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Officials said moving forward, the district will attempt to start every school year after Labor Day, but that it won’t always be possible due to existing requirements.

The district claimed community members threatened the firm “in ways that are, at best caustic, and at worst, malicious and false.”

The Spanish-American Civic Association hopes to secure more funding in the future by demonstrating its success alleviating poverty.

Awareness of the district’s off-site internship programs could be better, parents and teachers said — but word is starting to spread.

YEAH Philly was formed to provide a space for Black youth to engage and implement teen-led interventions to address community violence.

The district will review a total of 65 books for “inappropriate” and “sexualized content.” All of the books show up on a book reporting site used by Moms for Liberty.

The School District of Philadelphia is expanding its Safe Path program to 12 more schools in an effort to reduce fights and gun violence.

The open letter states that Central Bucks School Board is targeting its LGBTQ students.

The 100-plus-year-old ban is rooted in anti-Catholic sentiment and was used to prevent a hijab-wearing teacher from working in Philadelphia in the 1990s.

With shootings at recent highs in many American cities, some educators are reconsidering the role schools play in preventing and responding to neighborhood gun violence.

Scholars who have studied school funding litigation in dozens of states say there may be many more steps to come.

All school buildings will open with a two-hour delay “to ensure the safety of students and staff traveling to school,” School District of Philadelphia officials said.

Trauma that comes from directly or indirectly experiencing gun violence can have short- and long-term effects, especially among youth survivors.

The judge said students who live in school districts with low property values and incomes do not get the same opportunities and resources as those in high-income districts.

Amid Philly’s ongoing gun violence crisis, educators are making changes they hope will better protect children. WHYY News reporters took a close look at some of their efforts.