Education

With court battles over the city's sweetened beverage tax in the rearview mirror, Mayor Jim Kenney celebrates two years of expanded pre-K — and plans for further growth.

Despite lawsuits from parents and teachers, the Tamaqua Area School District is doubling down on a policy that will allow school staff to carry guns.

At a scripted community meeting, Swarthmore-Wallingford officials addressed a threatening note sent to four families. But they didn't reveal much about the investigation.

According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, 32 percent of fourth-graders and 24 percent of eighth-graders aren't reading at a basic level.

Year Up has helped thousands of students get job training and find work, but the organization is having some trouble convincing potential participants that it's not a scam.

A New Jersey court rules the state can’t require students to pass the PARCC test to graduate high school. The ruling comes as Gov. Phil Murphy is scaling back use of the test.

No copyrighted items have been added to the public domain in 20 years. That changes on January 1, 2019.

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KIPP Philadelphia heard from too many alumni who were leaving college for financial reasons. It’s now giving out scholarships to fix that.

Students at Susquehanna University in Central Pennsylvania are protesting a new policy of arming retired state troopers who serve on the school’s security force.

The highest salaries were in two Pennsylvania counties: Bucks and Montgomery.

Colleges are becoming more sensitive to the needs of students who lack stable housing.

Cell phones are banned at Kensington High School, so students are paying to stash their phones at corner stores. We break down the case for and against this new phenomenon.

Across the country, public schools are required to identify and support students experiencing homelessness. But a new report finds that many Pa. schools may be undercounting.

If one is looking for the most traumatized youths in Philadelphia, a good starting place might be the cou ...