Education

The data compares test scores from before the pandemic to test scores from early fall. And it paints a troubling picture for kids in early grades.

The union continues to maintain school district buildings are unsafe for occupancy given COVID-19 concerns. A mediator in the matter was named Friday.

Philly high school students have settled into a school year on track to be held entirely online. Meeting up after class IRL is out. Making new friends via IG is in.

The union says it’s deeply concerned about ventilation issues in school district buildings, many of which don’t have modern HVAC systems.

Tamara Russell, aka Revive P.O.C., hit the streets of Philadelphia to hear what residents think of the school district’s back-to-school plan.

The announcement comes amid calls by Philly officials and advocates to do more for school children during a school year turned upside down.

Pictures of flimsy-looking window fans for the School District of Philadelphia angered many. Experts, however, say they can be effective — if used properly.

Community members will have a chance to weigh in on the new name.

Delaware’s northernmost and most populous county hasn’t reassessed the true value of property since 1983. The lawsuit said the omission has hurt low-income students.

In this handful of names with city roots, there are stories long forgotten and glimpses of an overlooked past.

No formal vote on the matter was taken Thursday, as the board granted the district authority over the summer to reconvene classroom learning.

As the student enrollment plummeted in some places and surged in others, ‘hold harmless’ has added to the wide inequities that exist in Pennsylvania’s public schools.

The district asserted the teacher “was involved in the electoral college protest that took place at the United States Capitol Building.”

The new plan calls for pre-K through grade 2 students to return on Feb. 22. But there are signs that the city’s teachers union will oppose.

Superintendent Katrina McCombs plans to close four neighborhood schools. Camden Education Association President Keith Benson hopes to appeal.