Education

More students are choosing career training over college. New funding will help certify industry pros to teach in Philly schools.

The course will explore the rapper’s life, lyrics and impact through an Afrocentric lens, connecting hip-hop to broader themes of race, culture and urban America.

Students studying dance at a Burlington County high school have improved focus and discipline, resulting in higher grades than their peers, school officials said.

The Academy at Penn program aims to provide career and college support for students from two Philadelphia high schools over the next four years.

The strike authorization is the union’s first in more than two decades, with an August contract expiration looming.

A national search firm has been collecting feedback from parents on characteristics they want in the next superintendent of the Camden City School District.

The organization A Better Chance Lower Merion has helped young students of color with mentors and access to strong schools.

Research shows participation in the program sets up students for success by strengthening their executive functions.

Board members reviewed 18 schools up for charter renewal, two weeks after approving the first new charter school since 2018.

Three years ago, they came to Philly with hardly anything. Now the grads are planning their careers here.

The Public Education Funding Commission still has to determine how to weigh additional funding to schools for low-income students and English language learners.

Former Penn Board Chair Scott Bok on the fallout from the 2023 campus protests, the antisemitism probes, and Wall Street's outsized influence on universities.

At least two dozen students along with community members traveled to Trenton asking the board to reverse cuts to address the $91 million deficit.

Low pay, difficult working conditions and high attrition rates fuel the need for teachers in Pennsylvania, education experts say.

The ACLU of Pennsylvania filed a temporary restraining order on behalf of three individuals who were banned from school board meetings. A judge ruled it is no longer relevant.