Education

Parents have criticized the district’s “lack of transparency,” and many have filed Right-to-Know requests to obtain information on building hazards.

School districts will have to opt in, and parents must give consent to the weekly classroom testing.

With school scheduled to open in two weeks, the local teachers union’s president Jerry Jordan called the delay “simply absurd.”

Emails from Bucks County’s health commissioner have been shared widely on social media over the last week, fueling an already heated debate over COVID safety plans in schools.

Canceling student debt, many advocates argue, is one of the fastest ways to close the Black-white wealth gap.

Philadelphia announced Friday that students and staff of city colleges will need to be vaccinated by October 15.

A fast-growing school district in Middletown, Delaware reflects the nationwide lack of school bus drivers.

With 87% of students learning remotely or in a hybrid mix of online and in-person, it’s difficult to compare newly released test scores with prior years.

New funding requirements will help Delaware students younger than third grade get the extra help they need to start their school careers.

In a letter sent Monday, PFT union president Jerry Jordan says he supports a “negotiated” COVID-19 vaccine requirement for his members.

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said it’s meant to give borrowers enough time to prepare for their payments to resume.

Students heading to the University of Delaware this fall will have to don masks at nearly all indoor campus locations, school officials announced Friday.

Delaware State University vacated a small satellite facility in downtown Wilmington eight years ago. Political leaders applaud the HBCU’s return to the city.

N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy announced that students, faculty, staff, and visitors will be required to mask up when schools reopen in September.

District workers will also help families register their children for school and give parents info about COVID-19 mitigation efforts.