Education

Philadelphia has a new school leader for the first time in a decade. Superintendent Dr. Tony Watlington on the challenges facing kids and teachers in the district this year.

The district’s policy doesn’t always stop bullying or discrimination, but students also find support among classmates.

President Biden announced a sweeping effort to forgive up to $20,000 for qualifying borrowers. Here are three things you need to know.

Classes start Monday for 115,000 students across the district’s 216 public schools.

The district has about 97.4% of its teaching jobs filled for the new school year, according to the most recent data released by district officials.

Officials say the 2021-22 school year saw nearly 700 incidents of gun violence, 304 of which involved active students.

The district's maintenance, custodial, and transportation employees voted on Saturday to authorize a strike, as contract negotiations with the district have stalled.

Several parents said the mask mandate was unnecessary and harmful, but one parent called it common sense.

Philadelphia’s new lottery admissions system will likely bolster the overall proportion of Black and Hispanic students in the incoming ninth grades.

Curtis was the head coach at Wake Forest, after head coaching stops at Radford and Temple, where she also was the first African-American head women’s basketball coach.

As public school educators in the region get ready for another school year, we talk about learning loss, funding disparities, keeping students safe, and hopes for this year.

HB315 will open up $2 million in grant funding to help staff low-income districts considered to have a “high need” for substitutes.

Local authors fear Central Bucks School District’s new book policies will censor LGBTQ content.

While many school districts already have “zero tolerance” policies in place, the new law is designed to provide mental health resources to help resolve students' issues.

Students will no longer be required to complete a writing assessment and the district will resume using PSSA results for its criteria-based middle and high schools.