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City officials say they’ve been working to address the issue, and have been hosting training sessions for rec center staff.
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Safe Place: How Philly schools are responding to the city’s gun violence crisis
Amid Philly’s ongoing gun violence crisis, educators are making changes they hope will better protect children. WHYY News reporters took a close look at some of their efforts.
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Listen 6:22Shapiro selects 2nd Philly school official to join cabinet
Reggie McNeil, the school district’s chief operating officer, will serve as secretary of general services, responsible for state buildings and vehicles, as well as purchasing.
4 years ago
College Board’s revised AP African American studies course draws new criticism
The revisions removed units on Black feminist literary thought and Black Lives Matter.
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Philly school board asks City Council for millions in funds: ‘We need you’
The board also asked the city at its biannual meeting to provide parking for teachers near some schools to address safety concerns.
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Listen 2:01Momentum builds to install filtered water stations in all Delaware schools to ‘get the lead out’
While officials are conducting a second round of lead testing in schools, the state education secretary says “filter first” should be the mantra going forward.
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Listen 1:31Drive-by shooting strikes student on way to Overbrook High School
The student, who is in stable condition, was shot three times in the arm and the thigh, according to a district spokesperson.
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Better pay for Delaware child care workers among recommendations in new report
More than 10,000 Delaware child care workers earn ‘unlivable’ wages, according to a new report from the state Office of Early Learning.
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Philly advocates are urging mayoral candidates to ‘make children a priority’
Forty nonprofits and counting have joined the Kids’ Campaign, a nonpartisan effort focused on centering the voices of children and families in Philly’s mayoral race.
4 years ago
Clock Tower Schools will reopen Glen Mills with additional oversight, says DHS
Officials say Clock Tower Schools is a new entity, even though it includes people who worked for Glen Mills Schools, which closed in 2019 due to abuse allegations.
4 years ago
The Central Bucks South High School librarian papered his windows with posters of Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel’s words, after the principal reversed the order of removal.
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Listen 1:08Philadelphia School District joins building trades unions to offer apprenticeship training
The goal of the OSHA 10 training is to give students a head start on getting into apprenticeship training in Philly, and eventually access to well-paying jobs.
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‘Sesame Street’ co-creator Lloyd Morrisett dies at 93
His hope was to "help those children who would otherwise not succeed in school, do better," he said.
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This would be the first test of the controversial library book policy, which aims to ban books deemed “inappropriate” for including “sexualized content.”
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Listen 6:12Delaware students Zoom to Antarctica to learn about penguin research
Students at Caesar Rodney High School got a taste of a career in research, amongst penguins and seals on the West Antarctic Peninsula.
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