
Education: The Lasting Effects of the 2013 School Closures
Ten years after the School District of Philadelphia closed 24 public schools, the impact looms large. [continue reading…]
Ten years after the School District of Philadelphia closed 24 public schools, the impact looms large. [continue reading…]
Schools closed in 2013 have been reborn as schools. [continue reading…]
Plymouth Whitmarsh High School prioritizes the health of its students, especially their hearts. With multiple AEDs around the school, the medical and athletic staff are entirely prepared to save anyone who might suffer a cardiac arrest. [continue reading…]
Heal The Hurt and Value Young Lives [continue reading…]
A teacher shares her journey of educating students with visible impairments and other disibilities in the Overbrook School For The Blind. [continue reading…]
Teachers and education advocates are increasing calls for Gov. Tom Wolf to prioritize vaccinating school staff throughout the state. A coalition of nine statewide education groups wrote a letter on Feb. 11 addressed to Wolf, Secretary of [continue reading…]
When the Pottsgrove School District announced in August that the school year would start online, teachers adapted to new technologies and demands on their work/life balance. [continue reading…]
Organization holds rallies on blocks around city that have seen their fair share of violence [continue reading…]
On a chilly Saturday morning last December, parents and children gathered in the visitor center at the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, located at 8480 Hagys Mill Rd. While they waited, the children explored the [continue reading…]
The school bell rings at 8:05 a.m. and 3:10 p.m. every day, but for Joel Gaines (above) there is no average day on the job. Working at a brand new school and building a new [continue reading…]
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