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Courts & Law

Supreme Court rules religious schools can get Maine tuition aid

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that religious schools can’t be excluded from a Maine program that offers tuition aid for private education.

4 years ago

Students hug at a memorial at Oxford High School in Oxford, Mich., Dec. 1, 2021.
NPR
Courts & Law

Oxford High School students sue for changes after deadly mass shooting last year

The federal lawsuit in Michigan requests a "fully transparent and independent third-party investigation" into what led to the shooting as well as other policy changes.

4 years ago

Dr. Tony Watlington sits at a table, with school board officials behind him
Education
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

Philly’s new superintendent talks student success, teacher turnover, early goals

Tony Watlington is taking over as superintendent of Philadelphia public schools on June 16, 2022.

4 years ago

The front page of The Philadelphia Inquirer the day after the School District of Philadelphia suspended more than two dozen suspected Communists. (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Schooled
Education

Red tape: The untold stories of Philadelphia’s 1950s teacher purge

New tapes shed light on an old story: the suspension of 32 Philly teachers during the 1950s. We explore what happened, and what it tells us about ourselves.

Air Date: June 16, 2022

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Emlen Elementary School in East Mount Airy.
Keystone Crossroads
Education

As climate change makes Philly temps rise, so does urgency to make schools cooler

The start and end of Philly’s school years have gotten hotter. But as another school year ends, more than half of district schools still lack air conditioning.

4 years ago

Unsafe Philadelphia school buildings have been a concern recently among educators and others. (Johann Calhoun / Chalkbeat Philadelphia)
Education
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

Target areas for Philly’s latest round of COVID aid? Staffing, learning loss, and asbestos

The money could provide a crucial boost for the district at a very difficult time for city schools.

4 years ago

A high school student sits on the steps of Schamburg High School in Illinois.
NPR
Education

More states are allowing students to take mental health days off

While a growing number of states are trying to address the mental health crisis among youths, many schools are woefully short of therapists and the budget to hire them.

4 years ago

Students at Cherry Hill High School East staged a sit-in Monday morning in support of teacher Timothy Locke.
Politics & Policy

N.J. committee approves new school safety, teen mental health measures

The Assembly Education Comm. cleared bipartisan legislation that would require each school district to develop a “behavioral threat assessment team.”

4 years ago

File photo: Author Margaret Atwood attends the Glamour Women of the Year Awards in New York on Nov. 11, 2019. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Arts & Entertainment

‘Unburnable’ copy of Handmaid’s Tale auctioned for $130,000

Proceeds will be donated to PEN America, which advocates for free expression.

4 years ago

Graduating senior from Enloe High School Malika Mobley has concerns about proposed increases in police presence in schools following the recent Texas school shooting, Thursday, June 3, 2022, in Raleigh, N.C. To reassure students and educators following the mass shooting at a Texas elementary school, districts around the country pledged to boost security measures and increased the presence of law enforcement on campus.
Education

Students of color push back on calls for police in schools

Especially for students of color, their personal experiences with policing can leave them feeling unsafe and alienated from school when they see officers at school.

4 years ago

Julia De Burgos Elementary on Lehigh Avenue
Education
Billy Penn

Philly schools change ‘lockdown’ language to reduce confusion amid emergencies

The new language is meant to help staff and students more clearly understand the type of situation they’re facing.

4 years ago

CAPA students hold signs that read 'Keep Ms. Byrd at CAPA' and 'We will not stand for discrimination'
Education
Billy Penn

CAPA students walk out to protest discrimination and support their Black assistant principal

The selective performing arts high school is majority Black and Hispanic, but students allege a lack of representation among teachers makes microaggressions common.

4 years ago

Security guards stand outside the entrance to Pennridge High School in Perkasie, where students were holding a memorial for children killed in the Uvalde school shooting. Members of the press were not allowed to attend the event. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Bucks County students gather, grieve lives lost in Uvalde, Texas, and worry for the lives of students around them

Pennridge High School students organized a memorial to honor the victims, and to take a stance against gun violence.

4 years ago

Students stand with signs, calling for an end to gun violence in Philly.
Community

Teen gun violence coalition issues call to action based on survey data

After surveying 1,300 Philadelphia students about gun violence, the newly-formed Enough is Enough campaign is using their findings to make demands to city officials.

4 years ago

Anger over issues such as the mask mandate galvanized families — like these seen at the Hillsborough County School Board in Tampa, Fla., last year — into running for school board. Progressive groups are taking a leaf out of their playbook. (Octavio Jones/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Progressives take a leaf out of the conservative playbook to target school boards

Interest in running for school board is up nationwide. Only 25% of school board races are unopposed this year, down from 35% last year and 40% in 2018.

4 years ago

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