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A six-year-old Chinese immersion program in Delaware elementary schools now has more than 1,000 students in kindergarten through fifth grade. Next year the initiative will expand to middle school. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
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Mandarin magic in Delaware K-5 classrooms

Foreign language has been a staple of high school education for years, but in Delaware, more than 1,000 Delaware elementary students spend half their day learning in Chinese.

8 years ago

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Parent Eva Sanchez talks about her strategies for getting her kids up and out to school every morning. Sanchez is a participant in the #AttendanceHero social media campaign to improve attendance at Philadelphia schools.
Education

Philly schools looking for an #AttendanceHero

The School District of Philadelphia wants to know how you get your kids up and out in the morning.

8 years ago

Farmland on the outskirts of the Titusville School District (Kevin McCorry/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Rural Pa. public schools look to break cycle of struggle, welfare, and addiction in the Northwest

Titusville’s story is echoed across many towns in Pennsylvania, where a solid middle-class workforce was once sustained by no more than a high school degree.

8 years ago

Young man with hands clasped together praying
Education

Mercer County, N.J., school officials set meeting on rising teen suicide rate

Seven suicides among teens in Mercer County, New Jersey, have the county’s school superintendents calling for action.

8 years ago

Middle school students change classes (Jessica Kourkounis for WHYY, file)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

New federal tax ‘loophole’ could stoke interest in private school donations in Pa.

A new analysis found wealthy individuals and high-profit businesses in Pennsylvania and nine other states may make money when they donate to private school scholarships.

8 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight, December 21, 2017

After nearly 20 years, Congressman Bob Brady might finally have competition for re-election. In New Jersey, why is it easy for teachers ...

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A student raises his hand at Isaac Sheppard School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Keystone Crossroads
Education

New raft of data sets stage for debate over school property tax elimination in Pa.

These new reports — heavy with charts and computations — will likely inform arguments made for and against property tax abolition.

8 years ago

Keilina Collazo (left) and Elima Patterson, students at Edison High School, offer their homemade coquito for sale. (Avi Wolfman-Arent/WHYY).
Education

Teenage ingenuity on display at Philly school holiday fair

Eclectic doesn’t begin to describe Kensington High School’s stand at Philadelphia’s annual CTE Holiday County Fair.

8 years ago

The School Reform Commission voted Thursday night to revoke the charter of one school and against renewal of two other charter schools, including the John B. Stetson Middle School. (WHYY file photo)
Education

SRC votes to ax three Philly charter schools

The SRC had delayed action on two of the schools for nearly two years, but eventually marshaled enough votes for a clear decision.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania state capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP, file)
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Politics & Policy

Senator swap in education committee likely to impact school choice vote in Pa.

The state Senate Education Committee is making a mid-session personnel change — switching out one Republican senator for another.

8 years ago

A Vermont college center gives Pennsylvania and Delaware a grade of F in efforts to teach financial literacy in their high schools. (Center for Financial Literacy)
Education

Pennsylvania, Delaware high schools get an F for financial literacy classes

Pennsylvania and Delaware are among nine states to receive a grade of F for teaching personal finance to high school students, according ...

8 years ago

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Politics & Policy

How a deregulated internet could hurt America’s classrooms

Educators rely heavily on technology in the classroom, so the repeal vote — expected Thursday — could dramatically impact the way students learn.

8 years ago

The principal is apologizing after sixth graders at Talley Middle School were given an assignment that required them to draw a picture or
Education

Principal apologizes after 6th graders tasked to draw fictional addict's 'mug shot'

A sixth grade health class assignment that required students to write about a fictional drug addict reaching rock bottom and to draw thei ...

8 years ago

(Nick Ut/AP Photo, file)
Education

Fewer N.J. schools providing breakfast to kids in need

300,000 New Jersey kids in low-income families are not getting the nutrition at school they need to help them pay attention and reduce behavioral problems, advocates say.

8 years ago

Philadelphia City Council's Law and Government Committee prepares to amend a City Charter change bill. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Council panel passes City Charter change to pave way for Philly school board

City officials expect to begin the process of replacing the School Reform Commission with a locally appointed board in January.

8 years ago

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