Keystone Crossroads Archive

The legislation gives school districts the authority to decide whether student athletes must wear masks while playing sports.

Despite steep odds, advocates are seizing the moment with urgency — fearing a window is closing to normalize the status of millions of immigrants.

The Philadelphia Board of Education approved funding for contract nurses and transportation vendors to help solve some of the district’s challenges.

Cook Political Report, which is tracking gubernatorial races around the country, has the race rated as one of the country’s few true toss-ups.

Philadelphia health officials have lowered the thresholds for when school buildings close because of positive COVID-19 cases. Here’s what you need to know.

A vaccine for children ages 5-11 could be ready next month. Experts say it will be important to roll it out quickly — especially in the Philly region.

The awards honor schools that have achieved academic excellence or made substantial strides in closing the achievement gap.

A commission added a carveout to count those serving sentences that will end after April 1, 2030 — the date of the next census — in prison districts.

Effects range from service cuts to an added strain on existing workers, with some municipal operations struggling to function in their basic duties.

The rest of the day would be dedicated to teacher professional development. Some parents worry they’ll be left scrambling to find aftercare.

The hearings will focus on a remediation and modernization plan to address troubling facilities issues at hundreds of Philadelphia public schools.

Superintendent William R. Hite Jr. says he’s reached out to Gov. Tom Wolf to ask for assistance with the district’s transportation crisis.

A North Philadelphia school tries to welcome students back, sort through confusion, and steady itself for an unprecedented year.

The lack of safety net in the undocumented immigrant community pushed many towards other jobs. But vacancies in restaurants also gave them newfound leverage.

The panel will review how redistricting works in other states and develop standards for determining integrity and fairness.