
K-12
White House announces $10 billion for COVID-19 testing in schools
The new funds will enable K-12 schools to ramp up screening testing, which can "identify asymptomatic disease and prevent clusters before they start."
4 years ago
Philly’s homicide crisis through a year of virtual school: A memorial to three student lives lost
In this edition of Schooled, we are telling the stories of three students who were killed in the past year during the nation’s other public health crisis: gun violence.
Air Date: March 18, 2021
Listen 34:55Philly elementary school temporarily cancels in-person classes due to COVID
Mayfair Elementary will close Thursday until April 1 due to “multiple positive COVID-19 cases,” according to a letter sent by the school principal.
4 years ago
The COVID year: A single mom’s fight to keep her kids in school and her family together
A year ago, Tiffani Szabara was managing a restaurant and living a stable life with her four kids in a middle-class suburb. Then COVID struck.
4 years ago
Listen 5:04Philly school district gives parents another chance to opt for in-person learning
Children in pre-kindergarten through 2nd grade will come back for two days of in-person instruction a week, joining young children at 102 other schools.
4 years ago
‘It’s like a dystopian version of school’: A day at Philadelphia’s Richard Wright Elementary
For the students who came on Thursday, all in kindergarten, it was their first day ever of in-person school, and the only normal they know.
4 years ago
Gov. Wolf vows all vaccine-eligible Pa. residents will get appointment for jab by end of March
The state’s vaccination supply is increasing to help meet Wolf’s goal. State officials are also helping counties set up clinics and mass-vaccination sites.
4 years ago
A flood of money is coming to local schools: How should they spend it?
Billions will flow into districts across Pennsylvania, and they’ll have to spend it quickly. That creates critical questions for school leaders.
4 years ago
Recreating Willingboro IV: The future of school and education
Willingboro Public Schools Superintendent Neely Hackett was among the panelists who discussed the highs and lows of virtual learning and what’s next for the district.
4 years ago
As students return to classrooms, Philly officials announce new list of school openings
“Although the pandemic is far from over, beginning to welcome our students back … is a little bit of a light at the end of the tunnel,” said Superintendent William Hite.
4 years ago
On first day back in classrooms for Philly students, a mix of excitement and fear
The School District of Philadelphia is reopening for about 2,600 pre-K through second graders — the first time students are back in classrooms since last March.
4 years ago
Three more Camden schools to close, officials announce
Harry C. Sharp Elementary, Cramer Elementary, and Ulysses Wiggins schools will be shuttered come fall. A fourth school, Yorkship Family, will be repaired.
4 years ago
As schools reopen, popular ‘PE with Joe’ online exercise class goes bye-bye
"PE With Joe" has gotten more than 100 million views on YouTube in the past year. That's in part because parents liked the workout as much as their kids.
4 years ago
Philadelphia board rejects five charter school proposals
The Philadelphia Board of Education has not approved a new charter school since taking over its governance when the district was returned to local control in 2018.
4 years ago
Pa. coronavirus update: State to open 30 vaccine clinics for school staff; Penn Relays canceled
Pa. plans to operate nearly 30 COVID-19 vaccination clinics to inoculate school teachers and support staff, including bus drivers and cafeteria workers.
4 years ago