Schools

Measles Oxford High School

Chester County high school is closed Friday due to measles case

Fights and weapons confiscations are down in Philly schools. The safety chief aims to continue the trend

Philly schools violence

Philly school district bet big on its new reading curriculum, but implementation has been tricky

Student reading

Philly moves back application window for 2027-2028 school selection after delay in reporting state test scores

School selection window

Philly school district to pay community 'influencers' to help boost attendance and meet other educational priorities

Superintendent Tony Watlington

How can Philly students apply to criteria-based schools without their latest PSSA scores? The district is readying a plan

PSSA delays

Philadelphia makes digital hall pass system available at all schools to track students' movement on campus

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Childhood vaccine exemptions rose to record high last school year, CDC says

Childhood Vaccine Exemptions

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

AI in schools

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

Children's Health

Public schools often lack sufficient support for students with concussions, report says

Concussions Schools Students

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

Commonwealth Charter Academy

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

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

school district staff cuts

Exton man charged with making terroristic threats against Catholic church in Delco

St. Pius X Church

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

Constance E. Clayton

Children's Health

Recess is critical to academic and social success, pediatricians say — but many schools have cut it

AAP Recess Guidelines

Pennsbury High School sends students home after suspected swatting incident

Pennsbury High School threat swatting

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

James R. Ludlow School

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

Artemis Springside Academy

The Netherlands' king and queen to tour Philly ahead of White House visit

Dutch King and Queen

How Philly parents helped guarantee student bathroom breaks

School District of Philadelphia

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

John Moffet School March

Philly police commissioner lays out plans to keep improving school safety

Kevin Bethel

$5,000 reward offered in Darby crossing guard assault case

Darby assault

Philly school district plans to cut hundreds of positions to reduce $300 million deficit, but no layoffs are coming

School District budget cuts

Mayor Parker proposes new taxes on Uber rides and Amazon deliveries to raise money for schools and road repairs

Parker budget

Philly students are guaranteed water and bathroom breaks under district's new wellness policy

School District wellness

Hundreds pack Philly school district's headquarters to oppose plan to close schools around city

facilities presentation

In proposal to close 20 Philly public schools, district says it's learned from mistakes it made in 2013

Penn Treaty

Philly still needs to clear many roads of snow, but SEPTA and NJ Transit have restored most service

Philly Snow Cleanup

New film casts spotlight on preschool teachers, who often earn low wages despite their role in child development

Coatesville Preschool Documentary

Cursive handwriting is making a comeback in Pennsylvania schools

pennsylvania cursive

Speed cameras in five Philly school zones to be activated next week

School Zone Cameras

As snow clean up continues in Philly, city offices closed again and schools go remote Tuesday

Snow Update Philly

State and local officials issue emergency orders ahead of weekend snowstorm

Snow emergency Jan 2026

N.J. becomes latest state to ban cellphones in classrooms as Murphy signs bill into law

nj phone schools

Surveillance footage shows suspect wanted for Roxborough High School vandalism, police say

Roxborough Vandalism Suspect

Racist, antisemitic graffiti spray-painted on Roxborough High School

Roxborough High Graffiti

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