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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
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 49:46Political 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
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 2:03Some 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
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
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 2:00Former 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
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
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, 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 21:17Educators 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
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 1:48Two 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, 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
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