Tag: Eric Becoats

The ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Rap Curry Athletic Complex Kerr Field.Lansdowne

New Yeadon Athletic Complex Named for Penn Wood Athletic Director

Rap Curry was skeptical when William Penn School District’s new superintendent, Dr. Eric Becoats, announced in 2020 that he was upgrading the district’s…

A little girl doing her homework at a school desk.Education

Pennsylvania School Funding Crisis: Why Most Districts Can't Meet State Standards

Despite a 2016 funding formula aimed at equalizing district finances in Pennsylvania, a school funding crisis means a staggering 80 percent of its school districts…

Men on Mission founder Dr. Eric Becoats stands with volunteer Judge W. Keith Williams II.Education

Judge Moves From Court to High School to Keep Teens on the Right Track

District Justice W. Keith Williams II, whose court covers Yeadon, Lansdowne and East Lansdowne, is tired of seeing young people in his courtroom, writes Antionette…

Cindy Marten with Bywood Elementary School students.Education

US Deputy Education Secretary Pays a Call on 4 Delaware County Schools

Four Delaware County schools received a visit Monday from the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education Cindy Marten to see how federal American Rescue Plan…

William Penn School District Superintendent Dr. Eric Becoats.Education

Supers Testify: Lack of Funds Lead to William Penn's 'Deplorable Conditions'

Two William Penn School District superintendents, one current and one former testified recently at a historic lawsuit trial arguing Pennsylvania is not meeting its constitutional…

PA Gov. Tom Wolf in Media June 17.Education

State Deal Throws Some $$ at Delaware County's Poorer Districts, Not Enough

A new state budget deal will ensure additional money goes to Delaware County’s poorer school districts, writes Maddie Hanna for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Upper…

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William Penn School District Struggles With a Lack of Teacher Diversity

Ashley Dawson was one of only a few Black students when she was in first grade at Walnut Street Elementary School in Darby.

By fifth…