Education

Superintendent Tony Watlington said under his leadership, the district will practice “strategic abandonment” by rigorously assessing the success of individual programs.

Red Clay school board members are unhappy about a delay in lead testing results from the state.

The Office of School Safety plans to evaluate the success at Bartram High before expanding the initiative to other schools.

Philly’s school board is considering a five-year contract to provide locking cell phone pouches to every district school that wants them.

Starting with the class of 2023, Pennsylvania students must graduate through one of five new graduation pathways, two of which are based on state test scores.

The position is often laid atop regular teaching responsibilities, forcing a difficult balancing act.

Some schools are now limiting who can attend games, or starting them before nightfall. “No school wants that negative stigma’’ of a violent episode.

High schoolers from around the city are talking about hot classrooms, devastating storms, and the convergence of climate change and inequity.

As it made its case to bring Gavin McInnes to campus, a student group compared him to "many great comedians that have come before," who challenge the way people see the world.

The Central Bucks school board will make a final vote on the policy banning Pride flags next month, amid student and teacher outcries.

The city’s gun violence “makes being a student even more difficult,” one teenager said.

In the run-up to the midterm elections, a growing number of conservative groups are turning their attention to often-ignored school board races.

A beta version of the student loan forgiveness application is a test to help the Education Department find problems with the site before its official launch.

In order to hold scammers accountable, the administration plans to increase collaboration between the Department of Education and other federal agencies.

The building once known as Wallace Wallin School had the most violations at 17.