Education

Mayor Jim Kenney named Philadelphia’s first nine community schools Monday, officially launching his five-year plan to create ...

Older student refugees are slipping through the cracks — in part, some allege, because schools are breaking the law. About 17,00 ...

Charter schools that participate in the state’s teacher pension system are supposed to make quarterly contributions to the P ...

Nearly everyone agrees that high-quality pre-K can make a big difference for kids. But how should states measure quality? ...

Visit the School District of Philadelphia’s website, and you’ll find three words written in oversized letters: ...

The School District of Philadelphia announced Wednesday it has filled 99 percent o ...

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 ...