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100 Philadelphia schools to dismiss early Tuesday, Wednesday due to hot weather

Heat Early Dismissal

From Hawkins to University City: 'Stranger Things' star spotted moving into Penn

For first 10 days of class, Philly school district students and staff will be required to wear masks

School COVID Policy

Caddie academy helps provide work experience, life skills to underserved students

WGA Caddie Academy

New Jersey schools will form threat assessment teams in effort to prevent student violence

New Jersey school threat assessment

Lancaster County school district adopts athletic policy restricting trans students in sports

Trans Sports Lancaster County

College students are increasingly depressed and anxious – making a mental health checklist may help

mental health checklist

New superintendent of Philly schools to conduct listening tour during his first 100 days

Watlington SDP Superintendent

Community College of Philadelphia to forgive $1.4 million in student debts

Community College of Philadelphia

Philadelphia public schools continue to lose Black teachers as city officials vow improvement

Teacher Diversity

Questlove, The Balvenie award first scholarship for PhD in Creativity at University of the Arts

UArts Creativity PhD

Pennsylvania state universities to freeze tuition for fourth consecutive year

Pennsylvania state universities tuition freeze

SEPTA campaign seeks to improve child literacy rates through interactive games on public transit

SEPTA childhood literacy program

ABC, Scholastic to donate books to the Philly school Quinta Brunson attended

Quinta Brunson Abbott Elementary

School District of Philadelphia to hold public forums as search for new superintendent continues

School District of Philadelphia superintendent search

Some of Penn's Wharton students think the average American earns more than $100,000, professor says

UPenn Tweet

New Jersey becomes second state to mandate teaching of AAPI history in K-12 school curriculum

NJ AAPI Curriculum

New Jersey schools can shorten COVID-19 quarantine period to 5 days under new guidelines

New Jersey offering schools 'Test to Stay' option in effort to keep students in classrooms

New Jersey schools Test to Stay

Philly school district will keep new magnet school admissions policy despite concerns

School District Criteria Policy

Philly school district will allow students to identify as nonbinary on school forms

School District of Philadelphia nonbinary students

While schools are closed for winter break, Philly students can still get free meals at rec centers

Free school meals holidays

Philly school district students who play winter, spring sports must be vaccinated prior to seasons

School District of Philadelphia Vaccine requirement

Philly pushes back COVID-19 vaccination deadline for colleges, health care systems

Philly COVID-19 vaccine mandate

School District of Philadelphia seeks public input as search for new superintendent begins

Philadelphia Schools superintendent

COVID-19 outbreak at La Salle's campus forces all classes online

La Salle University COVID-19

Archdiocese of Philadelphia students, teachers required to wear masks in school

Archdiocese of Philadelphia schools mask mandate

Philly to implement COVID-19 vaccine mandate for colleges, health care systems

Philly colleges COVID-19 vaccine mandate

N.J. to reverse course, reimplement COVID-19 mask mandate in schools this fall

Philly students to receive new SEPTA fare card as replacement for Transpasses

SEPTA Student Fare Card

Campus Philly's CollegeFest returns in September

CollegeFest free museum admission

N.J. to lift COVID-19 mask mandate in schools this fall

Bucks County teen mourned after fatal car crash on prom weekend

CB East Mannino

CHOP to provide mental health services to Girard College students

Girard College Philly

All New Jersey schools expected to fully reopen next fall

More Philly public schools set to resume in-person learning this week

School District of Philadelphia

Testing, contact tracing and consequences for not following rules reduced COVID-19 spread in N.J. school

CDC study school COVID-19 spread

For first time in a year, some Philly public schools to open next week for hybrid learning

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Half of U.S. college students battling anxiety or depression, study finds

Pennsylvania expands SNAP eligibility to qualifying college students

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