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It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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The exterior of North Georgetown Elementary School
Education

Summer school looks different for teachers and students in Delaware’s Indian River School District

Teachers at the Indian River School District are getting an up-close look at the effects that the coronavirus has had on their students during summer school.

5 years ago

Desks are spaced out in a classroom
Education

Delaware attempts to lighten load of ‘invisible backpack’ many children bring to school

Delaware will require psychologists, counselors, or social workers in every elementary school. The Colonial School District is ahead of the curve.

5 years ago

Listen 2:11
Philadelphia School District headquarters
Education
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

Philadelphia district officials to meet with air quality specialist over new purifiers

Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite and other school officials have agreed to meet with an air quality specialist after he criticized the district’s new purifiers.

5 years ago

Shown is Philadelphia’s Board of Education during a virtual meeting. Angela McIver, left third row, announced her resignation at Thursday’s meeting.  (Johann Calhoun / Chalkbeat)
Education
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

Philadelphia school board member Angela McIver resigns, effective immediately

In 2018, McIver was one of the first nine members Mayor Jim Kenney appointed to the Philadelphia Board of Education.

5 years ago

Superintendent Dr. William Hite. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Education
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

District extends deadline for Philadelphia students opting to repeat a grade

Hite said the district is “continuing to accept forms from families.” Previously, the deadline to submit the paperwork was Thursday.

5 years ago

School District of Philadelphia Chief Operating Officer Reggie McNeil points to the district’s new air and surface purifiers. Thursday’s announcement was made at Juniata Park Academy in the lower Northeast. (Johann Calhoun / Chalkbeat)
Education
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

No more window fans: District unveils air and surface purifiers for Philadelphia classrooms

Superintendent William Hite announced Thursday that all classrooms will have air and surface purifiers when school starts in the fall.

5 years ago

Students settle in at their desks
Courts & Law

N.J. parents sue Gov. Murphy over mask mandate

A federal lawsuit claims forcing children to wear masks in schools is unconstitutional, and impedes learning.

5 years ago

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

Pa. private schools saw enrollment dip during pandemic, despite in-person options

Area private schools swung open their doors last school year. But that didn’t draw droves of families, data shows.

5 years ago

Cam Anthony, winner of The Voice, performed at the 2021 Wawa Welcome America July 4th Philly Concert. (Instagram.com/therealcamanthony)
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Regional Roundup – 07/12/21

PA students can repeat the school year. And, the Paralympics are coming up - what does accessibility mean for the disabled community? Plus, The Voice winner Cam Anthony!

Air Date: July 12, 2021

Listen 49:22
Bryce Dershem holds up his graduation cap, which features a fist on top of a trans pride flag
Education

N.J. principal’s attempt to censor queer valedictorian exposes gaps in how educators treat LGBTQ students

The incident has prompted questions about the legality, or at least the wisdom, of an administrator stopping a student speech celebrating diversity in 2021.

5 years ago

Families stand in line at Philadelphia School District headquarters to pick up Chromebooks ahead of the start of the school year in September 2020. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Philly schools finalize new bell schedule running counter to doctors; principals feel blindsided

Most high schools will start at 7:30 a.m., and middle schools and elementary schools will start at either 8:15 a.m. or 9 a.m — the opposite of what’s recommended.

5 years ago

Desks are spaced apart in a classroom
Keystone Crossroads
Health

As CDC relaxes COVID rules, Philly schools double down on reopening plan

Philadelphia District and union officials voiced support for a full reopening under new CDC recommendations that distancing shouldn’t be a barrier for bringing students back.

5 years ago

Before Philadelphia’s City Hall, plaintiffs and their attorneys celebrate an earlier court ruling allowing their fair funding case to proceed. (Darryl Murphy / The Notebook)
Education
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

In landmark school funding case, Pennsylvania lawmakers try to block evidence of racial disparities

The Pa. GOP wants to block evidence that Pennsylvania’s Black and Hispanic students fare worse on traditional measures of academic achievement than their white peers.

5 years ago

White supremacists marched through Philadelphia
Radio Times

White supremacists march in Philly and the critical race theory debate

We talk with an activist who documented a white supremacist march through Philadelphia and the violence that erupted. Then, why critical race theory has been politicized.

Air Date: July 9, 2021 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
Looking out at the Philadelphia skyline from the Allegheny SEPTA station
Keystone Crossroads
Community

New SEPTA cards for Philly students; district plan for fall yet to be finalized

The cards are free for students in 7th grade and up who take the trolley, bus, or subway to school, with a max of eight uses per day.

5 years ago

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