Education

The new school year marches on, and so does our weekly roundup.

How one school’s efforts to support parents and families has led to success.

To millions of parents and students, they're magical words: free college. But is the idea pure fantasy?

If you’re grocery shopping in Philadelphia over the next year you might run into a cherubic cartoon character named A.J.

The state put a moratorium on its reimbursement program for school construction in 2015.

Using a holistic approach with students to “catch those coughs before they become pneumonia.”

Only about a quarter of Philadelphia public schools have air conditioning.

Gov. John Carney calls the measure the most important legislative accomplishment of the year.

Temple is still providing verified numbers to its business accrediting body, the Pennsylvania attorney general and federal institutions.

On Wednesday, with high temperatures expected to reach the low 90s yet again, the School District of Philadelphia will dismiss students at noon

The union representing about 600 teachers at the Philadelphia Archdiocese's 17 high schools last went on strike in 2011.

If a pair of powerful Pennsylvania state senators get their way, a ...

Parents, teachers, and students may not be in the clear yet, The district is monitoring temperatures next week, which are forecast to reach the low 90s.

Daugherty has been with Red Clay for 18 years and been an assistant principal, principal and administrator before becoming superintendent nine years ago.

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn talks with Stacey Havlik and Krista Malott, researchers at Villanova who have studied first-generation students in our area.