Education

A City Council member has delayed a scheduled vote on a bill to require more asbestos inspections in Philly schools. He wants to add rules around lead paint.

Advocates said challenges have emerged because the mandate was unfunded when enacted.

Richardson went 80-66 at Towson and led the team to a school-record 24 wins and a berth in the NIT. She also led Towson to the NCAA Tournament in 2019.

Income-driven repayment plans were intended to help low-income borrowers. New documents paint a breathtaking picture of the program's failure.

Watlington will take over for William Hite at the end of the academic year.

A rally to support school desegregation in New Jersey is held as a judge is weighing whether the state is responsible for not doing enough to break up segregation.

The district said many cartons were filled with the sanitizer, sealed and then shipped out with the milk.

Several students and parents are on board with the proposal to start school later.

The course, offered by the controversial group Street Cop Training, teaches police how to mine social media for personal info and create dummy accounts.

The board members voted in August to mandate masks after Pa.’s state of emergency ended. A parent filed for their removal. The district didn’t respond.

The K-8 school was renamed for a formerly enslaved woman who became a Philadelphia teacher and principal.

Officials denied most of the sensitive information sought, but the demand raised concerns about infringing rights of students and families.

The law says public school teachers may not instruct on sexual orientation or gender identity in grades kindergarten through third grade.

Children's mental health experts have advice for how to help kids deal with masking uncertainty – and deal with peer pressure if their mask choice isn't popular at school.

The Saint Peters Peacocks could make history tonight if they become the first No. 15 seed to advance to the NCAA men's college basketball tournament's Elite Eight.