Education

Mental health crises, poverty and lack of resources all play a part in students’ struggles.

In addition to layoffs, failed referendums in Indian River and Smyrna districts will lead to larger class sizes and reduced programs.

“This is immediate proactive action to review discretionary funding streams” to the University of Pennsylvania, a senior White House official told WHYY News.

The complaint against the Cape Henlopen School District alleges a lack of proper resources, curriculum and compliance with federal law.

The Ivy League school joins other prestigious colleges, including UPenn, in raising income limits for free tuition and other supports.

Union members are pushing for higher wages, improved staffing and free public transit for students.

The Children First report, released once a decade, highlights how mental health, violence, poverty and underfunding affects Philly schools and students.

The Philadelphia School District runs the farm, which has ambitious plans to train for careers beyond “cows and plows.”

“Students must be assessed according to merit and accomplishment, not prejudged by the color of their skin,” Education Secretary Linda McMahon said in a statement.

No transgender girls are on girls’ school teams, but the complaint seeks to have the state follow President Trump’s executive order, or pay the price.

St. Georges High School opens Delaware's largest Sean’s room, a student-centered mental health space offering peer support and resources to foster well-being and community.

Jameson has been serving as Penn's interim president after the university's former president, Liz Magill, resigned in December 2023.

The union members’ action comes after more than a year of unsuccessful contract talks.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the layoffs were intended to eliminate “bureaucratic bloat.” But she added this was the first step to a full agency shut down.

Overbrook students spend recess in a bare-bones concrete yard. Now, they’re working with Trust for Public Land to reimagine the space.