
K-12
Avoid a run on uniforms? Hold off on notebooks? Parents weigh which approach is best as they await decisions on school reopenings.
5 years ago
Listen 1:36Central Pa. city looks to youth for guidance, more equitable future
Reading is inviting teens and young adults to a seat at the decision-making table.
5 years ago
Child care dilemma: Philly parents scrambling to plan for three days a week of virtual school
Across the country, parents are scrambling to figure out child care plans that can accommodate a year, in which school will take place largely outside the classroom.
5 years ago
Listen 2:00Del. coronavirus recovery: Teachers union boss urges caution with school reopening
The state has outlined guidance for three possible scenarios, and Gov. John Carney says he will announce in August which one public schools should follow.
5 years ago
Philly schools plan for fall: Two days a week in-person, everyone wearing masks
The plan calls for students to attend classes in school buildings twice a week and completing the rest of their work online. Some students will attend school four days a week.
5 years ago
Parents, teachers, pediatricians, even kids want in-class school to start this fall if it can be done safely.
Air Date: July 15, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 48:57Masterman alumni issue demands to improve racial equity at selective school
Masterman Alumni for Change (MAfC), an organization that includes graduates from the 1990s to the class of 2020, is asking for more transparency in the admissions process.
5 years ago
Philly teachers endorse ‘hybrid’ school model, but could reverse position
The teachers’ union plan endorses a ‘hybrid’ approach — with classes both online and in-person. But if case counts rise, the union says it could reverse.
5 years ago
Students, teachers march for racial equity reform in Philly schools
Demands include school-based racial and bias training, funding of restorative justice and trauma response practices, and equitable hiring practices.
5 years ago
Nation’s pediatricians walk back support for in-person school
They made it clear that while in-person school provides crucial benefits to children, "Public health agencies must make recommendations based on evidence, not politics."
5 years ago
As Washington reviews its NFL team name, what will Neshaminy schools do?
Years into a tense, costly legal fight, the school district doesn’t have plans to scrap its team name, even as other Pa. schools grapple with the issue.
5 years ago
Pa. coronavirus recovery: Face masks will be required inside all Pa. schools
Students and staff will be required to wear face masks when they return to school, according to new guidelines from the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
5 years ago
Effective anti-racist education requires more diverse teachers, more training
An assistant professor of education at the University of California at Berkeley explains how teacher training and the presence of Black teachers can help reshape education.
5 years ago
Alumni join the call to increase Black and Latinx enrollment and foster anti-racist culture at the selective high school.
5 years ago
Delaware school district approves funding to continue police presence in schools
Leaders in the Christina School District presented a defense of their school resource officers before the board of education approved funding for them.
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