Education

The U.S. Department of Education opened its probe into several schools and universities in November.

Jordan joined the union in 1987, and has served as president since 2008.

Fagin, longtime dean of the university's school of nursing, served as interim president of the University of Pennsylvania from July 1993 through June 1994.

During an interview with WHYY News on MLK's legacy in education, Superintendent Watlington discusses what challenges the district currently faces.

In a surprise move, the Biden administration announced it is fast-tracking a change that will erase the debts of many federal student loan borrowers after just 10 years.

“We did not make the decision lightly,” PAFA’s president said in a letter Wednesday. “We sought every possible opportunity to avoid it.”

Instead of giving new funding to a program that prioritizes the state’s poorest school districts, Pennsylvania lawmakers put $100M toward school construction projects.

“None of my lifetime opportunities come without having access to education and it's the great equalizer,” Parker said.

A spokesperson for the Department of Education said the department hopes to keep the application open for longer stretches as it resolves issues with the new form.

Public schools in Pennsylvania are currently underfunded by roughly $6.2 billion, according to the lawyers for the schools and public education advocates.

In 25 years, there’s been mostly public praise for MCS — but its methodology is unusual, and some question the founder’s motives in shutting it down.

The multi-million dollar, 77,000-square foot building at 23rd and West Cambria Streets will serve 500 pre-K through 5th grade students.

To help address student mental health challenges, The School District of Philadelphia has introduced a new online multi-platform tool called Kooth.

Gay announced her departure, which came just months into her tenure, in a letter to the Harvard community on Tuesday.

The report comes after the settlement of a lawsuit that accused the state of being complicit in the disparities experienced by low-income students and others.