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A view of the central Pennsylvania campus of the nation’s wealthiest school, the Milton Hershey School. (Dan Gleiter/PennLive)
Education
Spotlight PA

How the state’s richest charity spends its money: The Milton Hershey School, by the numbers

With $17.4 billion in assets, the Milton Hershey School is the wealthiest K-12 school in the U.S.

5 years ago

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Radio Times
Education

High School Grads Roundtable

High school graduates share their stories of triumph and excitement as they look to the future.

Air Date: June 25, 2021 10:00 am

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A sign outside Lovett notes that free meals are available for kids during the summer.
Health

City of Philadelphia offers free meals for kids at over 500 sites this summer

The City of Philadelphia, along with partners, is supporting over 500 meal sites to give free and healthy meals to the city's children and youth.

5 years ago

Armando Ortez, a rising senior at Northeast, and Rebecca Allen, a rising junior at Central, will begin serving as Student Board Reps for the 2021-22 school year. (Philadelphia Board of Education)
Education

Two new student reps join Philly school board as nonvoting members

Rebecca Allen and Armando Ortez are joining on the heels of a tumultuous school year.

5 years ago

Philadelphia City Councilmember-at-large Helen Gym. (Courtesy of Philadelphia City Council)
Politics & Policy

Councilmember Helen Gym amongst those arrested as state budget deal inches closer to finish line

A group including Philadelphia at-large Councilwoman Helen Gym demonstrated outside the Senate to demand that extra funds be spent on underfunded and underperforming schools.

5 years ago

A view of the exterior of the U.S. Supreme Court building on a sunny day.
Radio Times
Education

Can schools discipline students for off-campus speech?

A curse-filled Snapchat rant got Pa. cheerleader Brandi Levy suspended from her high school team. We'll talk about the case before the Supreme Court about student free speech.

Air Date: June 22, 2021 10:00 am

Listen 49:29
The exterior of John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls’ High School
Education

Philly nonprofit hopes to open a new all-girls high school to replace Hallahan

Hallahan closed in June due to declining enrollment and financial woes. The Center City Girls’ Academy could replace it as early as September.

5 years ago

In a screenshot from Zoom, Souderton School Board President Ken Keith speaks at a school board meeting
Community

The national argument over critical race theory reaches Souderton school district

For more than three hours, in person and on Zoom, parents on both sides emotionally addressed the issues before Montco’s Souderton Area School Board.

5 years ago

Philadelphia City Councilmember Helen Gym. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

After abuses at residential facilities, Philly to create new youth ombudsperson office

Philadelphia will create a new youth ombudsperson office designed to advocate for vulnerable young people in group homes and other residential facilities.

5 years ago

Bessie Cunningham, 99, was involved in the Berwyn School Strike in the 1930s. The strike is hailed as helping to lay the groundwork for Brown v. Board of Education. (Cunningham family)
Education
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

Suburban Philadelphia district’s equity initiative provokes anger over critical race theory

Tredyffrin-Easttown was the site of historic segregation fight.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney sits in on a preschool class at Little Learners Literacy Academy in South Philadelphia in 2016. Pre-K expansion was one of Kenney's top campaign promises. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

After five years, advocates praise Philly pre-K, blame tax opponents for missed enrollment targets

It’s been five years since Philadelphia expanded its pre-K program, funded by a controversial tax on sweetened beverages. Why has it fallen short?

5 years ago

A closeup of of a school bus
Education

From diesel to electric, Philly schools invest in clean transportation

The district hopes to replace 4% of its bus fleet with electric buses every year, eventually bringing the total to 20% electric.

5 years ago

The exterior of Benjamin Franklin High School
Politics & Policy

‘No more excuses’: Pa. Dems want to use stimulus to fix crumbling schools

Pa. is expected to have a $3 billion budget surplus and more than $7 billion from the American Rescue Plan. Democrats want to use that money to repair schools.

5 years ago

Richard Gordon, principal of Paul Robeson High School, consoles Tawanda Robinson, mother of David Williams, who was gunned down in 2020. Williams was set to graduate this year. (Johann Calhoun / Chalkbeat)
Education
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

This star Philadelphia principal urges graduates to ‘rebuild the world’ in their vision

Last year, Richard Gordon, who is now the principal of Paul Robeson High School for Human Services in West Philadelphia, was named the National Principal of the Year.

5 years ago

Micaiah Levy, 22, is a 2021 graduate of Drexel University. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Loss, healing, resistance, and hope: 5 recent grads reflect on a turbulent year

Along with the trauma and isolation of this past year, some students also found a new, and urgent, sense of community.

5 years ago

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