Education

When applying to many of the nation's top universities, if you aren't accepted in that first round of admissions, you're not likely to get in. Some are trying to change that.

Philly schools face an estimated $1B funding shortfall by 2022. A new national report found that the city is walking away from more school tax revenue than any of its peers.

Potential teachers who want to work in the City of Brotherly Love will no longer have to go from one school website to the next to look for job postings.

Pennsylvania is issuing instructions to all school districts after two special-education students in Philadelphia without guardians did not have one appointed for them.

Schools had been closed since Nov. 8, when the blaze swept through the town of Paradise and surrounding areas, destroying nearly 14,000 homes and killing at least 85 people.

The West Philly university recently established a quiet space in its arena where kids with autism can escape from triggering sounds.

From Jeff Bezos' free preschools to Andrew Carnegie's public libraries, education stands out as a favorite cause among America's wealthiest people.

Hours before her evening event at the Wells Fargo Center in South Philadelphia, Michelle Obama surprised a group of teens with a visit.

Hockey pucks: They're small and heavy and — one Michigan college thinks — may be the perfect weapon against an active shooter on campus.

DEA says community outreach efforts — including sponsoring after-school and summer programs — are as vital as its law enforcement mission in addressing the opioid epidemic.

Philadelphia’s City Council held a first-of-its-kind hearing Tuesday with school district officials and members of the city’s new school board.

One of the three, Burlington City High School will begin offering the P-Tech curriculum in the fall.

Guest: Anea B. Moore

Lock Haven University will launch a pilot pet-friendly program in January when the spring semester begins.

Large community potlucks and school plays where students dress up as Pilgrims and Indians help students learn the familiar story of the very first Thanksgiving.