Education
As the climate warms, more Philly public schools get A/C — but dozens still don’t have enough
A high-profile donation landed A/C units in several more schools. But 63 still lack sufficient air conditioning, district officials say.
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Philly-area teachers and students debate proposed school cellphone ban
Pennsylvania passed a bill this year to pilot cell phone bans in schools. Will this actually improve learning, attention and mental health?
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Philly’s Peirce College and Scranton’s Lackawanna College will merge into one school
If approved, the institution would become one of Pennsylvania’s largest open-enrollment, private colleges.
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School District of Philadelphia announces new school selection process. Here’s what you need to know
Students will be able to apply to any district school outside of their neighborhood or catchment area for the 2025–2026 school year. The selection process opens Sept. 13.
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South Jersey school district rescinds controversial bus service plan after outrage from parents
Superintendent Kevin Kanauss wrote a letter Monday stating Deptford Township School District will continue to provide its free bus service as it has in the past.
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South Jersey school district reduces number of students eligible for free bus services
Over the weekend, the Deptford Township School District also announced it would lower the number of bus stops used for pickups and dropoffs.
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Philly schools welcome 800 new hires at annual orientation as Pennsylvania faces teacher shortages
The School District of Philadelphia hosts 800 new teachers, counselors and staff this week at School of the Future for its annual new hire orientation.
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UArts faculty and alumni call for City Council review of school’s closure
The University of the Arts suddenly closed in June and students, teachers and others are calling for help to bring it back to life.
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A hospital psychologist alerted Brandywine with concerns about Arnold’s credentials. He had fooled education officials with fake advanced degrees.
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Grand jury probe targets Delaware private school connected to Christina school board member
Naveed Baqir and the private school he co-founded is under scrutiny concerning invoices submitted to the school district.
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Bucks County Community College receives $2M for clean energy job training
Students will work with the college’s existing network of more than 170 small- and medium-sized companies to help them cut costs and reduce carbon emissions.
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A student loan forgiveness program is celebrated at Philly City Hall
City workers spoke with U.S. Education Secretary Dr. Miguel Cardona about how they were guided to hundreds of thousands of dollars in loan forgiveness.
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New Jersey school to remove Sen. Bob Menendez’s name from its building
A spokesperson for West New York Mayor Albio Sires confirmed on Wednesday that the name will be down before the start of the school year in September.
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Philly’s Freedom Schools Literacy Academy wants to build a national pipeline of Black teachers
The Freedom Schools Literacy Academy looks to address a gap in diversity among Philadelphia’s teachers.
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Antisemitism runs rampant in Philadelphia schools, Jewish group alleges in civil rights complaint
The district has ignored persistent harassment and bullying of Jewish students, some of whom have been forced to drop out, lawyers wrote in the complaint.
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