Avi Wolfman-Arent

A vaccine for children ages 5-11 could be ready next month. Experts say it will be important to roll it out quickly — especially in the Philly region.

A North Philadelphia school tries to welcome students back, sort through confusion, and steady itself for an unprecedented year.

The district laid out consequences for staff who don’t get vaccinated by the end of the month, taking away a special time-off program for COVID quaratines.

After they were arrested at a 1961 sit-in, Philadelphians Juanita and Wally Nelson and Eroseanna Robinson continued their activism throughout their lives.

New Jersey forbade districts from offering virtual learning. But in Pennsylvania, it’s allowed — and many districts are taking advantage.

Union leaders say a voice vote Wednesday indicated that members will ratify a new contract, which was negotiated just ahead of the old deal expiring.

Nervous excitement greeted the opening of schools Tuesday morning. But labor contract troubles and concerns about COVID linger.

Students and staff will be required to wear masks regardless of vaccination starting on September 7. The order applies to public and private schools.

It took months to pinpoint the cause of the outbreak at the Philly hotel.

In a letter sent Monday, PFT union president Jerry Jordan says he supports a “negotiated” COVID-19 vaccine requirement for his members.

A Broadway actor who also showed up in Hollywood movies, she was saved by a comedian known as “the jolliest man in America.”