Avi Wolfman-Arent

Pictures of flimsy-looking window fans for the School District of Philadelphia angered many. Experts, however, say they can be effective — if used properly.

In this handful of names with city roots, there are stories long forgotten and glimpses of an overlooked past.

The new plan calls for pre-K through grade 2 students to return on Feb. 22. But there are signs that the city’s teachers union will oppose.

Pennsylvania’s school choice community has deep ties to conservative donors and politicians. Will that coalition hold together after the fractures of the Trump era?

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?