Education

Philadelphia is slowly moving school online. We spoke with families to hear about their hopes for this massive educational experiment.

After closing down “indefinitely,” Pennsylvania has made it official: K-12 schools are closed for the rest of the academic year. Here’s what’s next.

Wealthier districts have a "10-year head start" on devices, online access, and virtual curriculum.

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with Keystone Crossroads reporter Avi Wolfman-Arent about how Philly schools are changing during COVID-19

“It just shows the resilience of art teachers. We are scrappy, used to being ignored, so we fight to make our programs happen no matter what.”

As colleges and universities across the country have been forced to pivot to a virtual, deep inequities of opportunity can leave students falling through the cracks.

April Hall, a busy magazine editor, has added “homeschool teacher” to her workload. The results have been mixed.

Forced to shift learning online due to school closures, districts in rural Pennsylvania have to get creative to get students connected.

The PBS documentary filmmaker will join an online home-school series to discuss Constitutional history.

Teachers and counselors asked to hold daily "office hours."

Prior to Monday’s announcement, Pennsylvania’s school-closure order extended through Monday, April 6.

Philly wants principals and staff to volunteer as part of a plan to hand out thousands of Chromebooks. Some say the plan jeopardizes their health.

With your help, we plan to update the list as we become aware of additional worthwhile resources.

The 11,000-seat arena will be retrofitted to hold 250 beds for COVID-19 patients.

Board members read (and sang) all the written testimony submitted and allowed real-time public input.