After 18 months where virtual learning was the norm for most students in the city, the School District of Philadelphia welcomed children back to in-person school last week, in some cases, to heaps of overflowing schoolyard garbage. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Recess improves students’ mental health. But green schoolyards, says the state director of the Trust For Public Lands, can help even more. | From: The Citizen (Read more.)
Research shows that a boy who has a father as a reading role model during his early literacy years is more likely to develop the behaviors of a literate person. | From: Fun Times (Read more.)
Our school is facing devastating enrollment declines, COVID losses, and other trauma. We know our educators have an important role to play. | From: Chalkbeat Philadelphia (Read more.)
The Fund for Health’s investment committee picked three companies because of their potential to have a significant impact on people’s health and other factors. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Two hours before their contract was to expire, the Philadelphia school district and its teachers union have reached reached a tentative agreement. | From: Chalkbeat Philadelphia (Read more.)
I wasn’t sure what to expect while applying for unemployment, but I did expect to be called lazy, entitled, and good-for-nothing by people who judge others based on what and how much they earn. Contrary to these judgmental beliefs, I survived a pandemic this long while being immunocompromised, caring for three people, searching for employment, battling with my mental health, all while being a fulltime student. | From: Generocity (Read more.)
As summer break wanes, district leaders are using billboards, open houses, a back-to-school bus tour, and social media ads to bring students back after a tumultuous year. The effort is especially urgent for Philadelphia’s youngest students, who opted out by the thousands last year. | From: Chalkbeat Philadelphia (Read more.)
Jemille Duncan, a senior at Philadelphia’s Multicultural Academy Charter School, will be glad to finally see his classmates when school starts next week, but he worries about the spread of COVID with so many students returning to in-person learning.
“The district is in a really hard predicament because they are facing a lot of backlash from parents, and even some students who want to go back in person. And for good reason, lots of people perform better in person and teachers teach better in person,” said Duncan, who heads advocacy and policy for the student-run UrbEd Advocates. “However, I just don’t think we are prepared.” | From: Chalkbeat Philadelphia (Read more.)
The effort is especially urgent for Philadelphia’s youngest students, who opted out by the thousands last year. Experts worry that if those children don’t return, they could miss out on learning during a critical time in their development, exacerbating existing inequities. | From: Chalkbeat Philadelphia (Read more.)
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