Education

Studies show criminal records checks do not make campuses safer — but they discriminate against Black applicants.

Tutoring services have exploded across the country in recent weeks, often fueled by anxious parents who have banded together into “pandemic pods.”

Almost everyone who testified — many of them district employees or parents — called for schools to begin fully online.

Due to the pandemic, the industry is facing higher costs and lower enrollment.

Erika James is the first woman and the first Black person to serve as dean in Wharton's history.

The governor plans to announce his recommendation for districts next month, but said this week he envisions a hybrid model for the start of the school year.

A month ago, the state’s flagship university said it planned a mix of in-person and virtual learning. Now only “select” classes will be held in-person.

The coronavirus could prompt a radical change for when Philly teens start school. Will that lead to better-rested students? Or upend family routines?

More than 30 principals plan to speak at Thursday's board meeting.

As the start of classes inches closer, more and more colleges are rolling back their earlier, more optimistic proclamations of an in-person or hybrid fall.

Avoid a run on uniforms? Hold off on notebooks? Parents weigh which approach is best as they await decisions on school reopenings.

Many international students won’t be able to make it to their U.S. college campuses for the fall semester because of travel restrictions and closed U.S. consulate offices.

Neither the University of Delaware nor Delaware State University will play football or other fall sports this fall.

Deciding the right way to return to school this fall depends on whom you ask. A survey of parents, students, and school leaders found mixed results.

Across the country, parents are scrambling to figure out child care plans that can accommodate a year, in which school will take place largely outside the classroom.