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An illustration of a teacher wearing a face mask in a classroom.
NPR
Education

After a year of remote classes, teachers are meeting students for the first time

As schools reopen — either fully or for hybrid learning — teachers are getting the chance to meet their students face-to-face.

6 years ago

Philadelphia schools Superintendant William Hite (center) is joined by (from left) Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson and Mayor Jim Kenney during a press conference at Tilden Middle School, where hundreds of bagged meals were prepared for students on March 16, 2020. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Education

Philadelphia will use federal relief money on building repair, academic recovery, and dealing with trauma

Superintendent William Hite called the money “unprecedented,” but he and other officials cautioned that the district is limited in what it can do with the funds.

6 years ago

Physically distanced, and with protective partitions, students work on an art project during class
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Philly schools to welcome more students back to classrooms in late April

Between April 6 and April 13, qualifying families can select the in-person option for their children or choose to remain fully virtual.

6 years ago

An illustration of students sitting on opposite sides of a laptop, looking at their phones.
NPR
Education

New data highlights disparities in students learning in person

The first federal survey on school reopening shows racial and geographic differences in participation in full-time, in-person learning.

6 years ago

Desks are spaced apart ahead of planned in-person learning at Nebinger Elementary School
Keystone Crossroads
Education

22 more Philly elementary schools to re-open next month

Children in pre-K through second grade will be welcomed back to classrooms for two days a week, joining students at 133 other schools that have reopened since March.

6 years ago

School concept. Back to school, School classroom with empty school chairs and tables, classroom without students, School supplies on blackboard, School of Schoolchild and student education.
Education

Delaware considers closing loophole that prevented removal of school board member charged with child sex crimes

The sponsor is a retired teacher who was shocked that Ronnie Williams could remain on the Colonial school board after being charged with raping two boys.

6 years ago

Kids at Today’s Child day care
Keystone Crossroads
Money

What the new child tax credit means for you

One of the biggest changes in the new stimulus is an expanded tax credit for families with kids. Here’s what it would mean for you.

6 years ago

In this March 18, 2021, file photo, students in teacher Christopher Duggan's science class clean their work areas at the end of class at Windsor Locks High School in Windsor Locks, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Education

CDC changes school guidance, allowing desks to be closer

The revised COVID-19 recommendations represent a turn away from the 6-foot standard that has forced some schools to remove desks and stagger scheduling.

6 years ago

A student gives her coronavirus swab to Helenann Civian
NPR
Education

White House announces $10 billion for COVID-19 testing in schools

The new funds will enable K-12 schools to ramp up screening testing, which can "identify asymptomatic disease and prevent clusters before they start."

6 years ago

David Williams was shot and killed in Southwest Philadelphia in May 2020. On Valentine's Day 2021, which would have been his 19th birthday, friends and family gathered at his grave in Lansdowne. (Emily Rizzo for WHYY)
Schooled
Education

Philly’s homicide crisis through a year of virtual school: A memorial to three student lives lost

In this edition of Schooled, we are telling the stories of three students who were killed in the past year during the nation’s other public health crisis: gun violence.

Air Date: March 18, 2021

Listen 34:55
Mayfair Elementary School (Google Maps)
Education

Philly elementary school temporarily cancels in-person classes due to COVID

Mayfair Elementary will close Thursday until April 1 due to “multiple positive COVID-19 cases,” according to a letter sent by the school principal.

6 years ago

Tiffani Szabara and her daughter Cadence
Education

The COVID year: A single mom’s fight to keep her kids in school and her family together

A year ago, Tiffani Szabara was managing a restaurant and living a stable life with her four kids in a middle-class suburb. Then COVID struck.

6 years ago

Listen 5:04
A parent holds their child's hand as they walk to school
Education

Philly school district gives parents another chance to opt for in-person learning

Children in pre-kindergarten through 2nd grade will come back for two days of in-person instruction a week, joining young children at 102 other schools.

6 years ago

Climate specialist Charles Brown gets students back to class after recess at Richard Wright Elementary School in North Philadelphia. (Dale Mezzacappa/Chalkbeat Philadelphia)
Education

‘It’s like a dystopian version of school’: A day at Philadelphia’s Richard Wright Elementary

For the students who came on Thursday, all in kindergarten, it was their first day ever of in-person school, and the only normal they know.

6 years ago

Tiffany Husak receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic
Health

Gov. Wolf vows all vaccine-eligible Pa. residents will get appointment for jab by end of March

The state’s vaccination supply is increasing to help meet Wolf’s goal. State officials are also helping counties set up clinics and mass-vaccination sites.

6 years ago

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