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

Feds urge schools to provide COVID-19 shots, info for kids

About 28 million kids ages 5 to 11 are newly eligible for shots now that the Pfizer vaccine is approved for the age group.

5 years ago

Fairfax County Public School buses are lined up at a maintenance facility
Keystone Crossroads
Education

School funding in Pa. is about to go on trial — here’s what you need to know

It’s taken seven years to reach this critical juncture in Pennsylvania’s landmark school funding case. Now, the real arguments begin.

5 years ago

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Masterman teachers protest outside school.
Keystone Crossroads
Education

City Council advances bill to toughen asbestos and mold standards in Philly schools

The city health commissioner says third-party inspections are necessary because public trust has eroded with the district’s handling of school building problems.

5 years ago

At other schools across the country, administrators have started to view school libraries as luxuries that can be cut from school budgets.(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Librarians help students navigate an age of misinformation – but schools are cutting their numbers

School librarians hear the question all the time: Why do we need school libraries and school librarians when students have the internet?

5 years ago

Quinta Brunson is pictured in a screengrab from the pilot of 'Abbott Elementary'
Education
Billy Penn

Underfunded Philly schools are the setting for new Quinta Brunson ABC comedy ‘Abbott Elementary’

The comedian drew on stories from her mother, a longtime Philadelphia public school teacher.

5 years ago

View of an empty classroom
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

With results trickling in, Pa. school board races don’t seem to show a decisive new political narrative

One thing seems clear based on early election returns: Results varied dramatically depending on the underlying politics of a district.

5 years ago

Veronica Joyner speaks from a podium during a press conference
Keystone Crossroads
Community

‘I wish I could promise all my students safe travels, but I can’t’: Philly leaders address gun violence, student safety

Starting Monday, the Philadelphia Police Department is boosting its presence outside 25 school zones in response to growing incidents of gun violence.

5 years ago

The exterior of St. Malachy School
Education
Billy Penn

Recent shootings at Philly schools: What drove city officials to create new plans for student safety

Violence this academic year has felt unrelenting.

5 years ago

Susan Bunting (right) visits the classroom of 2020 Delaware Teacher of the Year Rebecca Vitelli (third from right)
Education

Delaware education chief ends five-year tenure with a legacy of building bridges

Susan Bunting rolled up her sleeves to deal with an array of issues, including a global pandemic and the struggle to improve Wilmington schools.

5 years ago

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The Radnor High School band plays at the Friday night football game on October 22, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Big money is pouring into Pa. school board elections, proxies in wars over COVID and culture

In the wake of widespread virtual classes, candidates for school board are in the last days of the most intense, divisive races they’ve ever seen.

5 years ago

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The dialogue filled several large sheets of paper as attendees brainstormed an ideal Hite replacement
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Philly school board listening to what people think makes up a new superintendent

The listening session at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church was the final opportunity for the public to weigh in on Superintendent William Hite’s replacement.

5 years ago

View of an empty classroom
Real Black History
Education

Educators say teaching Black history truthfully is their goal, not indoctrination

Real Black History takes a look at the controversy around Critical Race Theory and how some teachers are filling in the gap of what their students know about American history.

Air Date: October 29, 2021

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A bus leaves the Midvale depot in Nicetown
Education

Philly schools to remain open if SEPTA strikes

Superintendent William Hite said schools should remain open to provide students with a “sense of community and support services that they need.”

5 years ago

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Education

With safety in mind, schools are getting their bands back together

5 years ago

Even as most students return to learning in the classroom this school year, disruptions to in-person learning, from missing one day because of a late school bus to an entire two weeks at home due to quarantine, remain inevitable as families and educators navigate the ongoing pandemic. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Education

Disruptions to schooling fall hardest on vulnerable students

Those include families without transportation, people with limited income or other financial hardship, people who don’t speak English, and children with special needs.

5 years ago

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