Education

These two essays were written by students in Katherine Cohen’s 7th-grade English class at Greenberg Elementary in Northeast Philade ...

Starting with the Class of 2017, Pennsylvania students will need to pass standardized tests in literature, algebra and biology in order t ...

Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter’s plan to raise $105 million in recurring revenue for the city schools by hiking property taxes n ...

This spring, Tonya Bah sent a letter to parents with children at Wagner Middle School in West Oak Lane, where her daughter Fulani is in t ...

Some of Philadelphia’s best young math students were honored Tuesday by the organizers of an online program called “First in ...

Trying to get answers from a large bureaucracy can feel banging your head against a wall. Last night, the Philadelphia School Refo ...

“Education Reform” is, in effect, false advertising and deceptive packaging, brought to you by sponsors who are not professional educ ...

What would you do with two and a half million dollars? Or, $2,447,020 to be exact. That’s how much money Northeast High ...

William H. Hunter Elementary School students were in the spotlight Friday as Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and Mayor Michael Nutter visited ...

Philadelphia public school classrooms received less money last year than in 2008, according to a study released this week by consulting g ...

For years, many public education advocates have been howling about the way Pennsylvania funds cyber charter schools. ...

Teachers in the region’s Catholic high schools have rejected an “early bird” contract offer from the Archdiocese of Phi ...

Millage is a relatively obscure term that represents the tax rate levied on real estate or other property. A mill is one thous ...

It’s budget season, and the School District of Philadelphia is making the rounds to seek money for the coming school year. D ...

It’s kind of like when a teacher allows you to correct your test and resubmit it for a grade. There was fervent public debat ...