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Climate One is a one-hour weekly public radio program about energy, economy and the environment from Climate One at the Commonwealth Club of California. Each week listeners will get a candid discussion among climate scientists, policy makers, activists and concerned citizens, hosted by Climate One founder Greg Dalton.

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Pennsylvania state Rep. Chris Rabb speaks at a rally in July 2018 (Rachel Wisniewski for WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
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Democratic legislators say fixing school funding is a moral imperative

The opportunity gaps in Pennsylvania between rich and poor, black and white, are among the highest in the nation.

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Cheerleaders perform at a Neshaminy Redskins basketball game on Jan. 15, 2019. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Racial slur or point of pride? Why the debate over the Neshaminy ‘Redskins’ persists

Why has the Neshaminy School District in Bucks County refused to give up a decades-old nickname for its sports teams that many consider to be a racial slur?

Air Date: January 24, 2019

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The state Capitol building in Harrisburg. (Tom Downing/WITF)
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New education leaders in Pa. Legislature seek to reduce role of state tests, increase accountability for cyber charters

There’s new blood leading Pennsylvania’s House and Senate Education Committees. Both chairmen talked about the upcoming legislative session.

3 years ago

The Tamaqua School Board voted to temporarily suspend a policy that allows some school staff to carry firearms in classrooms anonymously. (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
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Pa. school board punts on policy to allow teachers to carry guns

The board approved the policy in September, making it the first district in Pennsylvania to sanction armed teachers. The teachers union quickly sued, followed by parents.

3 years ago

School board member Nicholas Boyle, 29, believes arming an anonymous, rotating slate of teachers is a cost effective way to save lives in case of a school shooting. (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
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Proposal to arm teachers in Tamaqua to get postponement vote

Following lawsuits, the Tamaqua School Board will vote Tuesday night on whether to suspend a policy that allows some school staff to carry guns anonymously.

3 years ago

Joe Egan, right, a representative of The Buckeye Firearm Foundation, at a Tamaqua School Board meeting in November 2018. Board member Nicholas Boyle, left, and School Board President Larry Wittig, confer with him. (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
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Officials vote to postpone policy to arm teachers

School board members in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania have voted to postpone a policy allowing teachers to carry guns in school.

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School District of Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite praises principals who earned high scores in a district evaluation in this file photo from 2017. (WHYY staff)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Principal turnover highest in Pa. cities, study says, and school leaders may be getting whiter, too

A new report reveals five eye-raising trends among school principals related to turnover, age, race, geography and more.

3 years ago

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New Jersey appeals court strikes down current PARCC test as graduation requirement

A New Jersey court rules the state can’t require students to pass the PARCC test to graduate high school. The ruling comes as Gov. Phil Murphy is scaling back use of the test.

3 years ago

This July 18, 2018, photo shows a display of back to school backpacks in a Target store in Pittsburgh. (Gene J. Puskar / The Associated Press)
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What the average classroom teacher earns in every Pa. public school district

The highest salaries were in two Pennsylvania counties: Bucks and Montgomery.

3 years ago

Princess Hill struggled through an unstable upbringing to make it to West Chester University, where she's helped by the Promise Program. (Avi Wolfman-Arent/Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
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Homeless for the holidays: Some colleges keep needy students on campus

Colleges are becoming more sensitive to the needs of students who lack stable housing.

3 years ago

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A vacant classroom at Lankenau High School in Philadelphia.
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Pa. school districts may be undercounting homeless students, report says

Across the country, public schools are required to identify and support students experiencing homelessness. But a new report finds that many Pa. schools may be undercounting.

3 years ago

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Middle school students change classes in Philadelphia. (Jessica Kourkounis/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
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Juvenile court judges waking up to trauma’s effect on kids

If one is looking for the most traumatized youths in Philadelphia, a good starting place might be the cou ...

3 years ago

This 2014 photo shows students at Carver High School in Philadelphia stopping in the hall to photograph a poster detailing the new state rankings that place their school at No. 2 in the district. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
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Pennsylvania ditches school scoring, but will parents?

Pa. wants to shed labels and reduce the importance of test scores with its new accountability tool. But will it alienate parents in the process?

3 years ago

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Keystone Crossroads
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Pennsylvania’s new list of struggling schools looks beyond usual suspects

Pennsylvania has a new list of struggling schools that includes those underserving students in subgroups such as English language learner and special education.

3 years ago

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Sharif El-Mekki, principal of Mastery Shoemaker Elementary in Philadelphia, founded a group that seeks to boost the number of black male educators. Here he stands at the entrance to the school with students Essi Gasonu (left) and Bryce Thompson.
The Why
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As their numbers drop in Philly, a look at why black teachers matter

Studies show that when black students benefit from being taught by people who look like them. Yet the number of black teachers in Philly is on the decline. Why?

Air Date: December 12, 2018

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