Education

Contract negotiations between the 14 state-owned universities and colleges and one of their largest unions are hitting some rough patches ...

Connections Education LLC became the first firm in years to open a new cyber charter in Pennsylvania, just as one of its forme ...

The School District of Philadelphia is reviving a program that will test for elevated lead levels in the drinking water at 40 ...

By the city of Philadelphia’s count, more than 17,000 low- and middle-income kids don’t have access to high-quality, publi ...

The School District of Philadelphia owes $6.5 million to former employees and needs to tighten its oversight of student activity funds an ...

Pennsylvania’s state cigarette tax jumps from $1.60 to $2.60 per pack Monday. That’s on top of a $2-per-pack tax levied by Ph ...

This summer I was chosen to participate in the ...

Teachers’ union leaders will admit it’s been a tough 16 years for them–ever since George W. Bush swept into office with ...

While summer months are usually quieter times on college campuses, that hasn’t been the case at Temple University, which has underg ...

Two lawmakers in Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives hope to address what’s become major issues for many millennials — ...

 There is no such thing as a typical community school. Different versions of that sentiment have been r ...

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? ...