Avi Wolfman-Arent

A group of suburban Philadelphia parents has started a political action committee aimed at getting students back into school buildings.

The city health department considers nurses the top priority for vaccination of the tens of thousands of school staffers in Philadelphia.

In a letter obtained by WHYY, the union president said it would be “foolish” to reopen schools before all staff are vaccinated.

Families attending schools in affluent areas were about as likely to choose in-person instruction as families attending schools in low-income neighborhoods.

Those graduating this year will not have to pass a required standardized test. The state made a similar allowance for the class of 2020.

Someone in Dauphin County tested positive for the variant “after known international exposure,” the Department of Health said in a news release.

About 100 emergency medical workers have gotten a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. But about half offered the vaccine have declined, officials said.

Cyber charters get the most attention, but there’s a niche world of private online academies. Could they be having a moment?

College enrollment fell nationally, with schools in Pa., NJ, and Delaware seeing larger-than-average dips.

The Thompson family spent two years in “sanctuary” to avoid deportation. Reversing course, ICE now says they can stay in the country.

While the trend is encouraging, officials fear holiday travel could lead to another coronavirus surge.

For K-12 students this year, even with powder still coating parts of the region Thursday morning, the snow days of yore seem to be slipping into a tale from time’s past.