Public Education

The Bucks County Health Department said it was changing course because local hospitals said any pediatric COVID-19 cases could stress the system.

School districts will have to opt in, and parents must give consent to the weekly classroom testing.

Emails from Bucks County’s health commissioner have been shared widely on social media over the last week, fueling an already heated debate over COVID safety plans in schools.

The Montgomery County district is one of the latest to tweak its back-to-school plans, based on new recommendations from local and federal officials.

In a letter sent Monday, PFT union president Jerry Jordan says he supports a “negotiated” COVID-19 vaccine requirement for his members.

District workers will also help families register their children for school and give parents info about COVID-19 mitigation efforts.

The event, a collaboration between the School District of Philadelphia and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, is part of an effort to get kids over 12 ready for classes.

District leaders urged communities to be vaccinated before the school year starts as evidence emerges about the delta variant’s greater transmissibility.

Central Bucks parents and pediatricians clashed Tuesday night over the school district’s plan not to require students, teachers, and staff to wear masks this fall.

A coalition of Philadelphia educators and politicians are worried that a conservative governor, if elected, could pass anti-critical race theory legislation in Pennsylvania.

Educators, administrators, and advocates across Pa. said districts need to use some of the $4.5 billion in stimulus funding for schools to recruit and retain teachers of color

Area private schools swung open their doors last school year. But that didn’t draw droves of families, data shows.

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.

Philadelphia District and union officials voiced support for a full reopening under new CDC recommendations that distancing shouldn’t be a barrier for bringing students back.

The cards are free for students in 7th grade and up who take the trolley, bus, or subway to school, with a max of eight uses per day.