Education

As vaccines become more widely available, it's likely that many more colleges will add their own mandates.

The dashboard has information on the number of tests performed, positive cases in schools, as well as cases confirmed off-site that have been reported to the district.

District officials say the summer classes will help students “narrow achievement gaps” after almost 15 months of virtual learning.

In the months since Floyd's killing in Minneapolis, educators say they've heard a demand from students for fuller Black history lessons beyond what was already offered.

The visit came on the heels of Superintendent William Hite’s announcement Monday that schools would open for third to fifth graders who elect to return starting on April 26.

As a result, a significant number of remaining, in-person school days could be dedicated to testing — which is required by the federal government.

Delaware State University students must be vaccinated before returning to campus. An in-person graduation ceremony is planned this spring.

The reckoning at Southern is being revisited in the wake of the killings last month in Atlanta of six Asian women and two others in what is being investigated as a hate crime.

Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner says Gov. Wolf’s latest education funding proposal amounts to “the kind of anti-crime legislation that works.”

Although the overall jobs market is starting to come back, youth unemployment remains stubbornly high, creating a lot of anxiety among the latest class of seniors.

The Hope Center at Temple University released the results of a yearlong survey finding a majority of college students cannot afford basic life necessities.

Activists, including students, teachers, and community members, want the universities to contribute 40% of the property taxes they don't pay to the district.

Losing these families could set Philly schools back in cash and political support as it faces the unprecedented challenge of recovering from a year of virtual classes.

Some schools are hosting in-person events, while others are staying virtual.

As schools reopen — either fully or for hybrid learning — teachers are getting the chance to meet their students face-to-face.