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N'Namdee Nelson
Education

Who are the Camden school board president and vice president?

Board vice president N’Namdee Nelson was elevated following the resignation of Wasim Muhammad.

2 years ago

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Dancers dancing
Community

Claps, twirls and snaps: Desis of Doylestown celebrates Bucks County’s South Asian community by hosting Garba

Proceeds from a Garba fundraiser will support the organization’s public, free Diwali celebration at the Pearl S. Buck House on Oct. 27.

2 years ago

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Gen Z develops new habits - less booze, less vaping, less sex
Studio 2
Health

Gen Z's changing habits: Less alcohol, tobacco, and sex

Gen Z seems to be leading a more modest lifestyle, with lower rates of drinking, vaping, and sexual activity. But is this shift a positive development?

Air Date: September 18, 2024 12:00 pm

Listen 51:44
Biden holds two fists
Education

President Biden announces $1.3B in additional funding for HBCUs during annual conference in Philly

Biden spoke at this year’s annual National HBCU Week Conference, held in Center City. The Biden-Harris administration has invested $17 billion in HBCUs since 2021.

2 years ago

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Emma-Lynn Melvin smiles in the rain garden
Education

Schoolyards in Philly will get rain gardens thanks to a federal grant

The Nature Conservancy wants to prevent stormwater runoff from schoolyards by building rain gardens that also provide relief from the heat.

2 years ago

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Wasim Muhammad looking on as people call on him to step down from the Camden City School District Advisory Board.
Education

Camden School Advisory Board president resigns following repeated calls to step down

Muhammad sent his resignation to state-appointed Camden City School District Superintendent Katrina T. McCombs.

2 years ago

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Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. (left) with his attorney, Ed Jacobs, addressing reporters during a press conference on April 1, 2024.
Courts & Law

A.C. principal indicted on more charges for not reporting alleged abuse of the mayor’s daughter

Atlantic City High School Principal Constance Days-Chapman oversaw the mayor’s re-election campaign and is chair of the city’s Democratic committee.

2 years ago

Wissahickon High School
Education

Lower Gwynedd Police investigating bullet and shell casing found at Wissahickon High School

In an unrelated incident, school administrators found a shell casing in a student’s pocket. All students and staff are safe. Law enforcement is conducting an investigation.

2 years ago

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In 2023, the School District of Philadelphia announced that Frankford High School was expected to remain closed the following school year due to damaged asbestos. (6abc)
PlanPhilly
Education

‘They should be able to breathe clean air’: Pa. spends $75 million to fix lead, asbestos and mold in schools

Of the districts receiving money, the School District of Philadelphia, where damaged asbestos has repeatedly shuttered schools, received the maximum grant amount.

2 years ago

students leaving school
Education

McCall Elementary School will close early ahead of Tuesday’s presidential debate at the National Constitution Center

McCall students will have lunch before the 12:39 p.m. dismissal, and any after-school programming or activities will be canceled.

2 years ago

Fairfax County Public School buses are lined up at a maintenance facility
Courts & Law

4 suspects in custody after threats made to several New Jersey schools; some districts closed

Schools in the Woodbury and Deptford districts are closed on Monday.

2 years ago

Truly Heft wearing a white graduation robe
Education

AI-powered computer software helps student with dyslexia

Dysolve AI, an artificial intelligence–powered software program, can help children with dyslexia improve their reading skills.

2 years ago

ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter school junior, Jostyn Polanco, shows off the root of a black simpson lettuce planted only a week before, at the school’s hydroponic greenhouse on September 6, 2024. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Education

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.

2 years ago

Linda Carter, of Grayson, Ga., kneels near Apalachee High School to place flowers as she mourns for the slain students and teachers on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Winder, Ga.
Courts & Law

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.

2 years ago

Wasim Muhammad looking on as people call on him to step down from the Camden City School District Advisory Board.
Education

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.

2 years ago

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