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Why thousands of Philly families are switching to cyber charter school
Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system.Sameerah Abdullah sends her three school-aged kids to a cyber charter school for some of the same familiar reasons that other families across the nation do, including the flexibility and personalization. For financial literacy class, they go to the bank to open an account. For science class, they head to a museum. On nice days, they try to get out of the city and into the woods.But her motivations are also deeply personal, cultural, and, in some ways, unique to Philadelphia. Abdullah was an intern...
Prepping for Preps '24-25: West Catholic (Boys)
–– — (Ed. Note: This story is part of CoBL’s annual “Prepping for Preps” series, which will take a look at many of the top high school programs in the region as part of our 2024-25 season preview coverage. The complete list of schools previewed thus far can be found here.)
Food fight: The history of the school lunch at Philly’s Science History Institute
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. Few things sit so centrally at the intersection of science, politics, health, and culture as the school lunch. By the early 20th century, most states in the U.S....
Doylestown Teen Follows in Footsteps of Her Hero Uncle at Naval Academy
Maggie Borek joins the Naval Academy, following her heroic uncle's footsteps. Maggie Borek, a Doylestown native and freshman lacrosse player at the Naval Academy, is following in the footsteps of her hero uncle Travis Manion who died in 2007 while serving in Iraq, writes Aaron Carter for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
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