
Education
The Pennsylvania State Education Association is concerned about the Trump administration's plans to eliminate the Department of Education and its impact on students.
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Listen 1:40The legal action challenges the district’s response to controversy surrounding school board member Bill Formica.
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Listen 0:59AI photos showing girl students with nude bodies roil private school in Pennsylvania
A new Pennsylvania state law that takes effect late next month explicitly criminalizes making or disseminating AI-generated child sexual abuse material.
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What to know about Linda McMahon, Trump’s pick for education secretary
McMahon led the Small Business Administration during Trump's first presidency. Before entering politics, McMahon ran the WWE with her husband Vince McMahon.
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Drexel University lays off 60 employees in face of ‘structural imbalance’ in operating budget
Those laid off make up roughly 1.4% of Drexel’s workforce. In a statement, Drexel said the “difficult decision” was not “made lightly.”
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Listen 0:52Student stabs 2 staffers at Castor Gardens Middle School in Northeast Philadelphia
Police said a 63-year-old woman was stabbed in the left side and was taken to a hospital, and a 31-year-old woman was stabbed in the right arm and refused treatment.
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Some elected leaders, including Mayor Carstarphen and School Advisory Board President Nelson, are urging the state to replace McCombs.
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N.J.’s plan is moving forward to expand free school meals for all children, not just for those from low-income families.
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Listen 1:14A $60 million investment will expand high school and college opportunities for Wilmington students
The multimillion-dollar investment aims to close longstanding gaps for underserved youth and expand higher education opportunities.
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Listen 1:29“I never imagined that anything would be named after me,” Jill Biden said as Del. Tech’s new Student Success Center was dedicated.
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Listen 1:122 selected to serve on Camden’s advisory school board
Derrick Gallashaw and Gabriel Camacho were selected to finish the terms of two positions, including the board’s disgraced former president Wasim Muhammad.
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Jefferson University president sees synergy with growing health system and its insurance firm
The first woman president at Jefferson University is poised to lead the Philadelphia institution into the future.
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Listen 1:19School-related threats in Pa. are on the rise; homicides and violent crime decline
While school-related threats of violence are on the rise this academic year, experts caution that it is too early to determine if this upward trend will continue.
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Listen 1:04The two vacancies were created in the fallout behind the resignation of former president Wasim Muhammad.
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SEPTA continues talks to avert strike, allowing 55K Philly students to have transportation to school
The School District of Philadelphia planned to offer virtual learning to combat staff shortages and low student turnout.
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