Learning

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Taking a class? Writing your notes may help you learn better than typing them

Children's Health

Eating breakfast improves academic performance, and in Pennsylvania, all public schools again will serve it for free

Pa. Free Breakfast Shapiro

Pennsylvania's standardized test scores are still below pre-pandemic levels, data shows

Standardized Test Scores

Children's Health

More children with hearing difficulties could benefit from cochlear implants, but they remain an 'overlooked' treatment

Cochlear implants

New Jersey public schools could soon be required to teach about 9/11, global response to terrorism

9/11 Education

Snow days at New Jersey public schools could soon be replaced with virtual learning

Snow Day New Jersey

Pennsylvania expands eligibility of qualified substitute teachers to address staffing shortages

Pennsylvania substitute teachers

Archdiocese of Philadelphia students, teachers required to wear masks in school

Archdiocese of Philadelphia schools mask mandate

Children's Health

CHOP pediatric center adds interactive murals that foster creativity

CHOP interactive mural

N.J. to lift COVID-19 mask mandate in schools this fall

Philadelphia students begin expanded summer school to catch up after a year of virtual learning

School District of Philadelphia Summer Program

Rowan University offering students incentives to get COVID-19 vaccine ahead of fall semester

Rowan University COVID-19 vaccines

Philly pre-K students may now qualify for the city's free internet services program

phlconnected internet program

Penn, Drexel to require students receive COVID-19 vaccine for fall semester

Penn Drexel COVID-19 vaccines

Philly schools to welcome back more elementary students in late April

School District of Philadelphia

More Philly public schools set to resume in-person learning this week

School District of Philadelphia

School District of Philadelphia to expand hybrid instruction model to more students

School District of Philadelphia

New law requires N.J. school districts to teach diversity and inclusion classes

New Jersey public schools

School District of Philadelphia opening six regional centers for special needs students

school district philadelphia regional centers.jpg

Pennsylvania recommends schools halt in-person learning if they exceed new COVID-19 case thresholds

PA schools COVID-19 guidance

Archdiocese of Philadelphia high schools to begin all-remote learning after city implements new COVID-19 restrictions

archdiocese of philadelphia high schools

All Montgomery County schools to conduct online-only learning for two weeks as COVID-19 cases spike

motngomery county schools.jpg

School District of Philadelphia postpones return to in-person learning

school district of philadelphia hybrid learning.jpg

Philly teachers to receive pay bump as part of short-term contract agreement

Philly teachers salary

Philly schools offering hybrid learning model to students interested in returning

Philadelphia hybrid learning model

New Jersey unveils COVID-19 dashboard to track school outbreaks

new jersey schools covid-19 outbreaks

Here are the Access Centers where Philly students can take their virtual classes

Philly Access Centers

Temple suspends in-person classes for remainder of fall semester due to rising COVID-19 cases

temple university semester covid

Temple students, faculty call for all-remote classes as fall semester begins

Temple University in-person classes

Most New Jersey school districts pursuing hybrid instruction model

New Jersey schools COVID-19

Schools in Chester, Delaware counties should begin upcoming academic year virtually, health officials say

Chester Delaware County schools

New Jersey allowing school districts to begin fall classes remotely

New Jersey schools COVID-19

Pennsylvania offers guidance to school districts weighing instruction models

Pennsylvania schools guidance

Penn shifts to virtual classes for fall semester, slashes tuition

penn students online school

Democratic lawmakers want New Jersey students to stay home through October – at least

New Jersey schools

Philly Catholic schools planning to resume in-person instruction this fall

Archdiocese of Philadelphia

Philly schools reverting to remote learning through mid-November

School District of Philadelphia

In-person learning is 'critical,' virtual classes a last resort, Gov. Murphy says

New Jersey schools

New Jersey issues guidance allowing students to opt for all-remote learning this upcoming school year

New Jersey all-remote learning

Children's Health

Millions of American children may have a little known visual-spatial learning disorder, medical experts say

non-verbal learning disorders

Philadelphia Zoo launches interactive online learning program for kids

Philly Zoo Activities

South Carolina school gets rid of snow days, opts for 'eLearning'

Carroll - Snowman at Clark Park in West Philadelphia

Drexel, Camden nonprofit awarded $6 million to benefit local students

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