K-12
Delaware high school suspends 2 students who posted racial slur using mascot
Two students at a Delaware high school face expulsion for using the school's mascot, historic figure Caesar Rodney, to spread racial slurs on social media.
7 years ago
Eying expansion, Philly charter school creates incubator for start-ups
Philadelphia Performing Arts: A String Theory Charter School formally unveiled Particle, a co-working space that now houses six startup companies.
7 years ago
Listen 0:00The wife of fallen Delaware state police trooper Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard is honoring the memory of her husband with a reading program.
7 years ago
Rise of a Delaware town — unified by its high school football team
Population growth in ever-growing Smyrna fuels a school district's growth and a football titan that has galvanized this Delaware town.
7 years ago
Competition is on the money in enhancing financial literacy for Philly students
Sophia Santiago wants to be an astronomer — with an average salary of $110,000 ...
7 years ago
Philly’s youngest learners show reading growth, but math scores flat
Philadelphia's youngest public school students made notable gains in reading last year, according to state test scores released Wednesday.
7 years ago
Delaware softens ‘zero-tolerance’ policy for weapons at school
Students caught with weapons other than a gun at Delaware schools won’t automatically face being expelled under a bill signed into law Friday afternoon.
7 years ago
Comcast’s Brian and Aileen Roberts give $450,000 for Philly school books
Roberts' gift completed a $3.5 million campaign to put "leveled" books in every one of the district's K-3 classrooms, capping the drive a year earlier than expected.
7 years ago
Those challenging fairness of Pa. school funding will have day in court
In a decision that could eventually shake Pennsylvania’s educational landscape, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a lawsu ...
7 years ago
Listen 0:003 Delaware elementary schools National Blue Ribbon winners
Three Delaware elementary schools -- two in Sussex County and one in New Castle county -- are among the 342 across America named National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2017.
7 years ago
The promise and peril of Cheltenham: Race and education in a changing suburban school district
Cheltenham has long been at the forefront of racial integration. After a fight at the local high school, the trailblazing community is grappling with big questions.
7 years ago
Listen 6:58Needy Delaware schools get $1 million in ‘opportunity’ grants’
Nine Delaware school districts and charter schools have received a total of $1 million in so-called "opportunity grants." the governor's office announced Tuesday.
7 years ago
$5.4 million in ads devoted to Philly soda tax battle this year
While Philly's controversial sweetened beverage tax is the law, critics and proponents are still spending millions on ads for and against it.
7 years ago
Listen 0:00A new documentary looks at the "digital divide" between public schools across the country — those that have access to computers and the internet and those that don't.
7 years ago
Listen 0:00TV ads highlight spat between top Democrat, N.J. teachers union
An unlikely feud between New Jersey's top Democrat and its largest teachers union is playing out on your TV.
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