Education

The decision has been met with mixed reactions, but ultimately Temple University says they are following what the city is doing.

While Philadelphia schools are mostly staffed with teachers and counselors, they are working to fill hundreds of support roles.

For public school students in grades 3 through 8, 42% are proficient in English and 30% in math. One education advocate says the scores reflect a system “in crisis.”

“The framework has flipped.” This year, districts requiring masks are few and far between. Philadelphia and Newark are outliers, for now.

Families are invited to enroll and re-register pre-K through 12th-grade students at a series of free events ahead of the 2022-2023 academic year.

The Education Department originally thought the student loan program would make money — instead, it's losing it.

The Pennridge school board is considering a policy that would limit the “nonschool materials” students can share in school and online.

Psychologists play a critical role in K-12 schools, but there's a clear mismatch between the demographics of school psychologists and the student populations they serve.

A new poll on adults' perceptions of higher education shows a sharp partisan divide and a decline in the share of Americans who think colleges have a positive impact.

The policy aims to keep books that a yet-to-be-determined group might deem “inappropriate” for unspecified “sexualized content” out of school libraries.

For eight years, parents, school districts, and advocates have been trying to prove Pa. funds its schools unfairly. Now it’s up to a Commonwealth Court judge to decide.

Some school systems around the country have moved to bolster staffing to minimize disruptions. But many are hoping for the best without doing much else differently.

Making sure educators are paid well, come from diverse backgrounds, and feel supported on the job are among its goals.

A lack of transparency baked into state law makes it impossible to determine whether the program is actually improving outcomes for students who receive tuition assistance.

New Jersey is one of only two dozen states in the U.S. to require exams to graduate.