Avi Wolfman-Arent

The one-time program would give some families $1,000 to spend on tuition or tutoring. Opponents say it’s a slippery slope to undermining public education.

K-3 is a critical time for kids to learn to read. If virtual school disrupts that progress, the consequences could last a lifetime.

Officials aren’t sure why yet, but they’ve seen a cluster of new cases in a county that covers a large stretch of the Jersey Shore.

The two women were sentenced to five consecutive life sentences after entering “guilty but mentally ill” pleas to five counts of first-degree murder.

Plymouth Meeting-based Inovio Pharmaceuticals has to delay upcoming coronavirus vaccine trials after an FDA inquiry.

In a case stemming from a brutal rape at a Philly school, the Pa. Supreme Court said minors deserve more time to bring discrimination lawsuits.

Demonstrators marched from Independence Hall to a planned rally at City Hall Wednesday evening, chanting “no justice, no peace.”

The university’s return brought the possibility of economic revival at a time when local businesses need a lift. But locals worry students will spread the virus in town.

The standards, which haven’t been updated since 2002, would overhaul what students are supposed to learn in Pa. science classrooms.

Schools expect students to log on for hours of live Zoom lessons — creating a version of school that feels more familiar, but also asks more of students and their families.

The Wolf administration announced new guidelines for when, and how often, staff and residents of such facilities should be tested.

The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers has ridiculed the school district’s bargaining approach. But local pols want the focus to be on Washington.