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facilities, healthy schools, news, pft, philadelphia federation of teachers

September 11 — 9:28 pm

PFT, officials demand $100 million to clean up city schools after teacher’s cancer diagnosis

After a longtime educator was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a lung disease almost always caused by exposure to loose asbestos fibers,

Dale Mezzacappa and Bill Hangley Jr.

news, william hite

September 2 — 9:35 am

Entering his 8th year as superintendent, Hite emphasizes consistency, puts more focus on equity

As he enters his eighth year as Philadelphia schools’ superintendent – he is the longest-serving District leader since Constance Clayton

Dale Mezzacappa
hite on wobble seat

board of education, charter schools, contracting out, elections, facilities, news, school board

August 15 — 11:01 pm

Board paves way for KIPP Prep to move into the former Whittier Elementary School

CLARIFICATION: This story has been updated include a more detailed definition of an “innovation” school. The Board of Education took action

Dale Mezzacappa

charter schools, harrisburg, keystone crossroads, news, whyy news

August 8 — 9:13 am

Public schools, charter schools and…innovation schools? Why a new category of school in Pa.?

Amid a flurry of action before summer recess this year, state lawmakers created a new category of public school —

Avi Wolfman-Arent
WHYY NEWS

comcast, news

August 6 — 3:59 pm

Comcast announces biggest expansion of low-income internet access

Comcast announced Tuesday that it has expanded its low-cost online access program Internet Essentials to a wider pool of people,

the Notebook

LGBTQ, news

July 24 — 1:49 pm

Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference meets this weekend

The Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference, hosted by the Mazzoni Center every year since 2006, starts Thursday at the Pennsylvania Convention

Aishah Fasasi

news, school calendar

July 12 — 2:06 pm

School calendars are released; pre-Labor Day start again in 2020

The Philadelphia School District has posted its school calendars for 2019-20 and 2020-21. Two aspects of the schedule to note:

Dale Mezzacappa

board of education, charter schools, news, whyy news

July 12 — 8:41 am

Philly charter leader says district offered ‘backdoor’ deal for neighborhood high school

Did Philadelphia school officials try to hand over one of their neighborhood high schools to a charter operator? That’s one

Avi Wolfman-Arent
WHYY NEWS

board of education, news

July 1 — 11:23 am

Student Board of Education representatives end their term with proposals for change

“You’ve upped the game for all of us.”  Philadelphia Board of Education President Joyce Wilkerson was speaking to Julia Frank

Makoto Manheim

budget/funding, harrisburg, news, whyy news

June 28 — 7:36 pm

Seven big takeaways for education in the new Pa. budget

As Pennsylvania lawmakers finalized this year’s budget, a flurry of hotly-debated education proposals have been decided. Below are the latest

Avi Wolfman-Arent, Ed Mahon, PA Post
WHYY NEWS
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