K-12
North Philly charter school powers up its culinary program with solar
The new off-grid solar array runs an aquaponics system in a greenhouse where students will learn to raise fish and grow vegetables.
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Father of Georgia school shooting suspect arrested on charges including second-degree murder
Authorities in Georgia say the father of the teen charged with opening fire at a high school has been arrested on charges including second-degree murder.
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Camden School District superintendent calls on Wasim Muhammad to step down
State District Superintendent Katrina McCombs called on the school advisory board president to step down following public outcry over a lawsuit that cost $2 million.
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Pennsylvania law allows schools to skip lead testing, report says
PennEnvironment says school districts skip lead testing, don’t test all of their outlets and, in some cases, fail to report test results.
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Fmr. 8th-grade math teacher at Philadelphia school charged with sex abuse of teenage girl
The victim is 16 years old and was previously taught by the suspect at the K-8 school.
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A 14-year-old student fatally shot 4 people in a rampage at a Georgia high school, officials say
At least nine other people — eight students and one teacher — were taken to hospitals with injuries.
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Right2Read Philly campaign reaches 100,000 families this summer
The summer reading campaign was celebrated with an Aug. 29 event at Franklin Square that featured a book giveaway, a sing-along and double Dutch jump rope.
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Registration opens to give Philly adults a second chance to earn high school diploma
The School District of Philadelphia announced that it will offer students of any age the opportunity to earn a high school diploma for free. Registration opens on September 3.
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Listen 0:58Relations between the Christina board president and the district’s long-time lawyer broke down after the attorney was accused of leaking to the media.
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Formica apologized for lewd comments he made about Kamala Harris. He also bemoaned “hearing the tired old labeling applied to all white alpha males to shut up.”
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Listen 1:25Souderton Area School Board director apologizes for comments posted about Kamala Harris
He was accused of writing that Harris performed a sex act in response to a question about the vice president's political accomplishments.
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Will new money for schools lead to better outcomes for students?
A historic lawsuit over equity in school funding has lead to over $1 billion in state money. How will the new influx of effect K-12 education?
Air Date: August 28, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 52:10One Brandywine administrator was fired, a principal had his pay docked, and another education official received unspecified discipline in the John Arnold scandal.
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Listen 2:05Embattled Camden school advisory board president resists calls to step down as meeting ends in chaos
Residents and activists spent more than an hour calling on Wasim Muhammad to leave the board before the meeting went out of control.
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Listen 1:14Philly school district sued over Nicolas Elizade’s killing
The mother of a 14-year-old who was shot and killed after a high school football scrimmage in Roxborough is suing the School District of Philadelphia in federal court.
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