NYC parent caught on hot mic making racist remarks during school board meeting
A woman at an Upper West Side school board meeting was caught on a hot mic making racist remarks about Black students, seemingly calling a child fighting to save her…
Philly’s school closure plan targets middle schools. Here’s why the district is moving away from them.
The Philadelphia School District is walking away from middle schools — mostly. Of the 20 schools Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr. has recommended to close, six are middle schools —…
NYC mayor Mamdani declares full school snow day for Monday with no remote learning
Mayor Mamdnani has announced New York City’s first full school snow day — with no remote learning — in years for Monday in anticipation of a major blizzard. The mayor…
Feds’ proposal will hurt social workers
The U.S. Department of Education has proposed a rule that will dramatically reshape who can afford to become a social worker in this country. By excluding the Master of Social…
‘Don’t uproot our education,’ Pennypacker fourth graders plead as their school faces closure
For nearly a century, the Samuel Pennypacker School has survived — a three-story brick anchor of the West Oak Lane neighborhood in Northwest Philadelphia. Now it faces the threat of…
How ‘The Pitt’ portrayed a rape kit exam sensitively with the help of experts
By Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — The education begins almost immediately. A young woman who has just experienced a sexual assault is in triage, and “The Pitt’s”…
St. John’s University stops recognizing faculty unions under religious schools exemption
As contract negotiations reached an impasse, St. John’s University this week told two long-standing unions it would stop recognizing them as representatives of the faculty, according to an email to…
Ben Vaughn does the impossible task of explaining the Geator to a non-Philly outsider in his new podcast
Ben Vaughn is a man of many moods, and an equal number of career twists. The Camden County native and radio host’s hourlong show The Many Moods of Ben Vaughn…
Mamdani opens stalled Upper East Side preschool, stresses moving programs closer to home
New York City Mayor Mamdani on Thursday announced the opening of an Upper East Side preschool that was completed last summer, but failed to open this school year — despite…
Racism in a restaurant spurred a woman’s life mission | Inquirer Greater Media
Hi, Greater Media! 👋 The co-founder of Media Fellowship House is being recognized this month by the local branch of the NAACP. Here’s why. Also this week, Sheetz is looking…