Schools

Dutch King and Queen

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

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

Bill to bring whole milk back as school lunch option awaits Trump's signature

whole milk trump

Bill banning cellphones in N.J. schools heads to Gov. Murphy desk

NJ phones schools

Children's mental health improved after schools reopening during the pandemic

Schools Depression COVID

What are N.J.'s most urgent policy priorities? Advocates outline 7 in new roadmap for state

NJ priorities

Philly school principals demand new contract but stop short of strike threat

philly principals contract

Data reveals scope of problems at city schools ahead of closure decisions

philly school closures

New report ranks Philadelphia and Allentown among toughest cities in America for people with asthma

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

Philly School Closures

To help students get to school, SEPTA is restoring several transit routes with city funds

SEPTA city funding

As SEPTA service cuts take effect, city officials urge people to make changes to their commutes

SEPTA Cuts Regional Rail

SEPTA funding crisis threatens Philadelphia students' back-to-school plans

septa schools philly

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

Temple could have its largest class of incoming freshmen this fall

Temple deposit increase

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

Trump Education Cuts

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

trump education cuts

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

Children's Health

Free period products to be available to Philly school district students

An environmental plan that would eliminate parking spots is dividing Fishtown residents

Hackett School lot

Philadelphia school board approves first new charter school since 2018

philly new charter

How PAFA acquired etchings of ancient Rome from Napoleon Bonaparte

Piranesi etching PAFA

Teacher shortage crisis deepens as states lower standards to fill classrooms

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

jayden jiang national spelling bee

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

teacher salaries parker

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