Education

This is the sixth story in our First Year, First Generation series. For an introduction, ...

School cafeteria workers in Philadelphia ratified a contract extension Monday that includes wage increases and a 3 percent bonus. ...

In mid-July, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney will anoint five to seven community schools. When he does, it’ll be the first major public a ...

George Washington High School in Northeast Philadelphia has three guidance counselors for 1,700 students. Those seeking indivi ...

The conversation began with a flurry of numbers. About a 10th of students in the School District of Philadel ...

Abandoned by its charter operator and stymied in its attempt to find a new charter company, Kenderton Elementary in North Philadelphia wi ...

Education advocates in Philadelphia have reason for good cheer this week. Actually, they have 27.5 million reasons. That’s t ...

The School District of Philadelphia approved a sweeping policy Thursday night that allows transgender students to use the bath ...

Following two delayed votes, the union representing Philadelphia public school principals and administrators rejected a tentat ...

With a final vote on Philadelphia’s sugary-drinks tax slated for Thursday, there is little doubt Mayor Jim Kenney will get m ...

A group of area teachers has detailed a plan to increase the number of black men in the profession. ...

After enduring years of painful cutbacks, the union representing the Philadelphia School District’s blue-collar workers rati ...

The winding saga of Kenderton Elementary School in North Philadelphia has taken another turn, with indications that the Renais ...

In the wake of Scholar Academies deciding to pull out of Philadelphia’s Kenderton elementary, parents in the school advisory counci ...

After a years-long fight to remain open, the Imani Education Circle Charter School in Germantown announced Wednesday it will close at the ...