Education

How much do Pa. teachers make? A lot, relatively speaking. The average starting salary for a teacher in Pennsyl ...

Three billionaires gave more than $6 million to support a candidate in favor of school choice, namely state Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams, ...

“Hold Harmless” protects funding for some school districts, and means less funding for other districts in need. ...

Webster Elementary school in Kensington is used to serving those with profound needs.

The Philadelphia School Reform Commission voted not to renew two charter schools, including for the first time, one of its own hand-picke ...

In the first year of his plan, Governor Wolf wants to increase pre-K through higher education spending by $1 billion. ...

It’s over 80 degrees outside, but Brandon Dixon, 17, is wearing a thick blue blazer and a polo shirt with the word “Girard ...

If you guessed Philadelphia, you’d be dead wrong. Fifth in an occasional ...

In the midst of racial tensions in Baltimore, President Barack Obama has expanded his “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative ...

A preliminary ruling by the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission has found that a Bucks County high school’s mascot is offensive ...

With education a major issue in the Philadelphia mayor’s race, Democratic candidate Lynne Abraham has put forth her plan to fund th ...

Political and legal pressure for a state education formula is mounting. A statewide coalition of advocacy groups is pushing Harrisburg to ...

When it comes to disparities in school funding, Pennsylvania is leading the country. Community members gathered Wednesday in the S ...

Decked out in blue for the school’s colors, teachers and staff at ASPIRA Olney Charter High School linked arms in the school’ ...

School districts complain that the amounts have not kept up with costs. In 2014, the state modestly increased funding while making some c ...