K-12
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
High school graduates share their stories of triumph and excitement as they look to the future.
Air Date: June 25, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:49City 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
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
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
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 49:29Philly 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
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
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
Suburban Philadelphia district’s equity initiative provokes anger over critical race theory
Tredyffrin-Easttown was the site of historic segregation fight.
5 years ago
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
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
‘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
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
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.
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