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 Erie public school advocates rally in the state capitol in 2016 when Jay Badams (center) was superintendent. (Kevin McCorry/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Fair funding advocates decry Pa. leaders for playing politics with specialty school money

For years in Pennsylvania, school funding coming from state government was criticized as being irrational, unpredictable, and too-tied to ...

8 years ago

Participants work together to build different creations during the the inaugural Block by Block Party, a Minecraft gaming event and family science festival at USciences benefiting Philadelphia Public Schools. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Education

‘You build your imagination’: Minecraft draws hundreds of kids to Philly schools fundraiser

Minecraft has sold more than 100 million copies worldwide. It is, very simply, one of the most popular computer games ever created. The B ...

8 years ago

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 In this  June 16, 2017, file photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, speaks in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House complex in Washington. (Susan Walsh/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Four years after state takeover, Christie boasts about progress in Camden schools

About four and a half years after his administration took control of the Camden school district, Gov. Chris Christie returned to the city ...

8 years ago

 The School Reform Commission will hold its first meeting of the school year Thursday. (Bastiaan Slabbers for NewsWorks, file)
Education

SRC begins school year with possibility of calling for its own end

Philadelphia’s School Reform Commission meets Thursday for the first time since the new school year began. The five-member g ...

8 years ago

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 Students attend class at Belmont Charter School in West Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY, file)
Keystone Crossroads
Money

New report on Pa. charter school growth finds ‘stranded costs’ linger five years later

A new study finds that expanding the charter school sector in Pennsylvania creates a significant toll on traditional public school system ...

8 years ago

 Philadelphia District Superintendent William Hite says the
Education

Philadelphia district calling for better attendance

The School District of Philadelphia is using celebrity calls to remind parents and children it’s vital to be in school every day. ...

8 years ago

U.S. history teacher Tom English inside his classroom at George School in Bucks County. (Avi Wolfman-Arent/WHYY)
Education

‘It’s complicated’: U.S. history teachers still grapple with Vietnam War

Later this month, WHYY-TV will air Ken Burns and Lynn Novicks’ 10-part documentary on the Vietnam War. American forces withdrew ...

8 years ago

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Lead found in the drinking water of 400 New Jersey schools

Nearly 400 schools reported finding lead in at least one drinking-water outlet in their buildings, according to data compiled by the stat ...

8 years ago

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Speak Easy
Education

Don’t spy on our teachers

Last month, after school started, a New Mexico teacher was caught in an audio recording denouncing President Trump in class. “If yo ...

8 years ago

 Vaux High School in Philadelphia's Sharswood neighborhood is reopening Tuesday. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Education

Vaux High School reopens as part of Sharswood revival

For the first time in nearly four years, students and teachers will show up for classes Tuesday at Roberts Vaux High School in North Phil ...

8 years ago

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Keystone Crossroads
Education

National education poll finds Americans wanting more job and career skills training in school

What’s the point of public school? To foster academic and critical thinking skills? To prepare students for the workforce? A ...

8 years ago

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Keystone Crossroads
Education

National education poll finds Americans wanting more job and career skills training in school

What’s the point of public school? To foster academic and critical thinking skills? To prepare students for the workforce? A ...

8 years ago

 Students approach South Philadelphia High School (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY, file)
Keystone Crossroads
Money

Pa. school leaders anxious, still stinging from 2015 as 2017 state budget talks again linger

Nearly two months after the state’s budget deadline, lawmakers still haven’t reached a consensus on how to pay for the spendi ...

8 years ago

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Families wait for students outside Rose Avenue Public School in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Ian Willms/For Keystone Crossroads)
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Part Four: While Pa. debates merits of Pre-K, Ontario goes all-in

Part four of our Ontario series

8 years ago

Savannah Zayas and her daughter Layla travel miles from home to find a safe, clean playground. (Jessica Kourkounis/For Keystone Crossroads)
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Education

Don’t call it the Badlands: The story of Savannah Zayas

It’s early February, and Savannah Zayas is just four months away from proving the world wrong. When she became pregnant in middl ...

8 years ago

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