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Lawmakers propose turning the site, and two others connected to the landmark Supreme Court desegregation ruling, into National Park Service affiliates.

The School Board rejected the tax abatement in a prior vote. Board members said a vow to hire Philadelphia graduates changed no votes to yes.

The coalition plans to address educator diversity, racial disparities in achievement, and underrepresentation of Black and Latino students in advanced courses.

The standards, which haven’t been updated since 2002, would overhaul what students are supposed to learn in Pa. science classrooms.

Can virtual counseling be effective? Some parents say it appears to be working.

Districts where the majority of students are white are three times as likely as school districts with mostly students of color to be open for some in-person learning.

For the first time in five months, international flights from countries deemed high-risk will be allowed to resume at the Philadelphia International Airport on Monday.

How can the Philadelphia School District go forward with “leveling” this year?

Although there are slightly more teachers of color in the profession since 2013, the rate of increase hasn’t kept up with changing student demographics.

Schools expect students to log on for hours of live Zoom lessons — creating a version of school that feels more familiar, but also asks more of students and their families.

City officials say the centers will be safe for students and workers because of strict guidelines including temperature checks, social distancing and mask wearing.

School meals are the only meals some children get in a day. But during the pandemic, school feeding programs have been reaching fewer and fewer families.

The Wolf administration announced new guidelines for when, and how often, staff and residents of such facilities should be tested.

The new building will replace a 111-year-old elementary school shuttered in 2019 after teachers and parents rang alarm bells over hazards.

The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers has ridiculed the school district’s bargaining approach. But local pols want the focus to be on Washington.