Education

Philly School Closures

How the School District of Philadelphia will decide which schools must close

Penn law school adds Sadie Alexander fellowship after backlash over pausing scholarship named after activist

Penn scholarship alexander fellowship.jpg

Philadelphia expands successful dropout prevention program to four more schools

philly dropout prevention

Penn physics professor wins international award. Could a Nobel Prize be next?

Charles Kane Lorentz Medal

Philadelphia teachers union ratifies new contract with school district

teachers union contract

Philadelphia teachers union to vote on tentative new contract

Philly Teachers Contract

Philadelphia teachers union, school district reach tentative new contract

School district teachers union deal

Over an hour after Villanova ordered a lockdown, the president says reports of shooting was 'cruel hoax'

Villanova families

Frankford High will reopen for new school year after asbestos abatement

Frankford High School reopening

Philly's high school graduates increasingly skip college, abandoning previous plans to attend

philly college matriculation

Former Sen. Bob Casey takes on advisory roles at Philly law firm and University of Scranton

Penn closes office of equal opportunity in law school and pauses scholarship for students studying racial justice

Penn DEI office scholarship

Philadelphia teachers could strike as school year approaches if contract talks stall

philly teachers contract

Trump administration releases billions in frozen funds for public schools

Postdoctoral scholars and research assistants at Penn vote to unionize

penn postdoc union

Temple could have its largest class of incoming freshmen this fall

Temple deposit increase

Temple and Pa.'s state-owned colleges have hiked tuition. Others may follow

temple tuition increase

How Trump's education cuts could have long-term impact on organizations that serve schools

Trump Education Cuts

Drexel and Salus universities finalize merger after two-year process

drexel salus merger

Pennsylvania loses $230 million in federal education funding as Trump freezes programs

trump education cuts

Cursive writing could become a requirement for students in Pa.

Philly school district is first in U.S. to face criminal charges for violating asbestos regulations

Philadelphia teachers union votes to authorize strike amid contract negotiations

Philadelphia teachers strike

School of Rock's former students grapple with their past as misconduct allegations mount against founder Paul Green

School of Rock Paul Green

Court ruling in Philadelphia case expands Pennsylvania school district liability in sexual assault cases

school sex abuse

Harrisburg University to close Philly campus at the end of August

Harrisburg University Closure

Trump administration likely violated Constitution in Columbia activist case, judge says

Philadelphia school board approves first new charter school since 2018

philly new charter

Pop quiz: Can you spell these peculiarly named places in the Philly area?

National spelling bee

Teacher shortage crisis deepens as states lower standards to fill classrooms

Philly child care workers rally for living wages as City Council president pledges support

pay early childhood

Lawmakers, education leaders condemn Penn for dropping DEI protections in response to executive order

Penn DEI scrub hearing

Fifth grader heads to national spelling bee for second year in a row

jayden jiang national spelling bee

Five presidents of local colleges sign statement saying Trump is 'endangering' higher education

For the first time in nearly a decade, Philly school district's enrollment was higher than the previous year

Philadelphia enrollment increase

Philly school district is updating its reassignment room process for teachers facing misconduct investigations

Reassignment Rooms Philadelphia

Mayor Parker's proposed raise for Philly teachers won't do much to close the pay gap with suburban school districts

teacher salaries parker

City Council to investigate state of higher education following string of mergers and closures

higher ed hearing

Tiger Woods' foundation opens science education center at Cobbs Creek Golf Club

Tiger Woods Cobbs Creek

Rosemont College is merging with Villanova University in 2027

Villanova Rosemont merger

Community College of Philadelphia reaches new contracts with faculty and staff, avoiding strike

CCP new contract

Trump administration plans to freeze $175 million in federal funding to Penn over trans athlete policy

Trump funding cuts Penn

Community College of Philadelphia professors, staffers authorize a strike

CCP unions strike

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