Education

The visit came on the heels of Superintendent William Hite’s announcement Monday that schools would open for third to fifth graders who elect to return starting on April 26.

As a result, a significant number of remaining, in-person school days could be dedicated to testing — which is required by the federal government.

Delaware State University students must be vaccinated before returning to campus. An in-person graduation ceremony is planned this spring.

The reckoning at Southern is being revisited in the wake of the killings last month in Atlanta of six Asian women and two others in what is being investigated as a hate crime.

Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner says Gov. Wolf’s latest education funding proposal amounts to “the kind of anti-crime legislation that works.”

Although the overall jobs market is starting to come back, youth unemployment remains stubbornly high, creating a lot of anxiety among the latest class of seniors.

The Hope Center at Temple University released the results of a yearlong survey finding a majority of college students cannot afford basic life necessities.

Activists, including students, teachers, and community members, want the universities to contribute 40% of the property taxes they don't pay to the district.

Losing these families could set Philly schools back in cash and political support as it faces the unprecedented challenge of recovering from a year of virtual classes.

Some schools are hosting in-person events, while others are staying virtual.

As schools reopen — either fully or for hybrid learning — teachers are getting the chance to meet their students face-to-face.

Superintendent William Hite called the money “unprecedented,” but he and other officials cautioned that the district is limited in what it can do with the funds.

Meeting organizers documented racist incidents and hoped to find concrete solutions on how schools can become more racially just spaces.

Between April 6 and April 13, qualifying families can select the in-person option for their children or choose to remain fully virtual.

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