K-12
A Brewerytown school is now home to the city’s first on-site pediatric dental clinic
Operated by Temple Dental School, the practice aims to increase access to quality care in an area of Philly that has long needed it.
4 years ago
Quest to put more pre-K schools in low-income Wilmington neighborhoods takes another step
By this fall the Stubbs Early Childhood Assistance Program will serve more than 300 children at three sites, all in low-income areas of town.
4 years ago
‘It’s happening everywhere’: Girls’ High hosts 13 Philadelphia schools for safety summit
The safety summit, attended by more than a dozen schools, follows the deaths of 17 students across Philadelphia so far this school year.
4 years ago
Listen 1:34Delaware high school athletic trainer charged with sexually abusing student
Jerry Sodano’s alleged crimes took place about five years ago. The longtime Seaford High employee is now on unpaid leave.
4 years ago
Philly lawmakers call for more state funding to fix city schools
A group of lawmakers says city schools need $5 billion for repairs. They want to use some of the state’s budget surplus to fund the projects.
4 years ago
Cherry Hill school gearing up for launch of Asian American Pacific Islander studies this fall
Administrators hope to strike a balance between siloing the curriculum and infusing Asian American Pacific Islander studies across the curriculum as a whole.
4 years ago
W.B. Saul students win gold at Philadelphia Flower Show for ‘electric blue’ prom-inspired exhibit
Horticulture is a major at the magnet high school, which maintains a 130-acre campus in Roxborough.
4 years ago
Simon Gratz High School, Middle School closed due to asbestos
Simon Gratz now joins Building 21 in West Oak Lane for schools closed due to this cancer-causing mineral.
4 years ago
Man shot outside Philly school; 3 employees ‘lucky to be alive’ after bullets come through window
Philadelphia police are investigating after a person was shot outside of a school building on Wednesday afternoon.
4 years ago
Superintendent: School District of Philadelphia knew about Building 21 asbestos issues years ago
Superintendent Dr. Tony Watlington revealed Tuesday that officials knew about asbestos dangers inside West Oak Lane's Building 21 about two years ago.
4 years ago
The General George Meade School in Philadelphia adopted a national program that gives students a glimpse at a future career in nursing.
4 years ago
Listen 3:24Shapiro zeroes in on education, county programs in his first state budget address
Dozens of efforts would benefit from Gov. Josh Shapiro’s roughly $44 billion spending plan, many of them at the local level.
4 years ago
Listen 4:44How Philly schools are using Penn’s $100 million for asbestos abatement
The district allocated last year’s hazard cleanup donation to 209 schools, including the one just closed in West Oak Lane.
4 years ago
Philadelphia students temporarily relocated to Strawberry Mansion High School due to asbestos
Building 21, which was built in 1915, now joins a list of more than 2,200 asbestos abatement projects.
4 years ago
Barnes Foundation challenges Philly students to explore connections between math and art
Winning schools were announced Sunday after students were challenged to turn famous works of art into 3D installations.
4 years ago
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