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An Operational room with a dental chair in center, x-ray unit (right) and dental unit (left) at the William D. Kelley School in Brewerytown
Health

A Brewerytown school is now home to the city’s first on-site pediatric dental clinic

Operated by Temple Dental School, the practice aims to increase access to quality care in an area of Philly that has long needed it.

4 years ago

Lotus Barnes (foreground) and Daneri Owens enjoy play time at the Southbridge cente
Education

Quest to put more pre-K schools in low-income Wilmington neighborhoods takes another step

By this fall the Stubbs Early Childhood Assistance Program will serve more than 300 children at three sites, all in low-income areas of town.

4 years ago

Girls High student Saidatul Zannat leads a breakout session during the S.A.F.E. Summit. (Sam Searles/WHYY)
Community

‘It’s happening everywhere’: Girls’ High hosts 13 Philadelphia schools for safety summit

The safety summit, attended by more than a dozen schools, follows the deaths of 17 students across Philadelphia so far this school year.

4 years ago

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Seaford High School in southwestern Sussex County. (Seaford School District)
Courts & Law

Delaware high school athletic trainer charged with sexually abusing student

Jerry Sodano’s alleged crimes took place about five years ago. The longtime Seaford High employee is now on unpaid leave.

4 years ago

Building 21 in Philadelphia
Politics & Policy

Philly lawmakers call for more state funding to fix city schools

A group of lawmakers says city schools need $5 billion for repairs. They want to use some of the state’s budget surplus to fund the projects.

4 years ago

Cherry Hill West High School
Education

Cherry Hill school gearing up for launch of Asian American Pacific Islander studies this fall

Administrators hope to strike a balance between siloing the curriculum and infusing Asian American Pacific Islander studies across the curriculum as a whole.

4 years ago

A flower display has a blue gown as its centerpiece.
Education
Billy Penn

W.B. Saul students win gold at Philadelphia Flower Show for ‘electric blue’ prom-inspired exhibit

Horticulture is a major at the magnet high school, which maintains a 130-acre campus in Roxborough.

4 years ago

Mastery Charter schools released a statement saying, ''While we were unaware of the existence of these conditions prior to the inspections, the safety of our students and staff is our primary concern.''
Education
6abc

Simon Gratz High School, Middle School closed due to asbestos

Simon Gratz now joins Building 21 in West Oak Lane for schools closed due to this cancer-causing mineral.

4 years ago

Community
6abc

Man shot outside Philly school; 3 employees ‘lucky to be alive’ after bullets come through window

Philadelphia police are investigating after a person was shot outside of a school building on Wednesday afternoon.

4 years ago

Building 21 in Philadelphia
Education
6abc

Superintendent: School District of Philadelphia knew about Building 21 asbestos issues years ago

Superintendent Dr. Tony Watlington revealed Tuesday that officials knew about asbestos dangers inside West Oak Lane's Building 21 about two years ago.

4 years ago

A nurse stands next to a student seated at the desk.
Health

‘Mini Nurse Academy’ debuts at Philly school to introduce Black and brown students to the field of nursing

The General George Meade School in Philadelphia adopted a national program that gives students a glimpse at a future career in nursing.

4 years ago

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Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks during a news conference in Philadelphia
Education

Shapiro zeroes in on education, county programs in his first state budget address

Dozens of efforts would benefit from Gov. Josh Shapiro’s roughly $44 billion spending plan, many of them at the local level.

4 years ago

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Horace Howard Furness High School in South Philly received $1.1 million in abatement work from the latest installment of the Penn grant. (Nathan Morris for Billy Penn)
Education
Billy Penn

How Philly schools are using Penn’s $100 million for asbestos abatement

The district allocated last year’s hazard cleanup donation to 209 schools, including the one just closed in West Oak Lane.

4 years ago

A close up of a brick building with a sign that reads building 21.
Education
6abc

Philadelphia students temporarily relocated to Strawberry Mansion High School due to asbestos

Building 21, which was built in 1915, now joins a list of more than 2,200 asbestos abatement projects.

4 years ago

Children observed the 3D art pieces and create some works of their own during the PECO Free First Sunday Family Day on Mar. 5, 2023 at the Barnes Foundation
Education

Barnes Foundation challenges Philly students to explore connections between math and art

Winning schools were announced Sunday after students were challenged to turn famous works of art into 3D installations.

4 years ago

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