Sharon Hill
Education
‘Her heart was in this school’: Block of 17th Street renamed in honor of beloved crossing guard
Geraldine Graves stood at the corner of 17th and Christian streets for 12 years, helping students get to the E.M. Stanton School safely. At a ceremony Friday, the 900 block of South 17th Street was renamed “Geraldine Graves Way.”
St. Kevin School prepares to welcome St. Francis of Assisi students after fire
SPRINGFIELD, Pa. (CBS) – Investigators are still working to figure out the cause of last week's fire at St. Francis of Assisi School in Springfield, Delaware County. The Oct. 7 fire destroyed the building housing the lower grades of the school. Classes have been canceled for the last week and a half for those students. But preparations are underway to return to the classroom.Nearby St. Kevin School is stepping in, offering nine classrooms to the 150 students affected. But some of these classrooms haven't been used in years.From the drilling and the toy sorting to the cleaning, it's all hands on...
Week 9 of HS football on 28/22 Friday Night Sports Show
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU)— It’s the ninth week of high school football! #6 Western Wayne gets upset for their first loss of the season by Mid Valley as only four teams remain unbeaten in our top 10. The 28/22 Friday Night Sports Show is back with final scores and game highlights. Week nine under the Friday Night […]
New English curriculum shows science of reading’s promise but can leave Philly teachers frazzled
Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system.The Philadelphia school district’s demanding new English language arts curriculum is getting mixed reviews from teachers.One of their major complaints is that they must spend a lot of time making sure they can use provided materials in their lessons. They also say there is not enough class time to help lagging readers, and that they haven’t been adequately trained to teach the new curriculum.At the same time, teachers do not dispute its emphasis on the science of reading, which is now generally accepted as the...
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