Aubri Juhasz

The messages, one of which instructed children not to wear masks, were painted on the sidewalks outside Meredith and Nebinger Elementary Schools in South Philly.

The lawsuit, which the parties first filed in 2014, argues that the state’s funding of K-12 education is inadequate to the point that it violates the state’s constitution.

The state will distribute up to $50,000 each to 33 career and technical centers and two school districts that were selected through a competitive grant process.

Band selection is highly competitive with participants selected more than a year in advance. About 80 bands apply each year for 13 slots.

Philly public schools won’t open Friday due to predicted bad weather and learning will happen online only, district officials said.

Superintendent Tony Watlington announced six new sub-offices in the district’s central office and several new hires, including a new chief financial officer.

Philadelphia school board members Reginald Streater and Mallory Fix-Lopez were elected Thursday night to serve one-year terms as president and vice president of the board.

Less than 30% of third graders in Philly public schools scored proficient or higher in reading last school year. A new program challenges students to read more at home.

Between 50 and 100 students walked out of Dobbins High School Monday afternoon to protest unsafe conditions at the school.

The school district’s decision comes amid concerns of the "tripledemic" of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza (flu), and COVID-19.

The impact of reducing the required number of credits on Pennridge’s social studies curriculum has not been made clear.

Bluford charter school is expected to reopen as a district-run school this fall, while its sister school, Daroff, will remain closed, officials said.