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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.

8 years ago

Listen 4:42
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.

8 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.

8 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.

8 years ago

Listen 2:47
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.

8 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.

8 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.

8 years ago

Listen 0:00
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.

8 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.

8 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.

8 years ago

Listen 4:21
Middle school students change classes (Jessica Kourkounis for WHYY, file)
Education

Philly school-quality scores show modest growth

The district's SPR metric is designed to help measure school quality. The numbers suggest Philly schools have improved slightly over three years.

8 years ago

Maria Rocha, a third-grade teacher at the KIPP Esperanza Dual Language Academy in San Antonio, came to the U.S. from Mexico when she was 3 years old.
NPR
Education

Nearly 9,000 DACA teachers face an uncertain future

Of the 690,000 undocumented immigrants now facing an uncertain future as Congress and President Trump wrangle over the DACA program are about 8,800 school teachers.

8 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf tours Caln Elementary School in Thorndale, Pa. (AP File Photo/Matt Rourke)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Changing course, Gov. Wolf asks courts to rule on Pa. education funding lawsuit

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has changed his mind regarding a high-profile school funding lawsuit.

8 years ago

Listen 1:53
Douglas Leach, teacher and graduate of Lincoln High School, holds up a sign at a rally ahead of a School Reform Commission meeting in November. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Speak Easy
Education

Creating a Philadelphia school board we can trust

The dynamic of mistrust can’t be blamed exclusively on SRC process. For decades, we have had a public school system that has failed people of color and low-income communities.

8 years ago

Bethune Elementary School's black male educators refer to themselves as
The Philadelphia Tribune
Education

Black male educators make up 31 percent of Bethune Elementary staff

8 years ago

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