Education

Hurricanes, wildfires and floods: Across the country, climate change is driving more severe weather, and many schools are not prepared.

School District of Philadelphia high schools will have a new start time of 9 a.m. starting next school year.

The University of Pennsylvania senior, who is the No. 1 seed, advanced to Thursday night’s final with her top time of 4 minutes, 33.82 seconds.

All three candidates for Philly’s top schools job visited the city this week for their public vetting. A final decision is just around the corner.

Boosting ventilation and filtration lowers the risk of transmission, and is linked to higher test scores and better health. But making upgrades is more complex than it sounds.

Despite high price tags and big endowments, private universities don’t pay property taxes in the city.

Payments on federal student loans have been paused for two years, and the Biden administration appears to be considering extending the pause beyond May.

Temple University will lift its mask mandate later this month, but masks will still be required in some indoor spaces.

The Wildcats beat Creighton 54-48 to win the Big East Tournament championship at Madison Square Garden.

The final candidates are school leaders from Baltimore, North Carolina, and Illinois.

The new Steve Sweeney Center for Public Policy at Rowan University is billed as bringing pragmatic solutions to New Jersey issues.

The legislation, if passed, aims to speed up the process of installing filtering hydration stations, but doesn’t earmark funds to help pay for them.

As controversy swirls in the U.S. over how schools teach about race, the district is refocusing the class on "intellectual genealogy."

Thomas Jefferson University coach Herb Magee has retired after a Hall of Fame career. He went 1,144-450 in 54 seasons at the Philadelphia school.

Masks will now be optional for students and staff, except those in pre-K Head Start programs.