Education

Colleges that have gone "test optional" enroll — and graduate — a higher proportion of low-income and first generation-students.

State System of Higher Education spokesman Kenn Marshall said they're committed to a redesign, but some of the drastic changes aren't feasible.

Aminata Sy's after-school African Community Learning Program helps African immigrants adapt by teaching them about their own cultures - and empowering them along the way.

Four of Philadelphia's nine new school board members appeared at their first public event Wednesday. Those hoping to learn more about their positions likely left disappointed.

Just 1 in 4 Americans believe teachers in this country are paid fairly. Nearly 2/3 approve of national teachers' unions, and 3/4 agree teachers have the right to strike.

Guests: Kevin McCorry, Jovan Weaver Across the country, public schools have struggled to meet the needs of childr ...

Twenty-eight states now depend more on tuition than state and local revenue to fund public universities.

Principal Jovan Weaver knows well the trauma that many of his students experience. We hear his struggle to overcome a tumultuous childhood.

The debate that led to Wister’s conversion to a charter school raised questions of politics, access and influence. And it pitted Philadelphia neighbors against one another.

As principal, Jovan tries to find a balance between Mastery's “no excuses” culture and the “love and positivity” mission he envisions based on his own traumatic childhood.

Wister’s 5th grade students see themselves reflected in a faculty that has adopted a civil rights mission. And Jovan makes a major personal decision.

Parkway Center City High School students invite Philadelphia lawmakers to forum on gun violence and racial discrimination.

The AFT, a 1.7 million-member national union, is dropping the bank as a recommended mortgage lender, to which it currently channels more than 20,000 AFT mortgages.

The ACLU suit says the system discriminates against students who are poor, disabled or learning English because it doesn’t provide the extra funding they need to succeed.