Emily Rizzo

According to a new study, taxpayers are, in essence, funding racehorses at three times the rate they are investing in students in state universities.

A surge of Philadelphia teens are missing class and joining the workforce.

According to the City Controller’s Office, the Paschall-Kingsessing area has had 46 victims of gun violence this year, among the highest concentrations in the city.

Fund amounts will vary based on the amount of time a student spent in virtual school The max benefit will be about $1,200 per child.

District leaders say calls to Philly Hopeline, the crisis hotline launched a year ago, are getting longer due to losses from the pandemic, gun violence, and racial trauma.

The advocacy from superintendents comes as the financial pressure on districts has increased due to a significant boost in charter enrollment during the pandemic.

Democrats are skeptical of the projected savings and worry about job loss. PASSHE leaders say inaction will lead to “worse outcomes.”

Of the students who made it through four years at Parkway Middle College, 95% are graduating with both a high school diploma and an associate’s degree.

The district says poor ventilation could be to blame for eight students in one classroom at Penn Valley Elementary testing positive for COVID.

The campaign launches amid Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposal for a $1.35 billion increase to the state’s K-12 education funding.

The district said the program is meant to build intergenerational relationships between police and Black and Latino students, but any student can volunteer.

The announcement comes as the district invites students in grades 6-9 back for in-person classes a few days a week starting May 10.