Education

Most of the Pa. budget will be settled in November, but schools got a welcome dose of stability. There will be no major cuts this year.

More than 6,000 teachers participated in PFT survey. They worry that it will be nearly impossible to enforce social distancing or teach with masks on.

Charging documents released Tuesday allege that Repella paid Georgetown tennis coach Gordon Ernst $50,000 in 2017 to get his daughter admitted as an athlete.

Adjunct professors have been called the “gig” workers of academia. And they’re feeling especially vulnerable right now as enrollment declines are expected.

The superintendent also says that service providers declined to increase internet access by opening residential hotspots for more general use.

The disbursement will be distributed to the state’s roughly 7,000 licensed child care providers in mid-to-late June.

Some may question the value of closing schools, but there’s plenty to be cautious about. According to one expert: “Lack of evidence doesn’t mean that there isn’t a risk.”

NerdITNow owner Markevis Gideon grew up in a Wilmington public housing development and said it’s a “blessing” to be able to assist children with an educational tool.

The lawsuit is an early test of whether the state and school districts are doing enough for special needs students in the pandemic.

In March, Congress set aside more than $14 billion to help colleges and universities. Here's where most of that money has gone, and why many colleges are holding out for more.

The virtual event carried a resounding message of community at a time when COVID-19 rules out the possibility of large gatherings.

Many students are obligated to pay rent under leases that run until August, even as many have lost their jobs and most aren’t eligible to receive the government stimulus aid.

“I was just surprised that people believed in me,” one thankful student said.

Philly distributed over 80,000 laptops in order to move classes online. Today’s data provides an early glimpse at how many students are showing up.

The move is an unexpected side effect of the switch to remote learning.