Education

National spelling bee

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

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

Wealth and education may play key roles in determining heart health

Heart Health Wealth

Penn freezes hiring to brace for 'severe' impact of cuts to federal funding

Penn Hiring Freeze

School District of Philadelphia to continue allowing trans athletes to play sports aligning with gender identity

philadelphia school district transgender policy

Penn State plans to close some satellite campuses, but Philly-area branches will be spared

Penn State Closures

What happens to a school that refuses to obey the Trump ban on transgender athletes?

Jalen Hurts Foundation is selling '1 Mission' T-shirts to raise money for Philly school supplies

Jalen Hurts T-Shirt

Former Penn swimmers sue university over trans athlete Lia Thomas competing in 2022 Ivy League championships

Philly public school students have made some academic gains, but still lag behind nationally

Philly test scores

Children's Health

Playing sports helps teens perform better in the classroom, study finds

Sports Academic Performance

Pennsylvania considers tying college funding to performance at Temple, Penn State and Pitt

temple PA funding

Penn professor Amy Wax sues university, alleging her suspension is the result of racial discrimination

Amy Wax Lawsuit

Can medical schools funnel more doctors into the primary care pipeline?

Primary Care Med Schools

School District of Philadelphia launches AI-powered platform for users to share feedback, ask questions

school district philadelphia customer service

School District of Philadelphia to close schools Monday because of snow

philadelphia school district snow

College students caught between professors' AI bans and employers' growing demand for AI skills

New fashion school in Kensington focuses on the art of selling clothes – not designing them

Ebony Pratt Fashion School

Penn condemns professor's praise for Luigi Mangione, alum charged with killing UnitedHealthcare CEO

Mangione Penn Professor

Penn's 133-year-old Fisher Fine Arts Library to undergo $17.8 million renovation

Fisher Fine Arts Library renovation

Philadelphia Museum of Art to offer free guided tours of new exhibition to local schools

art museum free tours students

Can Donald Trump actually eliminate the U.S. Department of Education?

Temple University unveils plans for new 199,000-square-foot media, performing arts building

temple university klein building

Penn is among U.S. colleges changing financial aid eligibility in move to make college more affordable

Penn financial aid

Temple University resolves class-action lawsuit stemming from COVID-19 closures

Temple class action lawsuit

Larc School adds Norcross name to recognize family's contributions

larc norcross school

What does a second Trump term mean for education?

New Temple President John Fry lays out goals, including expanding in Center City

John Fry Temple

Penn Law professor Amy Wax suspended one year for 'flagrantly unprofessional conduct'

Amy Wax Suspension

American boys are falling behind girls at school — and that has long-term effects on their health

Educational Gap Boys

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Fish in the Wissahickon Creek basin have unsafe levels of forever chemicals, officials warn

Fish PFOS Wissahickon Creek

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