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NJ school district backtracks on plan to charge fee for busing
DEPTFORD — A controversial transportation plan pitched by the Deptford Township School District is now being put in reverse. There was a change of heart after backlash from community members and partners, including Mayor Paul Medany. The idea for the 2024-2025 school year, which was shared on Friday, mentioned...
Registration opens to give Philly adults a second chance to earn high school diploma
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. There is good news for adults who hope to earn their high school diplomas but did not previously have a chance. The School District of Philadelphia’s Opportunity Network...
302 Delaware High School Football OFFICIAL RANKINGS | DETV Sports
DELAWARE — In this special sports update, 302 Sports crew members Jason Winchell, Mike Lang, and Glenn Frazer join DETV Sport’s host Nick Alessandrini. The discussion covers the upcoming Delaware high school football season, focusing on the official 302 Sports rankings for classes 3A, 2A, and 1A. For the full rankings, watch this special episode on YouTube.
Temporary swing space ready for Camden Eastside High students
CAMDEN, N.J. (CBS) -- The Camden City School District is kicking off this year's back to school festivities on Thursday with giveaways and a farmer's market.It's at Eastside High's temporary home, the Alfred Cramer Elementary School, which will serve as a swing space for students over the next five years while the new Eastside school is being built. The dust has settled and now workers are putting the finishing touches on the temporary home of the Eastside Tigers.Superintendent Katrina McCombs says construction crews have been working against the clock, transforming Cramer to meet the needs of Eastside students. The new...
Widener University Offers Beyonce Course This Fall
A new course at Widener University takes a deeper look at Beyonce's influence. A freshman course being offered this fall at Widener University in Chester has Beyonce as its theme, writes Jessica MacAulay for CBS News, as reported in The Bharat Express News. The course is taught by Dr. Richard...
Delaware high school football scoreboard for Week 0
The Delaware high school football season kicked off Thursday with 11 games. One Thursday game was postponed to Friday, and three other games were played. Two games are planned for Saturday. Please follow the games with the live scoreboard below, then come back for our roundups of the games. ...
Temple officer inspires some Philly HS students to go to college
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- It was an emotional reunion for Temple University student Avaeh Harrison and her mentor Leroy Wimberly.The two came together on campus after meeting for the first time while Harrison was a senior in high school"His message to me was just simple words to never give up," she said.Harrison calls Wimberly her inspiration, crediting him as the primary reason she now attends Temple."I was on the brink of not going to college" before meeting Wimberly, she said. "So, when he kept telling me to never give up, I was in such a low place when he said that....
State Funds Aid Community College Prendergast Campus Project
A rendering of the project that will transform the Archbishop Prendergast building. Delaware County Community College has received $10 million in state funding to move into phase 2 of its Southeast Campus construction at the former Archbishop Prendergast High School property in Drexel Hill, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal.
Seminarians move in to Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary’s new campus at GMercyU
More than 20 seminarians moved into Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary’s new campus at Gwynedd Mercy University last week. “Everyone’s been nice. The older guys have been helping,” said Lucas Bastian, a first-year student from the Diocese of Harrisburg. “It’s been a very easy transition thus far, and the new campus is just beautiful.”
Embattled Camden school advisory board president resists calls to step down as meeting ends in chaos
The Camden City School District Advisory Board meeting abruptly ended Tuesday evening after more than 25 speakers called on embattled Advisory Board President Wasim Muhammad to resign or be fired. The contentious meeting at the Camden High School campus comes after the school district reached a $2 million settlement with...
Merger talks end between UArts and Temple after nearly three months of 'exhaustive effort' come up empty
A proposed merger of Temple University and University of the Arts is off the table, after nearly three months of negotiations failed to yield an agreement for both sides.
Big catch, big win: Big Red wastes no time hitting W column
PAULSBORO – The Paulsboro High School football team wasn’t going to wait until October for its first win this year. Big Red turned the page on one of the program’s toughest seasons and delivered a 12-7 victory over Penns Grove in the ’24 opener on a hot Saturday afternoon. ...
Whitehouse gets 2024 season opener win over visiting Woodrow Wilson
WHITEHOUSE, Texas (KETK) – The Whitehouse Wildcats started the 2024 high school football season off strong with a home win over the Woodrow Wilson Wildcats. The final score was: Whitehouse 48 – Woodrow Wilson 7 Next week, Whitehouse will head to Kilgore to take on the Bulldogs.
Morelli helps CB West football continue winning ways with victory over Upper Dublin
FORT WASHINGTON — Vance Morelli didn't play much varsity football during his sophomore and junior years at Central Bucks West. "I didn't get a lot of time as a sophomore and a junior and I just want to make the most of it," Morelli said. "It's my last year." ...
Local police take drivers 'Back to School' with safety reminders as Wissahickon heads back to the classroom
As Wissahickon School District resumes the 2024-25 school year this week, students are flocking back to their schools. This means that area residents need to keep an eye out for pedestrians, big yellow school buses, and carpooling parents, especially at the start of school and its conclusion each day. Such...
West Chester Area School District Welcomes 12,000 New Students to the First Day of School
As the new school year begins, West Chester Area School District is enforcing new policies and hiring more bus drivers. Monday marked the start of the 2024-2025 school year for the West Chester Area School District, writes Eva Anderson, Ed Specht, and Madeleine Wright for CBS News Philadelphia. The school district welcomes 12,000 students this year.
Fire disrupts Lower School, power restored within a day
After a morning workout on the second day of school, cross-country coach Haley Barrett attempted to switch on the fluorescent locker room lights. Yet nothing happened. When she returned 15 minutes later, she sensed something was wrong. “You could smell something burning, it also sounded like the speaker was making...
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