Education

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? ...

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. ...