K-12

I own a home in the Lea Elementary catchment. My family will benefit from Penn’s proposed $5 million investment in the school. I don’t think it’s fair.

Out of 500 Pennsylvania districts, Philadelphia ranks near the bottom — 473rd — in the amount of money it spends per “weighted” student, Monson said.

The local Afghan community, centered in Northeast Philadelphia, has nearly doubled with the influx of evacuees, who worry for family and friends left behind.

The College Board, the organization behind the test, also announced that the exam will shrink from three hours to two, and students will be able to use a calculator for math.

Advocates who pushed for the curriculum are celebrating — and gearing up for the work necessary before school districts can begin teaching AAPI history in September.

The teen in custody posted the photo from inside the school, investigators say.

Homebuyers have paid a premium to live in the Penn Alexander catchment. Will the same trend reshape the Lea school catchment if Penn invests there?

About 400 people live-streamed Thursday night’s meeting. More than a dozen spoke, protesting the district’s continued mask mandate.

Even as Philly officials vow to reduce omicron’s interruptions to in-person learning, the school district’s shifts to virtual are causing angst.

Five of the 12 victims were current or former students at the Fairmount school, and students, parents, and staff are processing how to move forward amid the grief.

Fixing Philly’s ailing public school buildings has been a big item on City Council’s collective to-do list for years. A new bill targets the problem.

Secretary of Education Noe Ortega is a defendant in the trial. But he struck a neutral tone as a witness, mirroring the Wolf administration’s overall tact.

Many families remain underconnected. They find themselves able to access the internet and the increasing number of tasks that rely on it with only sporadic success.

A group organized a virtual book drive so the community can buy titles the district has removed or has plans to remove from school libraries and lessons.

This week, more than 100 district schools were virtual because of staffing shortages during the omicron surge. Next week, just eight are on the list.