Education

Many K-12 school districts are tapping federal funds to pay for regular surveillance testing of students. It's an effective pandemic tactic, when used alongside mask-wearing.

"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.

WHYY and BoroTV present The Delta Variant and Back to School, a short docu-film featuring Willingboro teenagers and their thoughts on vaccines, masks, and virtual learning.

The district laid out consequences for staff who don’t get vaccinated by the end of the month, taking away a special time-off program for COVID quaratines.

The district has yet to respond to a request for how or if it would penalize its vendor for underperformance on a $4 million annual contract.