Education

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.

South Philadelphia High School music director Courtney Powers still wanted her students to have access to their music and instruments after classes were suspended.

As freshmen prepare to adapt, educators and administrators are still in the early stages of "shaping the new normal" of a college education: part two.

Educators begin to come to terms with how the health crisis has utterly altered college life in New Jersey, its finances and its outlook: part one.

The Dept. of Education was still garnishing wages more than a month after Congress ordered an immediate suspension of the practice during the coronavirus pandemic.

With the typical tools, like standardized tests, off the table this year, the Philadelphia School District has to think differently about how to measure success.

With kids’ classrooms replaced by the kitchen table or living room couch, many parents have been reluctantly drafted into a new role: teacher’s assistant.