Education

The 100-plus-year-old ban is rooted in anti-Catholic sentiment and was used to prevent a hijab-wearing teacher from working in Philadelphia in the 1990s.

The racist video showing teenage white girls in blackface was circulated on social media this week.

The university’s response has garnered widespread condemnation.

With shootings at recent highs in many American cities, some educators are reconsidering the role schools play in preventing and responding to neighborhood gun violence.

All school buildings will open with a two-hour delay “to ensure the safety of students and staff traveling to school,” School District of Philadelphia officials said.

Trauma that comes from directly or indirectly experiencing gun violence can have short- and long-term effects, especially among youth survivors.

As part of its book review process, the district is buying books so committees can read them and make recommendations.

Stockton professor and paleontologist Matthew Bonnan used the extra time he had during pandemic lockdown to create an album on the evolution of hearing.

Amid Philly’s ongoing gun violence crisis, educators are making changes they hope will better protect children. WHYY News reporters took a close look at some of their efforts.

Reggie McNeil, the school district’s chief operating officer, will serve as secretary of general services, responsible for state buildings and vehicles, as well as purchasing.

The revisions removed units on Black feminist literary thought and Black Lives Matter.

The board also asked the city at its biannual meeting to provide parking for teachers near some schools to address safety concerns.

The district is developing the new unit with Mike Africa Jr., as part of a refresh of the African American history curriculum.

While officials are conducting a second round of lead testing in schools, the state education secretary says “filter first” should be the mantra going forward.

Temple released a statement reading in part, "TUGSA continues to demand...benefits not available to even full-time employees."