Education

State Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker says it’s not enough to teach about racism and slavery during Black History Month.

District leaders say calls to Philly Hopeline, the crisis hotline launched a year ago, are getting longer due to losses from the pandemic, gun violence, and racial trauma.

Students who pushed officials to address campus racism said the board’s unanimous vote was heartening. Still, they’re withholding higher praise until they see results.

The advocacy from superintendents comes as the financial pressure on districts has increased due to a significant boost in charter enrollment during the pandemic.

All students who return to campus at the University of Delaware this fall will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 under new guidelines issued by school leaders.

The board seems to have become functionally non-existent as important disputes between Pennsylvania school districts and charter schools are in limbo.

Democrats are skeptical of the projected savings and worry about job loss. PASSHE leaders say inaction will lead to “worse outcomes.”

The charter network, which enrolls about 14,000 students, started hybrid learning back in March, with some starting in April.

As an academic year like no other comes to an end, colleges and universities are celebrating their graduates in a variety of ways.

Of the students who made it through four years at Parkway Middle College, 95% are graduating with both a high school diploma and an associate’s degree.

The plan calls for three universities in the northeastern part of the state to merge, as well as three schools in the west.

Endless Possibilities in the Community (EPIC) breaks down walls that surround people with physical and intellectual challenges.

The district says poor ventilation could be to blame for eight students in one classroom at Penn Valley Elementary testing positive for COVID.

Delaware legislation aiming to expand eligibility for its SEED scholarship passed in the State Senate Tuesday.

The majority of the board voted to follow the recommendation of a hearing officer to not renew Universal Bluford and Universal Daroff schools.