Education

Philly public school teachers are expected back in classrooms next Monday. One problem: Their union opposes the plan.

The fall seasons were initially off, but vocal parents led authorities to relent and allow schools to play during the pandemic — with masks and other precautions.

State officials are grateful to the facilities who stepped up for school-age kids, and have allocated $1 million in grants to help centers defray costs.

Pa. Fire Commissioner Bruce Trego is emphasizing the importance of ensuring smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors have fresh batteries, to save lives.

Our analysis shows one-fifth of city elementary schools don't have a single classroom that can accommodate 15 people while meeting air circulation standards.

Educators' concerns followed the police shooting death of Walter Wallace Jr. and unrest across the city.

The analysis is the latest salvo in a yearslong battle to address inequities in the state’s public school system, one that could intensify as the case moves toward trial.

A Dauphin County judge on Friday approved the Milton Hershey School’s plan to open six free early childhood centers around Pennsylvania.

As Philly begins offering in-person classes, city-run access centers provide a glimpse into what it takes to bring students together during the pandemic.

Superintendent William Hite said there are 25 schools, 17 of them elementary schools, that need major work to meet industry and public health ventilation standards.

After canceling most in-person instruction for the fall semester, University of Delaware officials have plan to have most students return to campus in February.

When its current contract expired on Aug. 31, Jordan said he was seeking a one-year extension with “modest raises.” He asked members to approve two more weeks of negotiations.

The system’s board created a commission this month to review diversity, equity, and inclusion. But a Spotlight PA report found students are tired of such symbolic efforts.

The school board will vote on the plan Thursday.

The appointment comes as the states' more than 600 school districts work through the COVID-19 outbreak, with many holding online-only or hybrid lessons.