Education

Parents and day care providers in Philadelphia described receiving mixed messages Monday on whether day care providers could remain open during the shutdown.

Teachers around the country had a short window to move to a different way of presenting course material. Internet access is just part of the struggle.

The School District of Philadelphia and many others are distributing free meals during the coronavirus outbreak. Learn more here.

Many low-income and international students are left stranded -- and perhaps less safe.

Many universities asked students to leave campus housing to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. But what if students can’t afford it?

Three Pennsylvania teachers practice community care, gratitude and mindfulness in the wake of coronavirus-related school closures.

According to the city, “unexpected staff shortages” prevented some of the 50 city rec centers from opening that had been planned as daytime activity hubs.

Some students are staying in Tokyo, since even Philly switched to remote learning.

Governor Wolf said that school districts will not be penalized if they cannot meet the state’s requirement to hold 180 instructional days this school year.

Anticipating mass absences from teachers who live in Montgomery County, Philly school officials made a sudden move to close 63 schools Thursday night.

Philly area districts are closing schools briefly to gear up for a scenario where schools are closed for a long time due to COVID-19.

The public university will pay $290K to women who said it failed to protect them from sexual violence and thoroughly investigate their claims.

A new generation of fundraising groups has popped up in Philly’s gentrifying schools. A new study examines their impact.

Despite a legal blow in court this week, students of a N.J. choir college say they’re going to continue to fight its parent university’s plans to consolidate campuses.

A social media post by a white student-athlete from Central High School that uses racial slurs to refer to a Black opponent sent tremors across the internet in Philadelphia.