Education

The budget changes follow a citywide survey, focus groups, and a coordinated campaign by principals and their union to guarantee five key positions in every school.

It would take another $57 million to fully fund the state’s Head Start program, which serves the poorest children, the NIEER analysis shows.

In-person school provided kids with regular, organic social exposure. What happens after a year when that disappeared?

As kids return to classrooms, we look at learning losses, which students have been impacted the most, and if school will stretch through the summer.

Educators tell NPR that the stress of teaching through the pandemic has affected their health and their personal lives.

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney’s 2021 education budget priorities include college funding and additional support for community schools.

Teaching young learners in the pandemic has been challenging for many educators, but those instructing English language learners virtually face even steeper obstacles.

The campaign launches amid Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposal for a $1.35 billion increase to the state’s K-12 education funding.

The district said the program is meant to build intergenerational relationships between police and Black and Latino students, but any student can volunteer.

Legislation to expand SEED scholarship availability could help more Delaware students earn degrees at community colleges.

Reginald Streater was picked by Mayor Jim Kenney to sit on Philadelphia’s Board of Education, one of three new board members to join in December.

Delaware’s public health director stressed a small percentage of post-shot infections should be expected because the vaccine isn’t 100% effective.

The all-male singing group is considered an unofficial ambassador of the Ivy League school, even as it excluded women’s voices.

The announcement comes as the district invites students in grades 6-9 back for in-person classes a few days a week starting May 10.

As vaccines become more widely available, it's likely that many more colleges will add their own mandates.