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Education

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.

8 years ago

Comcast CEO Brian Roberts and his wife, Aileen (center), listen as Hackett School third-grader Madison Boudreaux reads. Through their foundation, the Robertses donated $450,000 to put books in Philadelphia public school classrooms. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Education

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.

8 years ago

Jameira Miller pictured with her mother, Jamella, and brother Bryant at their Landsdowne home was featured in a new documentary on the National Geographic Channel about educational divides. The Millers are named along with other families and area school districts in a lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Department of Education over the quality of public education in the state (Brad Larrison for NewsWorks, file)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

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 ...

8 years ago

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Education

3 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.

8 years ago

Cheltenham High School
Education

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.

8 years ago

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Elbert-Palmer Elementary School in Wilmington's Southbridge neighborhood has been selected for a $106,832 state
Education

Needy 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.

8 years ago

Image of PHL pre-K students from recent Bloomberg television ad (image via Bloomberg)
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Money

$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.

8 years ago

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Jameria Miller, (left), pictured with her mother Jamella, sister Kene, brother Bryant and cousin Braylon at their Landsdowne home. The Millers are featured in an upcoming documentary on the National Geographic Channel. (Brad Larrison for NewsWorks)
Education

Delaware County student who’s stood on both sides of digital divide featured in new NatGeo documentary

A 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.

8 years ago

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New Jersey Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney, D-Thorofare. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

TV 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.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania Department of Education Secretary Pedro Rivera (AP file photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Ideological debate over low-performing schools underlies Pa. plan to comply with new federal education law

Every state in the U.S. was required to submit a proposal to the federal government by last week on how it will comply with the new feder ...

8 years ago

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Pennsylvania Department of Education Secretary Pedro Rivera (AP file photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Ideological debate over low-performing schools underlies Pa. plan to comply with new federal education law

Every state in the U.S. was required to submit a proposal to the federal government by last week on how it will comply with the new feder ...

8 years ago

Politics & Policy

TV 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. In June, the Ne ...

8 years ago

An elementary school teacher instructs students to put their hands over their heads. (AP File Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Report on ‘chronic teacher absenteeism’ in Pa. highlights union’s role, spurs further questions

A new report finds that teachers in traditional public schools are almost three times as likely to be chronically absent as teachers in c ...

8 years ago

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(Nichelle Polston/WHYY)
Community

Delaware reading program honors fallen state trooper

The wife of fallen Delaware State Police Trooper Corporal Stephen J. Ballard, is honoring the memory of her husband through a children ...

8 years ago

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Education

Katrina Stevens: Classroom tech must serve students and teachers and work across school districts

To what extent can successful learning programs in one location be implemented in other locations — say, Philadelphia? ...

8 years ago

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