Education

Penn State trustees are poised to vote on a new president for Pennsylvania’s largest university. Officials have not identifi ...

For the Philly school district’s top brass, it’s a classic managerial quandary: Either, free up money for services or, hold o ...

With yet another snowstorm set to barrel across the region and cancel school, parents are again scrambling to figure out how to balance t ...

When Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett nominated ...

Bill Green’s views on education have evolved, thanks in part to research put forth by filmmaker and author M. Night Shyamalan. ...

In many ways, Joseph Dworetzky was the “voice of people” during his four year tenure as a School Reform Commissioner — ofte ...

Following years-long investigations by both the Philadelphia School district and the state, 138 Philadelphia educators have been implicat ...

Three charter schools whose status has been in limbo since 2012 won belated renewals from the School Reform Commission Thursday evening. ...

Mayor Michael Nutter says the nomination of City Councilman Bill Green to chair the School Reform Commission is “quite frankly perp ...

Forging relationships. Building rapport. Being human enough to show you care. Whatever you call it, it’s the educational phi ...

State Rep. Dwight Evans (D-Philadelphia) wants Pennsylvanians to consider in a non-binding statewide referendum: In order to raise a ...

When the School Reform Commission meets Monday for its monthly public strategy session, its goal will be to discuss the pros and cons of ...

A federal jury in Philadelphia has deadlocked on most of the fraud charges against charter school founder Dorothy June Brown and acquitte ...

For many student-athletes, high school sporting events provide the opportunity to build community, foster school spirit and develop perso ...

Fewer teachers. No school building. No heating bill. Same cost. You’d think Pennsylvania’s 16 cyber-charter schools, w ...