Tag: Upper Darby School District

Upper Darby High School 'elves', students helping distribute toys to elementary school children

Upper Darby 'Elves' Bring Holiday Joy to Elementary Students

Over 600 donated toys found their way to children from six Upper Darby schools through Operation: Upper Darby Elves Collaborative Toy Drive.

Thanks to some…

Plans Unveiled for New Middle School and Athletic Fields in Clifton Heights

Plans for a new middle school and athletic fields in Clifton Heights were recently presented to local community members and elected officials, writes Kevin Tustin…

Cindy Marten visiting elementary school, holding two cups and talking to student wearing mask

DOE Deputy Secretary 'Impressed with the Work' of Upper Darby School District

The Upper Darby School District is making an impression on the Biden administration. And it’s all thanks to the big bucks!

The 2022 American…

Students from Upper Darby High School leaving campus

Competition Fierce for Teachers as Upper Darby Holds on

Upper Darby School District Superintendent Dan McGarry Is still hiring teachers two weeks after school started, writes Aubri Juhasz for WHYY.

The vacancy list numbers…

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The reflection of an Upper Darby school bus driver in the bus mirror.

First It was Teachers, Now Upper Darby Needs Bus Drivers

Jeannette Tierney is Upper Darby School District’s bus driver recruiter and she’s concerned. The district is short on drivers and needs dozens, writes…

Upper Darby School District Superintendent Dan McGarry outside Upper Darby High School

Teacher Scarcity Puts Upper Darby High Students into Community College

Upper Darby School District is combating teacher shortages in the new school year by taking the unusual step of paying for some high school students…

A production of Upper Darby Summer Stage now run by a nonprofit Foundation.

Foundation Now Managing Upper Darby's Summer Stage Program

A memorandum of understanding puts a nonprofit Foundation in charge of Upper Darby’s Summer Stage, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times.

The Upper…

Cindy Marten with Bywood Elementary School students.

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…

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Nicole Prendiville, a teacher, surrounded by students.

Teacher Shortage Pain at Upper Darby District Is a National Problem

Upper Darby School District is facing a looming teacher crisis, along with the rest of the country, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times.

The…

Mark Campbell, Michael Humphreys, Edward Brown, Dan McGarry.

Everyone Wins: Agreement Allows Clifton Heights School and Borough Fields

A formal agreement was signed Tuesday evening between Clifton Heights and the Upper Darby School District that transfers a renovated youth athletic field to the…

The Upper Darby Shooting Stars perform holiday songs on stage.

Determining the Future of Upper Darby's Summer Stage

There’s a discussion going on over Upper Darby Township’s popular theater program, Summer Stage, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times.

Its former…

A swing set at Clifton fields with a school bus in the background.

A New Deal: School Will Be Built and Clifton Heights Gets Its Field

Upper Darby School District and Clifton Heights Borough are ending an 18-month battle, allowing a new middle school to be built at Clifton Field…

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Second grade student Jaiden West, 8, with his teacher Bonnie Spears-Benedetto at Barry Elementary School in Philadelphia, The delta variant makes may alter school mask plans.

Delta Variant Worries Could Disrupt School Masking Plans

Masks in school? It depends on the delta variant, who you talk to, and where you are, writes Maddie Hanna for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

The…

PA Gov. Tom Wolf in Media June 17.

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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Public Schools Hit Hard by Charter School Payments Seek Reform

There’s a looming financial crisis for public schools trying to meet payments for public school students moving to charter schools, writes Maddie Hanna for…

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona Visits Beverly Hills Middle School in Push to Get Students Back in Class

Beverly Hills Middle School in Upper Darby had a visit on April 6 from U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to promote the Biden…