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Emma-Lynn Melvin smiles in the rain garden
Environment
K-12
Philadelphia
Sustainability

Schoolyards in Philly will get rain gardens thanks to a federal grant

The Nature Conservancy wants to prevent stormwater runoff from schoolyards by building rain gardens that also provide relief from the heat.

3 months ago

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Hamilton Hall at University of the Arts
Higher Education
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

UArts files for bankruptcy after Temple merger talks collapse

The shuttered university reportedly owes creditors more than $50 million.

4 months ago

Wasim Muhammad looking on as people call on him to step down from the Camden City School District Advisory Board.
K-12
New Jersey

Camden School Advisory Board president resigns following repeated calls to step down

Muhammad sent his resignation to state-appointed Camden City School District Superintendent Katrina T. McCombs.

4 months ago

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Lackawanna College building
Higher Education
Pennsylvania

Pa. ranked 2nd among nation’s top destinations for freshman out-of-state college students, survey says

About 21,000 freshman students move to the state for college each year, according to data from the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania.

4 months ago

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Wissahickon High School
Gun Violence
K-12
New Jersey

Lower Gwynedd Police investigating bullet and shell casing found at Wissahickon High School

In an unrelated incident, school administrators found a shell casing in a student’s pocket. All students and staff are safe. Law enforcement is conducting an investigation.

4 months ago

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In 2023, the School District of Philadelphia announced that Frankford High School was expected to remain closed the following school year due to damaged asbestos. (6abc)
PlanPhilly
K-12
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Public Health

‘They should be able to breathe clean air’: Pa. spends $75 million to fix lead, asbestos and mold in schools

Of the districts receiving money, the School District of Philadelphia, where damaged asbestos has repeatedly shuttered schools, received the maximum grant amount.

4 months ago

students leaving school
Elections
K-12
Philadelphia

McCall Elementary School will close early ahead of Tuesday’s presidential debate at the National Constitution Center

McCall students will have lunch before the 12:39 p.m. dismissal, and any after-school programming or activities will be canceled.

4 months ago

Construction site
Animals
Higher Education
New Jersey

The last beam is in place at New Jersey’s first veterinary school on Rowan University’s campus

Officials signed the final beam 11 months before the Shreiber School of Veterinary Medicine welcomes its first class.

4 months ago

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Truly Heft wearing a white graduation robe
Innovation
K-12
Kids
Pennsylvania

AI-powered computer software helps student with dyslexia

Dysolve AI, an artificial intelligence–powered software program, can help children with dyslexia improve their reading skills.

4 months ago

Rutgers athletic director Pat Hobbs
Higher Education
New Jersey
Sports

Rutgers orders investigation of gymnastics program following allegations of abuse by coach

Rutgers has hired a law firm to conduct an investigation into athlete allegations of bullying, favoritism and revenge by the coach of the gymnastics program.

4 months ago

ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter school junior, Jostyn Polanco, shows off the root of a black simpson lettuce planted only a week before, at the school’s hydroponic greenhouse on September 6, 2024. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Environment
Food & Drink
K-12
Philadelphia
Sustainability

North Philly charter school powers up its culinary program with solar

The new off-grid solar array runs an aquaponics system in a greenhouse where students will learn to raise fish and grow vegetables.

4 months ago

Wasim Muhammad looking on as people call on him to step down from the Camden City School District Advisory Board.
K-12
New Jersey

Camden School District superintendent calls on Wasim Muhammad to step down

State District Superintendent Katrina McCombs called on the school advisory board president to step down following public outcry over a lawsuit that cost $2 million.

4 months ago

File photo: Water fountains at a Philadelphia charter school in 2019 are turned off because of lead in the plumbing. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Infrastructure
K-12
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

Pennsylvania law allows schools to skip lead testing, report says

PennEnvironment says school districts skip lead testing, don’t test all of their outlets and, in some cases, fail to report test results.

4 months ago

Sara Nović at a table
Books
K-12
Philadelphia

Right2Read Philly campaign reaches 100,000 families this summer

The summer reading campaign was celebrated with an Aug. 29 event at Franklin Square that featured a book giveaway, a sing-along and double Dutch jump rope.

4 months ago

School District of Philadelphia headquarters
K-12
Philadelphia

Registration opens to give Philly adults a second chance to earn high school diploma

The School District of Philadelphia announced that it will offer students of any age the opportunity to earn a high school diploma for free. Registration opens on September 3.

4 months ago

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