Education

David Moinina Sengeh is not your typical education minister. The 34-year-old with a Ph.D. from MIT oversees the public schools in Sierra Leone.

Some of the state’s colleges and universities are lining up programs to help student athletes make money from their name, image or likeness.

Most high schools will start at 7:30 a.m., and middle schools and elementary schools will start at either 8:15 a.m. or 9 a.m — the opposite of what’s recommended.

The Pa. GOP wants to block evidence that Pennsylvania’s Black and Hispanic students fare worse on traditional measures of academic achievement than their white peers.

All Pa. K-12 students now have the option to repeat a grade, but the deadline to apply is right around the corner and many families are unaware of the opportunity.

Come fall, in-state tuition will be $16,488 a year; out-of-state, $29,712. The university says it offset costs with budget cuts to keep tuition low.

A program that helps students in southern Delaware catch up on their studies over the summer months is back to meeting in person after going fully remote last year.

Antonio Tillis comes to Rutgers-Camden after years with the University of Houston system. He said he’s excited to continue working with first-generation college students.

The acquisition is a ‘once in a generation’ opportunity for Delaware’s HBCU, says DSU president Tony Allen.

The move by receiver Juan Baughn means the district won’t, for the time being at least, become the first in Pa. almost completely under charter control.

Shervon Thompson, Dobbins class of 1996, will serve as principal after serving her entire career there as a teacher and assistant principal.

Nearly 1,000 students voted for the new mascot this month. They had a choice between the Raptors or "R" for Radnor.

Amy Gutmann’s 15-year tenure at the West Philly university hasn’t been without controversy.

The new budget includes a $300 million increase for K-12 schools and will give boosts of 10% or more to 35 school districts in every corner of Pa.

Shakoor Henderson is back in the city that nearly destroyed his parents — doing a job no one would have expected. All thanks to a teacher in his past.