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Daroff Charter School, a K-8 school, will close immediately, as part of an agreement signed with Philadelphia’s school board Friday morning.

School districts in Delaware appear to be better managing the nationwide school bus driver shortage that plagued lots of schools last year.

The schools did not give parents a reason for the delay, but School District of Philadelphia administrators have expressed concerns about facility conditions and staffing leve

Parents and schools prepare to lose free meals provided as federal assistance during the pandemic at a time when families are feeling the strain of high food costs.

Philadelphia has a new school leader for the first time in a decade. Superintendent Dr. Tony Watlington on the challenges facing kids and teachers in the district this year.

The district’s policy doesn’t always stop bullying or discrimination, but students also find support among classmates.

Classes start Monday for 115,000 students across the district’s 216 public schools.

Pennsylvania’s Democratic candidate for governor wants to keep increasing public education funding. The GOP candidate wants unprecedented cuts.

The district has about 97.4% of its teaching jobs filled for the new school year, according to the most recent data released by district officials.

Officials say the 2021-22 school year saw nearly 700 incidents of gun violence, 304 of which involved active students.

The district's maintenance, custodial, and transportation employees voted on Saturday to authorize a strike, as contract negotiations with the district have stalled.

Several parents said the mask mandate was unnecessary and harmful, but one parent called it common sense.

Philadelphia’s new lottery admissions system will likely bolster the overall proportion of Black and Hispanic students in the incoming ninth grades.

As public school educators in the region get ready for another school year, we talk about learning loss, funding disparities, keeping students safe, and hopes for this year.

HB315 will open up $2 million in grant funding to help staff low-income districts considered to have a “high need” for substitutes.