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The number of Philadelphia kids sent to juvenile detention facilities has dropped, but advocates say the conditions inside those facilities remain poor.

If the last gubernatorial election is any indication, education will be a major topic in the upcoming race between two wealthy York County businessmen.

Philadelphia student organizers want City Council to set limits on tests and require teacher training on trauma-informed care.

A ballot question before Philadelphians on Tuesday mentions "local control" over city schools, but is actually about giving City Council more say in school board selection.

Can the long-struggling Philadelphia school system change how we measure success by focusing on meaningful work instead of test scores?

At a Wednesday hearing, Council members pondered why they should approve a proposed property tax hike to help fund Philly schools.

The Federal Reserve Bank has developed a curriculum to teach children as young as 3 and 4 the basics of financial literacy.

A lawsuit challenging Pennsylvania’s education funding system inched forward Monday, delivering a incremental victory to the plaintiffs ...

There are 25 seats up for grabs on Delaware's school boards on Tuesday. But if history is any guide, fewer than 2 percent of the eligible voters will cast ballots.

We talk with Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Paul Mango. As school districts in the Philadelphia suburbs try to catch non-residents ...

College Signing Day turned North Philadelphia into West Hollywood, all in the service of spurring more Philly students to college.

The Every Student Succeeds Act replaces No Child Left Behind, the controversial plan that caused upheaval in some schools.

Mastery Charter Schools hosted its first ever “action assembly” in West Philadelphia Monday night to engage public officials about how to make their neighborhoods safer.

Fate continues to haunt Knight and his family. But he has worked tirelessly to overcome hardship and heartbreak as a good son, brother, student, teammate.

The fire that destroyed her dad’s third-floor apartment is the scariest thing that’s ever happened to 8-year-old Dakota Johnson. It w ...