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Melanie Burney

Education Reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer

Education reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer based in South Jersey, [email protected]

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  • 1 week ago | govtech.com | Melanie Burney

    Barrett and his classmates rotated through five learning stations, several facilitated by a chatbot. With his Chromebook connected to his headset, Barrett responded to questions programmed by teacher Kim Karwoski about grocery shopping. "Où vas tu pour achèter du pain?" (Where do you go to buy bread?) the chatbot asks. (TNS) — In his French class, Gateway Regional High School freshman Spencer Barrett put on a headset to practice his speaking skills.

  • 1 week ago | gmtoday.com | Melanie Burney

    After watching their teacher meticulously draw the alphabet in cursive on a whiteboard, students in Patricia Durelli’s fourth-grade class pulled out their pencils to practice writing the letters in workbooks. With their heads bowed, the students carefully followed instructions from Durelli to write the lowercase letters. They traced a word already printed in the workbook and then tried writing it freehand in their own penmanship. “Take your time,” Durelli instructed.

  • 1 week ago | inquirer.com | Melanie Burney

    In his French class, Gateway Regional High School freshman Spencer Barrett put on a headset to practice his speaking skills. Barrett and his classmates rotated through five learning stations,several facilitated by a chatbot. With his Chromebook connected to his headset, Barrett responded to questions programmed by teacher Kim Karwoski about grocery shopping. “Où vas tu pour achèter du pain?” (Where do you go to buy bread?) the chatbot asks.

  • 2 weeks ago | star-telegram.com | Melanie Burney

    After watching their teacher meticulously draw the alphabet in cursive on a whiteboard, students in Patricia Durelli's fourth-grade class pulled out their pencils to practice writing the letters in workbooks. With their heads bowed, the students carefully followed instructions from Durelli to write the lowercase letters. They traced a word already printed in the workbook and then tried writing it freehand in their own penmanship. "Take your time," Durelli instructed.

  • 2 weeks ago | inquirer.com | Melanie Burney

    After saving for years, Guy and Mirit Holzman moved into their dream home last year behind Cherry Hill High School East. A few months later, the school’s 2024 spring baseball season began anderrant balls began landing in their fenced-in backyard. Players would retrieve the balls or the couple tossed them back. Then, a ball landed on their car parked in the driveway, breaking the windshield.

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10 Apr 25

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Melanie Burney @MLBURNEY
10 Apr 25

RT @CultureCentral1: Jackie Robinson's wife Rachel Robinson turned 102 years old, and still looks amazing🙌🏾 https://t.co/yf62TDBzDI

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Melanie Burney @MLBURNEY
9 Apr 25

My latest story about the @ChpsTweets baseball team @CHHSEAST. Would do you think? Fair or foul ball? https://t.co/LIZkYbsZyK