Kids have been learning from home for weeks now because of the coronavirus pandemic. The classroom is now the dining room or kitchen table, and students are getting lessons from teachers on a laptop, rather than in person. Obviously this has been a big adjustment for parents, but it's also been a big adjustment for the teachers, who have had to figure out th ... Show More
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Election monitors in Philly, and bribery charges against the Police Oversight Commission chair | The Week in Philly
Philadelphia’s Citizens Police Oversight Commission has faced many challenges since it was created. The latest: the chair of the commission was arrested on bribery charges. Plus, midterm elections are coming up on Tuesday. We talk about the Trump administration’s decision to send ... Show More
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Oct 24
Jalen Hurts’s blood clots, remembering officer Shane Seiber, and Philly’s first women’s sports bar closes | The Week in Philly
The Eagles announced this week that Jalen Hurts will likely miss the rest of the season due to blood clots in his lungs, which has sparked debate over how the NFL considers their players’ health. We talk with Dr. Brian McDonough about Hurts’s medical diagnosis and The Philadelphi ... Show More
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Jun 2020
The Struggle to Teach From Afar
<p>Ronda McIntyre’s classroom is built around a big rug, where her students crowd together often for group instruction. But since March, when schools across the country shut down because of the coronavirus, she has had to try to create the same sense of community remotely. Her cl ... Show More
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Mar 2020
Today's Pandemic, Tomorrow's Lesson
Host Arun Rath speaks with Gina Garro, a first grade teacher at the Garfield Elementary School in Revere, Massachusetts about the challenges of creating meaningful lesson plans for students while they learn from home for the next few weeks. Next, we hear from Boston University bu ... Show More
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