Education

Most universities have their own police departments, with officers who can carry guns and arrest people off campus. Activists are again asking why.

As odd a time as it is to graduate school, it’s just as odd a time to retire from a career working in schools. Meet five people navigating those emotions.

The head of an influential Pennsylvania charter school advocacy group was ousted after criticizing the ongoing civil rights protests on social media.

“I hate to think that I did that,” said one incoming freshman, apologizing for old Snapchats.

UDel President Dennis Assanis says all students will have to take mandatory training as part of an effort to improve diversity and inclusion at the state’s largest university.

Pennsylvania gave the clearest sign yet that schools will reopen in some form soon. Officials hinted at what safety measures schools may use.

Philly once thought its public schools would face an immediate budget hole. But relief from Harrisburg has staved off the worse for now.

Maybe you’d rather just take a gap year.

It will depend on conditions of specific buildings and neighborhood needs, he said.

The 230 seniors will walk across the stage, one every 15 minutes, during the social-distanced procession.

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.