouts across the country registered through their website.

7 years ago

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, left, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and Sen. Cory Booker attend an event kicking off Menendez's campaign for re-election at Union City High School, Wednesday, March 28, 2018, in Union City, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

New Jersey politics roundup

Guests: Ryan Hutchins, Brigid Harrison, John Mooney We’re spending this hour catching up on some of the big sto ...

Air Date: April 19, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 49:46
Daryl Boling
Speak Easy
Politics & Policy

Political leaders must address prolific access to assault weapons

The bottom line is this: The rights of individuals to live free from fear that friends and family might be the next victim of senseless gun violence should be paramount.

7 years ago

Tyler Riddick wrote
NewsWorks Tonight
Arts & Entertainment

Teens take on big subjects during Philly’s Mouthful Monologue Festival

Philadelphia Young Playwrights shows what on teenagers' minds during the festival.

7 years ago

Listen 2:03
Former Camden schools Superintendent Paymon Rouhanifard at Camden High School. December 2, 2014 (Emma Lee/WHYY, file)
Education

Some disappointed, others elated over Camden schools chief’s resignation

Paymon Rouhanifard was appointed to the post in 2013 by then Gov. Chris Christie.

7 years ago

Emma Gonzalez,David Hogg,Cameron Kasky,Alex Wind
Speak Easy
Politics & Policy

The kids tell the adults to take a seat; they’ve got this

These kids didn’t spring suddenly from nowhere. They’ve been watching us, learning from our countless, self-imposed mistakes. I can’t wait to follow them into the future.

7 years ago

Samuel Gompers School in Philadelphia's Overbrook neighborhood was designated a community school in August. (Avi Wolfman-Arent/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Education

With broader initiative on hold, some Philly community schools press forward

Philly's community school initiative will be smaller and take longer to expand than initially projected. Still, the dozen schools already named are forging ahead.

7 years ago

Listen 2:00
Noel Rodriguez, former principal at Academy of Dover Charter School, has received prison time for embezzling more than $145,000 of federal funds meant for kids' education. (Academy of Dover Charter School)
Education

Former charter school principal gets prison for embezzlement

A former Dover charter school principal has been sentenced to 13 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $145,000 in restitution for embezzling federal education funds.

7 years ago

The Center for Rural Pennsylvania hosted a public hearing in Tioga County on Thursday, hearing from providers and consumers about the lack of broadband access in rural areas.
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Rural Pa. demands broadband access; providers cite logistical difficulties

About six percent of Pennsylvanians don't have access to broadband internet, but providers say providing service in rural areas are economically burdening.

7 years ago

Students at Tilden Middle School using the new “calming room.” (Dana Bate for WHYY)
Education

Philly school’s new ‘calming room’ offers yoga mats, drawing, and a ‘brain break’

A Philadelphia middle school has launched a "calming room" to help students unwind.

7 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight
Community

NewsWorks Tonight, April 4, 2018

We recall the riots that erupted in Wilmington upon the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. fifty years ago today. Mayor Jim Kenney announce ...

Air Date: April 4, 2018

Listen 21:17
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy addresses a gathering as he unveils his 2019 budget Tuesday, March 13, 2018, in the Assembly chamber of the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J. Some of the first-term Democratic governor's proposals are to raise the state sales tax and extend its reach, hike income taxes on the wealthy and legalize recreational marijuana. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
Education

Educators decry N.J. school funding levels proposed by Murphy as insufficient

One school board member calls the allocation to Chesterfield School District a "punch to the gut."

7 years ago

Grieving students made a shrine of teddy bears outside Howard High School of Technology in Wilmington after Amy Joyner-Francis died there in April 2016 after being attacked by classmates in the bathroom. (File/WHYY)
Education

Wilmington school attack victim’s family sues district, claiming ‘gross negligence’

The family of a Wilmington high school student who died after being attacked in the bathroom nearly two years ago is suing two attackers her and the school district.

7 years ago

Listen 1:48
Joyce S. Wilkerson, (left), and Christopher McGinley, (right), are leaving the SRC (Bastiaan Slabbers  and Emma Lee/WHYY, file)
Education

Two commissioners leave fading SRC to seek spots on new Philly school board

SRC chair Joyce Wilkerson and commissioner Christopher McGinley needed to leave the five-member body before Mayor Jim Kenney could pick them to serve on the new board.

7 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight
Community

NewsWorks Tonight, March 28, 2018

New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez hits the campaign re-election trail. As Bill Cosby’s pre-trial hearings near their conclusion, his ...

Air Date: March 28, 2018

Listen 21:25
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