Notes from the News – Aug. 5, 2020
Pa. education secretary will leave post this fall – Notebook
Advocates seek to change school names with racist histories – Notebook
Activists call on Comcast to expand free internet as Philly virtual school continues – Notebook (WHYY news)
Philly’s flip to all-virtual learning – The WHY (WHYY)
‘We Are the Experts’: Teachers Demand Say in How to Reopen Schools Safely – NBC10
Woman cleaning Philadelphia school building found dead by co-worker – ABC6
CDC predicts outbreak this month of rare childhood paralysis linked to polio-like virus – Inquirer
Pennsylvania suspends requirements for childhood immunizations, and that has pediatricians worried – Inquirer
Why Are Child Care Programs Open When Schools Are Not? – NY Times
For a roundup of state news from Keystone Education Coalition, click here