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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.

Bache-Martin Elementary is located in a well-off neighborhood, but the district considers 90% of its enrollment economically disadvantaged.

Defense attorneys sought to paint a rosier picture of the state’s largest school district than the one Hite presented in his direct testimony.

Plaintiffs say Pennsylvania’s school funding model is inadequate and inequitable, and that the state discriminates against students in poor districts.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is working out how to keep some emergency powers in place, including keeping a statewide school mask mandate in place.

The latest on Covid-19 in our region with the city's health commissioner. How schools are dealing with learning loss and staff shortages. And a circular fashion economy.

The Philadelphia school district has struggled to keep schools open and staffed during a record-high surge of COVID cases.

"We have to rethink like, 'What are we doing here?' We're chasing milder disease," said Dr. David Rubin.

School District of Philadelphia students will still be expected to log on for a full day of virtual learning on Friday.

For the first time this school year, Philadelphia faces the prospect of a widespread shift back to virtual learning. How many schools and for how long? No one quite knows.

A Bucks County school district has instructed teachers not to “wade into” discussions with students about the insurrection “due to the current polarization.”

Staff shortages forced the 17,000-student district to close Monday. It’s asking people with bachelor’s degrees to apply for teaching and support jobs.

About a third of Philadelphia’s public schools started the new year virtually, a last-minute shift that caught some parents by surprise.