Education

Biden spoke at this year’s annual National HBCU Week Conference, held in Center City. The Biden-Harris administration has invested $17 billion in HBCUs since 2021.

The Nature Conservancy wants to prevent stormwater runoff from schoolyards by building rain gardens that also provide relief from the heat.

The shuttered university reportedly owes creditors more than $50 million.

Muhammad sent his resignation to state-appointed Camden City School District Superintendent Katrina T. McCombs.

About 21,000 freshman students move to the state for college each year, according to data from the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania.

In an unrelated incident, school administrators found a shell casing in a student’s pocket. All students and staff are safe. Law enforcement is conducting an investigation.

Of the districts receiving money, the School District of Philadelphia, where damaged asbestos has repeatedly shuttered schools, received the maximum grant amount.

McCall students will have lunch before the 12:39 p.m. dismissal, and any after-school programming or activities will be canceled.

Officials signed the final beam 11 months before the Shreiber School of Veterinary Medicine welcomes its first class.

Dysolve AI, an artificial intelligence–powered software program, can help children with dyslexia improve their reading skills.

Rutgers has hired a law firm to conduct an investigation into athlete allegations of bullying, favoritism and revenge by the coach of the gymnastics program.

The new off-grid solar array runs an aquaponics system in a greenhouse where students will learn to raise fish and grow vegetables.

State District Superintendent Katrina McCombs called on the school advisory board president to step down following public outcry over a lawsuit that cost $2 million.

PennEnvironment says school districts skip lead testing, don’t test all of their outlets and, in some cases, fail to report test results.

The summer reading campaign was celebrated with an Aug. 29 event at Franklin Square that featured a book giveaway, a sing-along and double Dutch jump rope.