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SEPTA police said the suspects involved in a violent assault involving students on the Broad Street Line are multiple charges, including ethnic intimidation. (6abc)
Courts & Law

Philly DA files charges against teens for attack of Asian students on SEPTA train

Philadelphia’s District Attorney filed charges against four teens, a day after a racist attack against Asian high school students on the Broad Street Line.

5 years ago

The exterior of The Pennsylvania Capitol
Education
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

‘We’re broke’: At funding trial, educators say they’re doing their best with less

Plaintiffs say thousands of Pennsylvania students are being denied their basic right to a quality education because of inadequate and unfairly distributed state funds.

5 years ago

A look at the history of vaccines in schools. (LA Johnson/NPR)
NPR
Education

Should schools require the COVID vaccine? Many experts say it’s too soon

5 years ago

File photo: In this Thursday, March 11, 2021 file photo, desks are arranged in a classroom at an elementary school in Nesquehoning, Pa
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Teacher tearfully testifies about poor, outdated resources as Pa. funding trial continues

A key question in the case before Commonwealth Court is what, exactly, a “thorough and efficient” system of education entails.

5 years ago

Many school districts across Pennsylvania returned to in-person classes 5 days a week. (Johnny Perez-Gonzalez/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Amid stable COVID rates, Pa. school officials tout success of reopening

So far, school reopenings in Pennsylvania haven’t triggered a wave of COVID cases or hospitalizations.

5 years ago

Students at Central Bucks High School South are being dismissed early Tuesday following an earlier lockdown and police activity at the building. (6abc)
Community

Central Bucks High School South students dismissed early amid police activity

School officials say it all began around 8:40 a.m. when information was received about two separate threats made to the school.

5 years ago

Panther Valley High School (Facebook)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

‘75 kindergartners, one toilet’: Witness testimony begins in landmark Pa. school funding trial

Plaintiffs argue the state has so badly underfunded public schools and failed to close spending gaps among districts that it violates its own constitution.

5 years ago

William Hite speaks from a podium
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Superintendent William Hite may have saved Philly schools. Was it enough?

Hite’s decade-long tenure tells us a lot about the evolution of the school reform movement, shifts in Philly politics, and the merits of an above-the-fray leadership style.

5 years ago

Listen 5:39
Sean Hughes (Lower Merion High School)
Education
6abc

Lower Merion mourns loss of beloved high school principal

One person left a note that said "Character Counts," on his window.

5 years ago

Delaware County Courthouse (Google Maps)
Urban Planning

Delco challenges tax-exempt properties, says school districts are shortchanged millions

Each of the properties of concern are owned by municipalities but are said to have for-profit businesses operating on the premises.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania public school students change classes. (Photo by Jessica Kourkounis)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Pa. school funding trial kicks off with competing visions of ‘thorough and efficient’

The plaintiffs — six school districts, four parents, and two statewide organizations — argue state funding for schools is inadequate, inequitable, and illegal.

5 years ago

Listen 4:42
Lawn signs are pictured for school board candidates
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Red wave on school issues? Results of PAC-funded board races in Philly suburbs say not this year

A closer look at the 2021 school board results in the vastly influential Philadelphia suburbs challenges any decisive electoral storyline.

5 years ago

Listen 4:57
In this November 2021 photo, students and staff at Odessa High School near Middletown are wearing mandated masks. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Education

Amid declining cases and opposition to masks, Gov. Carney hints at ending Delaware school mandate in February

The school mask requirement was extended until February 8. One foe says they cause “an epidemic of anxiety, depression and fear in our children."

5 years ago

The exterior of the Glen Mills Schools
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Glen Mills Schools wants to reopen with a new name following decades of abuse allegations

Pennsylvania shuttered the nation’s oldest reformatory school in Delaware County after decades of abuse allegations came to light. Now, it appears to be attempting to reopen.

5 years ago

Desks are spaced apart in a classroom
Community
6abc

Central Bucks School Board accused of allowing hate speech during public comment

Silvi Haldipur went to Tuesday night's Central Bucks School District school board meeting to share some positivity, but what she heard horrified her.

5 years ago

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