Public Education

Here’s what we know and don’t know about vaccine distribution and Pennsylvania’s schools.

The move comes as a surge of coronavirus cases have forced schools in the region to stay virtual or suspend in-person learning.

There are a lot of caveats, though. And it’s possible signs of regression will begin to show up later this year.

As expected, cyber charter schools saw a massive enrollment spike. But that wasn’t the only finding embedded in the new data.

Elsewhere in the region, with case counts surging, schools are going (or staying) all virtual. Quakertown is doing the opposite.

The African American Charter School Coalition includes 21 schools that serve more than 13,000 children and families across the city.

Montgomery County students are heading for at least two weeks of all-virtual school after a judge denied a legal challenge to the county’s remote-learning order.

Three Montgomery County residents are suing to stop county officials from forcing all schools there to move entirely online for two weeks.

Penn, which doesn’t pay property taxes, had been under growing pressure to support Philly’s public schools.

The order was passed unanimously by the county’s Board of Health Friday, despite hundreds of parents and residents speaking out against the move online.

After hours of public testimony — virtually all of it against a proposed shutdown — the Board of Health abruptly postponed a vote scheduled for Thursday.

Researchers from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia say the coronavirus surge has reached critical levels. They believe schools must shutter.

Some students were expected to come back on Nov. 30. That’s now on hold indefinitely.

As Philly begins offering in-person classes, city-run access centers provide a glimpse into what it takes to bring students together during the pandemic.

Currently, the district does not have a time frame for resuming face-to-face instruction for students in grades 3-10, and 11-12.