As an adjunct professor, Anderson has no guarantee of work this fall. That’s always been the case. But this summer — with dire enrollment predictions circulating — there’s added uncertainty. Fewer students means fewer classes. And fewer classes likely means fewer adjuncts. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
The public utility of the internet is especially clear now during the pandemic when most of the city’s official communications and resources are accessible only online. | From: The Notebook (Read more.)
Under the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Pennsylvania is distributing more than $300 million in SNAP benefits to families whose children are eligible for free lunch. Because all Philadelphia public school students receive free lunch at school, this means all families are eligible to receive an extra $365 in pandemic aid — even those that are financially secure. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
In the Philadelphia School District’s first week of graded teacher-led instruction since schools were shut down in March by the pandemic, 57% of students participated in school remotely, officials said Thursday. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Many students are obligated to pay rent under leases that run until August, even as many have lost their jobs and most aren’t eligible to receive the government stimulus aid. Some complexes have offered a month of rent forgiveness and payment plans, but students — and their parents who are listed as co-signers — are desperate to terminate their leases. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
Recognizing all of the constraints that low-income parents, in particular, are facing, we must offer them strategies that they can use in a relatively short amount of time in order to help their child learn at home in a meaningful way. | From: The Philadelphia Citizen (Read more.)
Though the School District of Philadelphia has made inroads in recent weeks to locate students after the end of in-person instruction, at least 500 of them have yet to log in to school-issued Chromebooks or otherwise check in with their teachers or principals. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
How our anchor institutions spend money in the immediate aftermath of COVID-19 could be the linchpin of an equitable post-pandemic economy — and to building a more resilient region for the future. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
As the pandemic has forced classes online, not all students have been able to follow. Weeks after the interruption of in-person learning, some pupils still haven’t logged in or communicated with teachers. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
Temple University’s Hope Center for College, Community and Justice released a report that noted housing and food insecurity among college students has increased since the pandemic. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
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