Avi Wolfman-Arent

Superintendent William Hite spoke at a press conference Wednesday alongside the leaders of all the school staff unions, including the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers.

The board seems to have become functionally non-existent as important disputes between Pennsylvania school districts and charter schools are in limbo.

The plan calls for three universities in the northeastern part of the state to merge, as well as three schools in the west.

On Thursday, a group of about 20 Philadelphia high school students were asked to react to the Chauvin verdict. This is what they said.

In-person school provided kids with regular, organic social exposure. What happens after a year when that disappeared?

Delaware County is the 8th in the state to join a program launched in Western Pa. by AG Shapiro in 2018. It’s the first county to do so in the Philly suburbs.

As a result, a significant number of remaining, in-person school days could be dedicated to testing — which is required by the federal government.

150 years ago, Philadelphia entered its first team in a pro baseball league. It was a different game back then, but that team has surprising ties to today.

Between April 6 and April 13, qualifying families can select the in-person option for their children or choose to remain fully virtual.

In this edition of Schooled, we are telling the stories of three students who were killed in the past year during the nation’s other public health crisis: gun violence.

A year ago, Tiffani Szabara was managing a restaurant and living a stable life with her four kids in a middle-class suburb. Then COVID struck.

Billions will flow into districts across Pennsylvania, and they’ll have to spend it quickly. That creates critical questions for school leaders.