Education

Superintendent William Hite will leave the top post in Philadelphia public schools next year, choosing not to renew his contract after nearly a decade in the job.

Parks, coworking lounges, and coffee shops perfect for getting work done and having fun after.

The Philadelphia Board of Education approved funding for contract nurses and transportation vendors to help solve some of the district’s challenges.

117 Penn State University students were recently temporarily suspended for missing COVID-19 tests.

"We know this has been an incredibly difficult way to start our school year," the district says.

A vaccine for children ages 5-11 could be ready next month. Experts say it will be important to roll it out quickly — especially in the Philly region.

The awards honor schools that have achieved academic excellence or made substantial strides in closing the achievement gap.

The rest of the day would be dedicated to teacher professional development. Some parents worry they’ll be left scrambling to find aftercare.

The hearings will focus on a remediation and modernization plan to address troubling facilities issues at hundreds of Philadelphia public schools.

Southwark is the fifth school to temporarily close.

Gov. Phil Murphy says New Jersey will institute universal pre-kindergarten across the state for all 3- and 4-year-olds.

In the two weeks since schools opened, Richmond Elementary School is the second district school and the fourth school in the city to shut down over an outbreak.

Superintendent William R. Hite Jr. says he’s reached out to Gov. Tom Wolf to ask for assistance with the district’s transportation crisis.

A North Philadelphia school tries to welcome students back, sort through confusion, and steady itself for an unprecedented year.

The news comes as the enrollment for students majoring in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) has been growing at the nation’s first HBCU.