Education

Philly public schools won’t open Friday due to predicted bad weather and learning will happen online only, district officials said.

Superintendent Tony Watlington announced six new sub-offices in the district’s central office and several new hires, including a new chief financial officer.

A new artificial intelligence tool called ChatGPT has thrilled the Internet with its superhuman abilities to solve math problems, churn out college essays and write papers.

Philadelphia school board members Reginald Streater and Mallory Fix-Lopez were elected Thursday night to serve one-year terms as president and vice president of the board.

Less than 30% of third graders in Philly public schools scored proficient or higher in reading last school year. A new program challenges students to read more at home.

Student loan borrowers were left confused Tuesday morning after receiving an email reversing course on their student debt relief applications.

The initial sampling of faucets, fountains, and spigots was completed this spring, but the troubling results weren’t released to the public until October.

Between 50 and 100 students walked out of Dobbins High School Monday afternoon to protest unsafe conditions at the school.

The school district’s decision comes amid concerns of the "tripledemic" of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza (flu), and COVID-19.

"One of those measures is that we may consider requiring masking for a time period after returning from extended breaks."

The impact of reducing the required number of credits on Pennridge’s social studies curriculum has not been made clear.

Bluford charter school is expected to reopen as a district-run school this fall, while its sister school, Daroff, will remain closed, officials said.

The Philadelphia Board of Education will vote on calendars for the next two school years at its February meeting. Parents and community members have until Dec. 14 to weigh in.

A Commonwealth Court judge ruled that a lawsuit nine parents filed against five school districts, including Pennsbury, was moot.

A new survey of high school principals reveals that political fights with parents and community members are on the rise and taking a serious toll.