Education

School district superintendent’s plan prioritizes recruiting and retaining more black and Latino male educators

A ruling expected Monday by the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission could end a long-simmering local debate that’s made national headlines.

About 1 in 5 college students in the U.S. are raising kids, and one of their challenges is getting childcare. A new proposal would expand the only federal program that helps.

The problem is especially dire in Berks County, where thousands of skilled manufacturing jobs need to be filled in coming years as baby boomers retire.

Schools in Kensington strive to be safe havens from violence and drug use, while also helping kids deal with the emotional trauma they carry inside.

Many Camden, N.J. high school graduates who go off to HBCUs or private colleges out of state struggle mightily to afford to finish their degrees.

Superintendents say vulnerable children in Pa. lose critical links to the outside world and caring adults when their parents enroll them in cyber charters.

The Department of Education has proposed several key changes to its massive survey that collects data from the nation's public schools on a wide range of civil rights issues.

Despite job fairs and ads in other cities, Newark still has a teacher shortfall, and some students are being taught by substitutes year-round.

For the first time, the School District of Philadelphia’s Board of Education has voted to convert two charter schools back to district control.

A report from the New Jersey School Boards Association finds uneven availability of mental health services at public schools. It says building trust is a key first step.

The fiasco that resulted in 1,000 students from two Philly high schools being out of class for three weeks exposed parents' anxieties about the safety of their schools.

“No outsiders should be allowed.” Some Catholic school parents freaked out when their school thought about taking in public school kids.

Rodeph Shalom executive director Jeff Katz sent an email to congregants saying the district’s announcement was “premature and made without our knowledge.”

Stockton University hired Andrew Kortyna even though he had been fired for retaliating against students who complained of sexual harassment.