Education

Penn State University wants a moratorium on college sports betting — while the University of Pittsburgh wants a piece of the action.

Last week, members of Philadelphia's School Reform Commission gathered for the last time. Next month, a city school board will begin official duties.

In the 1980s and ’90s, Jimmy Bennett was a regular in the Delaware Valley folk/country music circuit, playing bass or rhythm guitar ...

"Growing up, I kind of believed that sexual violence was, just in general, a Western concept, like it doesn't happen to people who are Muslim."

The debate in many ways comes down to this: What's more important — cold steel or warm hugs? Harsh consequences or second chances?

The Keystone Exams would be delayed until 2020-21.

West Philadelphia’s Farrad McLaughlin, 26, was crushed when he lost his older brother to gun violence a decade ago. But since that mome ...

Data analysis shows that the Trump administration is less likely than its predecessor to find wrongdoing by school districts.

The SRC also left some business on the table, failing to reach agreements with 25 charter schools that say the commission’s terms are too restrictive.

This year's negotiations have featured a lot less rancor, and education seems to be at the heart of the compromise.

Research shows that 1 in 4 students juggle the writing, the studying, the researching and applying to college completely on their own.

Chesterfield isn't what comes to mind when politicians talk about children harmed by the state's failure to provide adequate education funding.

Delaware State University has named its first permanent female president, picking interim leader Wilma Mishoe, whose father Luna headed the Dover school from 1960 to 1987.

Aalayah Eastmond narrowly survived the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Fighting for change ever since, she will visit Philly on Monday.

A vote is anticipated by the end of the legislative session on June 30.