Public Education

The pilot involved 10 representatives from the administration working with 19 schools chosen to represent districts ranging in size from small, medium, and large.

Using the formula to dole out all state education funding would mean a massive redistribution that creates clear winners and losers.

The districts claim sporting events have become less competitive since charter and private schools joined traditional public schools in state playoffs.

With Pennsylvania licensing fewer and fewer teachers, the state recently announced it will send $2 million in federal aid to eight colleg ...

Since the state enacted a charter school law 20 years ago, starkly different trends have played out in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.

Governor Tom Wolf called for a major change to the way Pennsylvania funds schools Friday, advocating for the state to distribute its larg ...

Conservative groups cheered the decision as a triumph for free speech.

West Philadelphia’s Farrad McLaughlin, 26, was crushed when he lost his older brother to gun violence a decade ago. But since that mome ...

This year's negotiations have featured a lot less rancor, and education seems to be at the heart of the compromise.

An annual census of Pennsylvania districts suggests they're faring worse financially than last year and are more likely to raise taxes.

Should private schools that benefit from Pennsylvania’s tax credit programs adhere to the rules of the public system? That d ...

A second-year English teacher in the Olney section of North Philadelphia gave up control and gave her students the space to open up. To their own surprise, they did.

The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency is digging into its reserves to keep money flowing into a g ...

Pennsylvania’s ...

Legislation is on the move in Harrisburg that could give parents more school choices and siphon millions from traditional public schools. ...