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School children have a parade with their large puppets and signs.
Education

Students at Blankenburg Elementary celebrate community with annual puppet march despite looming closure

The West Philly elementary school is one of 17 city schools set for closure after the 2027-2028 school year.

55 minutes ago

Holicong Middle School in the Central Bucks School District
Education

Central Bucks School District support staff call for better wages amid contract negotiations

With their contract set to expire June 30, the Central Bucks Education Support Professional Association urged school board members to address pay and retention concerns.

6 days ago

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Front of Philadelphia School District head quarters
Education

School District of Philadelphia approves $4.6 billion operating budget

The approval comes as the city school system faces a $300 million deficit after federal pandemic funds ran out.

7 days ago

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Isaac Geremew, an eighth grader at William Davies Middle School (left), and Jayden Jiang, a sixth grader
Education
Billy Penn

Meet the Philly and South Jersey spellers at the Scripps National Spelling Bee

Sixth grader Jayden Jiang and eighth grader Isaac Geremew are both competing in Washington D.C. as seasoned spelling veterans.

1 week ago

Legislative Hall en Dover, Delaware
Education

Legisladores de Delaware impulsan una reforma del financiamiento escolar ante la presión de líderes de derechos civiles

Los activistas de derechos civiles afirman que los líderes estatales deben proporcionar más recursos a los estudiantes multilingües o enfrentarse a acciones legales inmediatas

2 weeks ago

Students walking east on Spring Garden Street
Weather

57 Philadelphia schools go virtual Wednesday due to May heat wave

Dozens of Philly public school buildings lack sufficient air conditioning. The record-breaking heat is forcing students to learn from home.

2 weeks ago

Members of the Lower Merion Board of School Directors speak
Education

Some Lower Merion parents don’t want their kids to use tech at school. But districts are pushing back

Parents across the country who are worried about excessive screen time in schools are lobbying educators to go back to pencils and paper.

3 weeks ago

Maureen Krouse gives an anatomy lesson to sixth-grade students
Science

Puberty field trip? Philly-area students get a front-row seat to health education

Lankenau Medical Center’s health education center provides free interactive programs on nutrition, exercise, drugs and alcohol, puberty and more.

3 weeks ago

Listen 2:08
Students line up to enter Christa McAuliffe School while wearing masks
Education

Most New Jersey school districts are still recovering from COVID-19 pandemic learning loss; a few are ahead of the curve

The Princeton school district is one of a few “districts on the rise” for math and reading.

3 weeks ago

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The entrance to Penn Wood High School is seen.
Education

Pa. schools are in a ‘reading recession,’ but these Philly-area schools are on the rise

Years after the COVID-19 pandemic, learning loss has left Pennsylvania schools lagging behind much of the country.

3 weeks ago

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outside Legislative Hall
Education

Delaware lawmakers advance school funding overhaul amid pressure from civil rights leaders

Civil rights activists say state leaders need to give multilingual learners more resources or face immediate legal action.

4 weeks ago

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Reginald Streater, Tony Watlington and Sarah-Ashley Andrews sitting at a table
Education

17 Philadelphia schools are set to close in 2027. Here’s what to know

Philadelphia's school board voted to pass the district’s facilities plan last Thursday, despite protests from city officials and residents.

4 weeks ago

A defender rushing the quarterback who is throwing the ball in a girls flag football game.
Education

New Jersey becomes latest state to sanction girls’ flag football at high school level

Flag football will officially be offered as a varsity-level sport beginning in the 2026-27 school year in New Jersey, making it the 18th state to do so.

1 month ago

an Ozempic prescription
Health

Philly pediatricians are using GLP-1 drugs to treat childhood obesity, but cost can be a major barrier, CHOP doctors find

Out-of-pocket costs, insurance coverage, side effects and a lack of long-term safety data can be barriers to medication for childhood obesity.

1 month ago

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High school students holding up signs at the protest.
Education

‘Devastated’: Lankenau slated for closure after tense Philadelphia school board vote

A sophomore at Lankenau said she’d rather graduate early or take a GED test than transfer to a different school for her senior year.

1 month ago

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