K-12

For thousands of Philadelphia-area teenagers, the end of the school year brings extra relief: a break from balancing being both a student and an essential worker.

Pennsylvania gave the clearest sign yet that schools will reopen in some form soon. Officials hinted at what safety measures schools may use.

Grace Honeyman, a senior at Harriton High School, talks with her father about how she’s dealing with missing milestones due to coronavirus.

Philly once thought its public schools would face an immediate budget hole. But relief from Harrisburg has staved off the worse for now.

It will depend on conditions of specific buildings and neighborhood needs, he said.

Most of the Pa. budget will be settled in November, but schools got a welcome dose of stability. There will be no major cuts this year.

More than 6,000 teachers participated in PFT survey. They worry that it will be nearly impossible to enforce social distancing or teach with masks on.

Also Tuesday, Rutgers announced it will make the SAT and ACT optional for 2021 applicants, and officials said childhood vaccinations have plummeted.

Sheltering in place isn't new for kids who live in areas with gun violence. Day care drills address physical safety, but dealing with the emotional toll isn't as simple.

The public utility of the internet is especially clear now in a pandemic, when we go online for school and health information, writes Devren Washington.

Some may question the value of closing schools, but there’s plenty to be cautious about. According to one expert: “Lack of evidence doesn’t mean that there isn’t a risk.”

Philly distributed over 80,000 laptops in order to move classes online. Today’s data provides an early glimpse at how many students are showing up.

South Philadelphia High School music director Courtney Powers still wanted her students to have access to their music and instruments after classes were suspended.

With the typical tools, like standardized tests, off the table this year, the Philadelphia School District has to think differently about how to measure success.

With kids’ classrooms replaced by the kitchen table or living room couch, many parents have been reluctantly drafted into a new role: teacher’s assistant.