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More should be done to help get Black male students through college, educators say

WHYY By Johann Calhoun, Chalkbeat Philadelphia July 28, 2021 Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite would like to see a K-16 education cycle that would help students succeed in college. (Nathaniel Hamilton for WHYY) This story originally appeared on Chalkbeat Philadelphia. Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite joined community college leaders Wednesday to discuss the long-term educational impact on students of color whose final years of high school were disrupted by the pandemic. The Center for Community College Student Engagement, or CCSSE, at The University of Texas at Austin released details from a survey about the impacts of COVID on the student experience at the onset of the pandemic in March 2020. According to the survey, Black students, particularly Black males, experienced the most challenges with accessing technology and or just having enough food for themselves and their families.

No more window fans: District unveils air and surface purifiers for Philadelphia classrooms

WHYY By Johann Calhoun, Chalkbeat PhiladelphiaJuly 15, 2021 School District of Philadelphia Chief Operating Officer Reggie McNeil points to the district’s new air and surface purifiers. Thursday’s announcement was made at Juniata Park Academy in the lower Northeast. (Johann Calhoun / Chalkbeat) This story originally appeared on Chalkbeat Philadelphia. Following a contentious year where Philadelphia teachers threatened to strike over ventilation problems in school buildings, Superintendent William Hite announced Thursday that all classrooms will have air and surface purifiers when school starts in the fall. The safety of the city’s aging buildings became a key issue earlier this year in the debate about students returning to school for the first time since March 2020. After the district bought 3,000 window fans to improve air circulation, parents and teachers widely criticized the move on social media. Some even suggested that the fans were dangerous.

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