Education

Best high schools Philly

Philly public high school ranked No. 3 in the country by U.S. News & World Report

Schools spend billions on AI, but some officials struggle to figure out what tools are worth buying

AI in schools

Philly parents describe 'devastating' toll of preschool exclusions and suspensions

Preschool

Asbestos concerns at Kensington High School are forcing students to relocate to another building

Kensington High School Closure

'Nobody feels good, nobody's learning': How high temperatures disrupt Philly’s school days

Schools AC file

Cheltenham School District superintendent resigns in fallout from football team's hazing scandal

Cheltenham School District resignation

With school out, Philly teens say they need more places to build community and stay safe

Schools third spaces

University of Valley Forge, under financial strife, to close after summer semester

University of Valley Forge

Pa.'s largest cyber charter school expands real estate footprint into Philly

Commonwealth Charter Academy

How deaf Philadelphians developed their own sign language 'accent'

ASL Philly accent

Pope Leo XIV to award new sustainability medal from Villanova University created in his name

Pope Leo Medal Villanova

Philly has more English learners than ever, but they often struggle to graduate. Here’s what could help

English Second language

Philadelphia teachers describe chaotic 'fantasy football draft' to get their school assignments

School district

West Chester and Cheyney universities among 10 state-owned schools to raise tuition by 4.3%

WCU tuition

Philly school district owes $2.8 million to former employees, city controller says

School district audit

Poll: Only 8% of Philly voters say public education is headed in the right direction

School District building

Philly school district launches new office to usher in sweeping changes to facilities

School District transition office

Penn President J. Larry Jameson plans to step down next summer

Penn president resigns

Drexel gets record $112.6 million gift for new robotics and aerospace facilities

Drexel Record Gift

Philly school district will not cut 340 jobs after city leaders commit to finding funding

school district staff cuts

Observation deck that floats on Schuylkill River arrives at Bartram's Gardens

Mural Arts FloatLab

Thomas Jefferson University to run Delaware's first medical school

Jefferson Delaware Med School

Swarthmore College to cover full tuition for families making under $200,000 starting in fall 2027

Swarthmore College

GOP megadonor offers private school scholarships to students at Philly's shuttering public schools

School closure Jeffrey Yass

Two Philly charter schools were recommended for nonrenewal. Here’s what happens next

School district charter renewals

School district renames headquarters after Constance E. Clayton, a former superintendent who put children first

Constance E. Clayton

City Council to consider expanding SEPTA’s student fare program

septa student fares hearing

School board approves plan to close 17 schools despite strong opposition from City Council and communities

Isaiah Thomas board meeting

Haverford College president rejects students' push to remove Howard Lutnick's name from library

Haverford Lutnick Library

Meet Haverford High School's Leon Smith, 2026 National Teacher of the Year

Leon Smith teacher

Philly school board delays vote on plan to close 17 schools hours before scheduled meeting

School Board vote

Educators, tech advocates weigh in on Mayor Parker's proposed rideshare tax

Mayor Parker budget

Haverford High School's Leon Smith named National Teacher of the Year

Leon Smith teacher

Philly school district revises its school closures list one more time — with a vote slated for Thursday

James R. Ludlow School

Mayor Parker doubles down on rideshare fee, as Uber claims it's a 'double tax'

School district building

The Artemis II mission was extra special for these third graders in Chestnut Hill

Artemis Springside Academy

Community College of Philadelphia has failed to keep promises made to avert a strike last year, union says

Community College Philadelphia

How Philly parents helped guarantee student bathroom breaks

School District of Philadelphia

Penn community says proposed changes to guidelines on campus demonstrations infringe on free speech

Penn open expression guidelines

Haverford College students urge school to consider removing Howard Lutnick's name from its library

Haverford College lutnick

This Philly elementary school is slated to become a middle school. The community is urging the district to reconsider

John Moffet School March

Abington police urge high schoolers to use caution while playing Senior Assassin water gun game

Abington Senior Assassin

Mayor Parker proposes raising rideshare tax to $1 per trip to fund public schools

School district funding

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