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Ednalieze Figueroa, 5, who attends Wiggins School in Camden, protests the closure of her school on Fabruary 6, 2021 with an assist from activist Victoria Pellot.  (April Saul for WHYY)
Education

Three more Camden schools to close, officials announce

Harry C. Sharp Elementary, Cramer Elementary, and Ulysses Wiggins schools will be shuttered come fall. A fourth school, Yorkship Family, will be repaired.

3 days ago

Members of Juntos rally in front of the Philadelphia schools administration building calling for the district to support immigrant students and their families. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Immigrant activists want Philly teachers trained on dealing with ICE

An immigrant rights group says Philly teachers and staff don’t know what to do should immigration enforcement ask for information on students. They’re trying to change that.

1 week ago

Principal Andrea Surratt at work in her office at E. W. Rhodes Elementary School in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Education

‘This constant wheel’: Philly educators fight to bring truant students back into the fold

In a disconnected world, principals find themselves fighting harder to keep their tenuous ties to families on the fringe.

2 weeks ago

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Families stand in line at Philadelphia School District headquarters to pick up Chromebooks ahead of the start of the school year in September 2020. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Education

Return to in-person school in Philly delayed again, mediation results expected Monday

The weeks-long conflict between the School District of Philadelphia and its teachers union is said to be nearing a conclusion.

2 weeks ago

Nicole Miller is a teacher at the William Penn school district in Delaware County, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

‘Difficult to split yourself’: Philly area educators on the pros and cons of hybrid learning

While the health implications of restarting classroom learning has been the subject of intense debate, the effectiveness of hybrid education has garnered less attention.

2 weeks ago

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Benjamin Franklin High School located on North Broad Street. The school was forced to close in 2019 due to exposed asbestos. (Nathaniel Hamilton for WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. Dems push for school infrastructure to be priority in next federal stimulus

They say schools need an influx to remediate asbestos and lead, make electric and plumbing repairs and do other needed maintenance work.

2 weeks ago

School District of Philadelphia Superintendent Dr. William Hite (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Education

City Council grills Hite on reopening as return to classrooms stuck in limbo

City councilmembers pressed School District of Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite on issues of public trust during a hearing Wednesday.

3 weeks ago

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An empty classroom in Philadelphia.
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Philly schools delay reopening amid stalled dispute with teachers union

The decision comes amid a dispute with the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, which opposes returning to buildings until all inoculated against COVID-19.

3 weeks ago

A socially distanced classroom at George W. Nebinger School in South Philadelphia. (Avi Wolfman-Arent / WHYY)
Education

As mediator decision looms, Philly school officials try to quell reopening fears

The superintendent argued that students need more academic and social support, citing data showing that younger kids aren’t making expected progress.

4 weeks ago

At a Feb. 10 protest of school closures outside Wiggins Elementary School in Camden, public school advocate Gary Frazier confronts Camden School Superintendent Katrina McCombs as McCombs tries to leave after touring the school. (April Saul/WHYY)
Education

Emotions reach a fever pitch as protesters surround Camden superintendent and demand no school closures

Camden School Superintendent Katrina McCombs was leaving Wiggins Elementary when she was ambushed by public school advocates protesting the closures on Wednesday.

4 weeks ago

Teachers gather outside Samuel Gompers School in Philadelphia to protest the district's plan to reopen classrooms for 9,000 pre-K to second grade students.
Education
Broke in Philly

Child welfare nonprofits in Philly call for teachers to return to classrooms

The coalition argues that schools can be reopened safely this month, but teachers must heed the district’s call to return in order to begin that process.

4 weeks ago

A COVID-19 vaccination site is set up at the Pennsylvania Convention Center
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Philadelphia partners with CHOP to vaccinate educators at pop-up clinics

The announcement comes as the Philadelphia teachers union has staged a citywide protest against the school district for its attempt to bring some teachers back into buildings.

4 weeks ago

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, speaks during a White House briefing on the Biden administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Image from video/AP)
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Education

Should schools reopen if teachers aren’t yet vaccinated? CDC will soon weigh in

The federal government plans to release new guidance next week about how to safely reopen schools in the midst of the pandemic.

1 month ago

State Sen. Tizzy Lockman heads the Redding Consortium looking at ways to improve upstate schools. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Education

‘We need help’: Task force demands better funding for some of Del. youngest students

The Redding Consortium for Educational Equity is out with a list of priorities members say will help improve outcomes for students in high-poverty schools.

1 month ago

A young student attends virtual school from his home
Education

Philly’s youngest students are suffering the most academically, new data shows

The data compares test scores from before the pandemic to test scores from early fall. And it paints a troubling picture for kids in early grades.

1 month ago

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