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Physically distanced, and with protective partitions, students work on an art project during class
NPR
Education

Kids are losing school days to quarantines. Here’s a way to keep them in classrooms

Test-to-stay policies could help keep students in in-person school. But amid a national shortage, rapid tests can be hard to come by, and the practice isn't common.

5 years ago

A marker on the floor of a school hallway reminds students to physically distance.
Education
Spotlight PA

Many Pa. school districts are passing up free coronavirus testing even after a rise in cases

Officials offered different reasons for the lack of participation, including fear of finding too many cases and simply being too overwhelmed by a chaotic start to the year.

5 years ago

Diego Elías of Peru (in black) plays against Mohamed el Shorbagy of Egypt (in blue), in the US Open for squash at the new Arlen Spector Squash Center on the campus of Drexel University
Community

U.S. Squash finds a new home in Philly with plans to create a public school league

With its large new facility at Drexel University, U.S. Squash said it plans to do community outreach to draw young people into the sport.

5 years ago

Keisha Wilkins gazes out the window
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Some kids ‘don’t come back’: One Philly school grapples with gun violence

Twice in the past year at Martin Luther King High School in Philadelphia, students haven’t returned.

5 years ago

Kids sit at their desks in school
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Philly centralizes admissions process for magnet schools to increase student diversity

The changes are part of the School District of Philadelphia’s effort to make the admissions process more equitable and to increase student diversity.

5 years ago

A shortage of school bus drivers in some communities across the country is causing headaches for school districts this fall. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Radio Times
Community

Regional Roundup – 10/4/21

Is the school bus driver shortage getting any better? With long wait times for testing and licenses, and more families driving kids to school every day - experts hope it is.

Air Date: October 4, 2021 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
Ghealze Bernstein works with preschool students at Children's Playhouse Whitman in South Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Education

Underlying all the labor shortages? A ‘crisis’ in the child care sector creating a vicious cycle for working parents

With thousands of fewer child care spots for kids, many parents trying to rejoin the workforce or being pulled back to offices are being stymied.

5 years ago

Listen 3:23
Rows of school buses
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Pennsylvania recruiting school bus drivers, paying parents amid ongoing shortage

The number of licensed school bus drivers in the state has dropped 4% since 2017.

5 years ago

Christian Harrison talks to DJ Matthew Law
Education
The Philadelphia Tribune

Philly students explore the art of DJing through school district program

The DJ program provides students from the School District of Philadelphia with professional-grade equipment and the opportunity to learn and enhance their skills.

5 years ago

Carnell students and parents entering the schoolyard on Thursday.
Keystone Crossroads
Education

‘We don’t have basic resources’: Philly parents share concerns about start of school year

At a virtual meeting Tuesday night, parents discussed the rocky start of the 2021-2022 school year.

5 years ago

Superintendent William Hite greets students while wearing a face mask
Education
Billy Penn

Superintendent Hite is stepping down: It’s been a tumultuous decade for Philly schools

The search for his replacement will kick off with community listening sessions.

5 years ago

Students wear face masks outside of their school in Philly
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Mask opt-out legislation clears Pa. Senate committee

The bill would hand the ultimate decision on masking at school to parents and guardians.

5 years ago

Maria Mirkovic works with some of her third graders in her classroom
Education

Delaware to require teachers, school staff to get vaxxed or face weekly tests

Teachers will no longer be exempted from Delaware’s mandate for all state workers to get their COVID-19 vaccine or submit to weekly testing.

5 years ago

William Hite speaks from a podium
Education
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

Hite will leave superintendent post after nearly 10 years at the helm of Philadelphia schools

Superintendent William Hite will leave the top post in Philadelphia public schools next year, choosing not to renew his contract after nearly a decade in the job.

5 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf speaking about the importance of mask mandates in schools, in Norristown, Pa. on September 8, 2021. (Office of Gov. Wolf)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Measure on masking in youth sports clears Pa. House committee

The legislation gives school districts the authority to decide whether student athletes must wear masks while playing sports.

5 years ago

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