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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

Photo of the entrance to the School District of Philadelphia headquarters.
Education
6abc

School District of Philadelphia announces heat-related early dismissal

All after-school and sports activities are canceled for Tuesday.

4 years ago

Camden police cars on the street with lights flashing
Education

Increased police presence around Camden schools a short-term plan, officials say

Camden’s current plan to increase police presence at schools is short-term, as officials talk about what to do for next school year.

4 years ago

Two children behind a news desk thank the audience for watching the film.
Education

Healthy NewsWorks has taught Philly-area students how to be reporters for years. This year the children learned ‘How We Heal’

Philly-area students learn how to report on something that could help everyone — they wanted us to learn "How We Heal."

4 years ago

Law enforcement personnel are gathered outside of the school following the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
Community

Police inaction moves to center of Uvalde shooting probe

Authorities acknowledged that children and teachers repeatedly begged 911 operators for help while the police chief told more than a dozen officers to wait in a hallway.

4 years ago

School board meeting attendees wave LGBTQ pride flags
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Proposed book approval process for Central Bucks schools unclear, some parents say

A deeper look into Central Bucks School District’s new library book policy, which the American Library Association calls a first for Pennsylvania.

4 years ago

People sit on a sidewalk next to crime scene tape
NPR
Community

What to say to kids about school shootings to ease their stress

The death of children, shot at school, is hard to comprehend. It can be even harder for kids. Counselors say parents should take cues from kids and listen to their fears.

4 years ago

Children walk hand-in-hand down a tree-lined street, with yellow crime tape visible in the corner.
Education

School counselors sound cry for help after Buffalo shooting

In many schools, the Buffalo shooting and others before it have prompted staff discussions on how they might respond to students' threats of violence.

4 years ago

Philadelphia School District headquarters
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Yes, and… Philadelphia middle and high schoolers are learning improv to better their skills

The Philadelphia School District said it hopes improv workshops will help students better prepare for college.

4 years ago

Students wear face masks outside of their school in Philly
Keystone Crossroads
Education

‘The virus is not done with us.’ Mask mandate returns for Philly schools

Philadelphia schools will require all students and staff to wear masks throughout the school day “until further notice.”

4 years ago

File photo: Lower Merion High School (Image via Benofmerion/Wikimedia Commons)
Education
6abc

2 Montgomery County school districts requiring masks starting Friday

The CDC moved Montgomery County into the "high" community level.

4 years ago

Aaliyah Manon, a student at Liguori Academy, in one of the reading nooks COURTESY CMI AND COMPAS
Community
Billy Penn

Port Richmond school gets a library after years of planning, and students are reading up a storm

Donations are helping Liguori Academy fill up the shelves.

4 years ago

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