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A masked student raises his hand in class.
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Community

Regional Roundup – 8/2/21

Philadelphia public schools grapple with masks under the threat of the delta variant. And, we talk with the director of an acclaimed film making its US premiere at BlackStar.

Air Date: August 2, 2021 10:00 am

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From musical instruments to puzzles and podcast microphones to household tools, Newark Free Library is now offering much more than just books through its
Education

Forget books, this library is lending ukuleles, puzzles, tools, and much more

Newark Free Library offers its “Library of Things” collection, so residents can borrow things like ukuleles, record players, and even a cornhole set.

5 years ago

Students work on assignments during a summer school program
Education

Separated by the pandemic, Delaware schools find ways to bridge the communication gap with parents

Schools in southern Delaware turned to bilingual text messaging apps to keep in contact with Spanish- and Creole-speaking parents.

5 years ago

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Health

Montgomery County accidentally disclosed personal health information in responding to Right-To-Know request

An unredacted version of data was sent in response to a Right-to-Know request regarding to COVID-19 cases and exposure in Montgomery County schools.

5 years ago

(Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Philly schools commit to full return to classrooms, won’t mandate faculty vaccination

District leaders urged communities to be vaccinated before the school year starts as evidence emerges about the delta variant’s greater transmissibility.

5 years ago

The exterior of CHOP in Philadelphia
Health

Pa. coronavirus update: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to mandate vaccines for all employees

While the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia had planned on waiting until the vaccine got “full FDA licensure,” the rising threat of the delta variant upended those plans.

5 years ago

Eric Mendez receives a COVID-19 vaccine shot
Education

Camden City School District offers Pfizer shots to students

The district joins others in the region in getting vaccine doses to eligible students ahead of schools reopening for in-person learning.

5 years ago

File photo: Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite. (Nathaniel Hamilton for WHYY)
Education
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

More should be done to help get Black male students through college, educators say

Survey reveals Black male students have experienced the most challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.

5 years ago

Student listens to a presentation in Health class at Windsor Locks High School
Education

‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to school district’s earlier bell time plan

Tamara Russell, aka P.O.C., hit the streets of Philly to hear how residents are reacting to the school district’s proposed new bell time.

5 years ago

Listen 4:38
Parents gather outside a Central Bucks school board meeting to protest or defend the board’s decision to open schools in the fall without requiring protective face masks. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Tensions over COVID-19 school safety plans boil over in Bucks County

Central Bucks parents and pediatricians clashed Tuesday night over the school district’s plan not to require students, teachers, and staff to wear masks this fall.

5 years ago

Angela McIver’s exit from the city’s school board leaves Mayor Jim Kenney with the task of finding a replacement weeks before the fall semester begins for public school students. (City of Philadelphia / Mayor’s Office)
Education
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

Former Philadelphia school board member Angela McIver addresses sudden resignation, board effectiveness

Angela McIver was one of Mayor Jim Kenney’s picks to sit on Philadelphia’s Board of Education after the state-run School Reform Commission dissolved four years ago.

5 years ago

A masked student raises his hand in class.
Keystone Crossroads
Education

What’s at stake in Pennsylvania’s gubernatorial race? Educators say teaching race, racism in schools

A coalition of Philadelphia educators and politicians are worried that a conservative governor, if elected, could pass anti-critical race theory legislation in Pennsylvania.

5 years ago

Coronavirus test sample
Education

Delaware K-12 students can get weekly rapid antigen COVID-19 tests this fall

Schools that opt into the $15 million initiative won’t have to burden their nursing staff with testing or hire their own outside contractor.

5 years ago

Donna Frisby-Greenwood, center in orange, stands with members of The Fund and Bethune Principal Aliya Cantanch Bradley at the Mary McLeod Bethune School. (Tribune Photo/Abdul R. Sulayman)
Education
The Philadelphia Tribune

President of the Fund for the School District of Philadelphia discusses tenure, accomplishments

Donna Frisby-Greenwood, who is in her sixth year with The Fund, cited significant growth from when she first re-ignited the organization in 2015 until now.

5 years ago

Signing Laura Wooten’s Law to require civics education in New Jersey middle schools. (Gov. Murphy)
Education

N.J. Governor Murphy signs bill requiring civic education in middle school

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill requiring civics to be taught in middle schools starting in the 2022-2023 school year.

5 years ago

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