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New Washington, Ohio, Chief of Police Scott Robertson talks with fourth grade students as they huddle in closet a during a lockdown drill at the St. Bernard School in New Washington, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. A month after the shootings of 20 students and six educators a the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., St. Bernard School principal Susan Maloy, inspired by the memories of those who lost their lives, has decided to hold lockdown drills on the 14th of each month to refine a safety plan and increase school security. (Craig Ruttle/AP Photo)
Community

A fire alarm sounds, then gunfire erupts: Stay or flee?

As in many U.S. schools, students and teachers at the school had trained for both responses, just not at the same time.

7 years ago

Children at Southwark School eat their school lunches from styrofoam trays, Dec. 20, 2016.
Education

Philly schools phase out Styrofoam tableware

Philadelphia schools are now using a compostable plate-tray hybrid made from recycled paper fibers.

7 years ago

Philadelphia School District headquarters (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Speak Easy
Education

Time to declare a state of emergency in Philly schools

It is time to stop sentencing thousands of Philadelphia’s children to a lifetime of poverty and despair, thanks to public schools that offer them virtually no chance at a succ

7 years ago

Teacher Jon Kimmel in his classroom at Westtown School in Chester County, Pa. (Avi Wolfman-Arent/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

How difficult is it to redistrict Pennsylvania? ‘Not very,’ say area eighth-graders

Pennsylvania’s contentious congressional map has spurred disagreement among the state judiciary, lawmakers, and the governor. Yet students came up with several solutions.

7 years ago

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Delaware Gov. John Carney addresses the Christina School District board.
Education

School board approves landmark plan to consolidate five Wilmington schools

A divided Christina school board gave guarded blessings Tuesday night to a plan by the Carney administration to consolidate five of the lowest-performing schools in the state.

7 years ago

Laurel Middle School, which shares space with the high school in a sprawling building that opened during the 2014-15 school year, has improved dramatically since being declared a Priority school and threatened with possible closure. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Education

Low-performing school rebounds with academic rigor, investment in teachers

Laurel Middle School, where in 2015 barely one in seven students were proficient in math in state standardized tests, has seen a dramatic improvement following investment.

7 years ago

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Jordan Estock, an engineering teacher at Concord High School in northern Delaware, says students lead the way in his classes. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Education

TEDx event stresses education possibilities

Finding ways to improve Delaware’s educational system and providing opportunities for every child were the focus of a TEDx event Friday in Wilmington.

7 years ago

Punished For Texting In Class.
Speak Easy
Lifestyle

Goodbye, cruel world: Cursive signs off

Having good-looking penmanship places you just above blacksmiths or switchboard operators in terms of usefulness. You are master of an extinct universe.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (Matt Rourke/AP Photo, file)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Gov. Wolf emphasizes education, but scales back funding ambitions during final first term budget address

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf asked the General Assembly Tuesday for another $100 million in basic education spending and $20 million for special education.

7 years ago

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Upper Darby School District is looking to upgrade its brand.
Keystone Crossroads
Education

To compete with charters, Pa. district schools now polishing up their brands

More and more traditional public schools are getting into branding programs, says the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators.

7 years ago

Anthony Simpson
Speak Easy
Education

Navigating public education for foster youth is a bumpy road

As I reflect on my past within the Philadelphia school system, I remember that I crossed paths with many young people who faced challenges throughout their lives.

7 years ago

More than 250 people attended a meeting in Dover on Wednesday night to hear and views about a proposed policy to protect the rights of transgender and other students. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Education

Delaware debates rights of transgender students and their parents

The proposed policy was drafted over several months by a team of educators, parents, and education advocates appointed by Carney.

7 years ago

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Buses from Chester Upland School District await dismissal from Chester High School on West Ninth Street. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Audit: Many Pa. school bus drivers aren’t meeting basic qualifications

A statewide audit has found a number of school districts across Pennsylvania have employed bus drivers that should be banned, and still more that that aren't properly cleared.

7 years ago

Spanish language immersion is thriving at Lewis Elementary in Wilmington and 25 traditional Delaware elementary schools, plus two charter schools. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Education

Spanish immersion keeps growing in Delaware elementary schools

More than one in six Delaware public school kindergartners are enrolled in Spanish immersion, and more schools are interested in starting programs.

7 years ago

The University of Delaware was fifth worst nationally in a study of flagship universities that compares their percentage of black freshmen with its percentage of black public high school graduates in the state. (University of Delaware)
Education

Despite outreach efforts, University of Delaware fails to attract black students

The University of Delaware continues to struggle to attract black students and ranks among the nation's worst in enrolling its black high school graduates.

7 years ago

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