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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

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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)
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‘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 ...

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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)
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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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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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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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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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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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Pa. urges parents to hurry up, have kids vaccinated for school

If you’re a Pennsylvania public school parent hemming and hawing over when to bring your child in for a vaccination shot, the commo ...

8 years ago

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Part Five: As its neediest schools struggle, what can Pa. learn from Ontario’s success?

Part Five of our Ontario series

8 years ago

Erica Brunato is a second year master of teaching student at the University of Toronto. (Ian Willms/For Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
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Part Three: A system of support, how Ontario sets its teachers up to succeed

Part Three of our Ontario series

8 years ago

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Part Two: Ontario celebrates diversity, but still works to close achievement gaps

Part two of our Ontario series

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