K-12

It’s been five years since Philadelphia expanded its pre-K program, funded by a controversial tax on sweetened beverages. Why has it fallen short?

The district hopes to replace 4% of its bus fleet with electric buses every year, eventually bringing the total to 20% electric.

Pa. is expected to have a $3 billion budget surplus and more than $7 billion from the American Rescue Plan. Democrats want to use that money to repair schools.

Last year, Richard Gordon, who is now the principal of Paul Robeson High School for Human Services in West Philadelphia, was named the National Principal of the Year.

Along with the trauma and isolation of this past year, some students also found a new, and urgent, sense of community.

Using federal stimulus dollars, the district is combining academics with other ways to enrich the learning experience for students. Almost 15,000 students have signed up.

The judge reversed a Pa. Human Relations Commission finding that barred the district from using imagery including negative Native American stereotypes.

Parents in Council Rock and Central Bucks are divided over decisions this week that buck CDC guidance to end mask mandates in schools.

Universal Audenreid’s renewal comes with stiff stipulations in ‘surrender clause’

Superintendent William Hite praised the class of 2021 for its resilience in the face of COVID-19 and its many, rippling disruptions.

The teacher leading the project says it’s an opportunity for the school community to really see and hear each other again. "We’ve spent so much time apart."

A group called Police-Free CSD is working with the school board to recraft the memorandum of understanding with the local police department.

Black and Latino students are far less likely to qualify for admission to the district’s most selective schools and far more likely to be suspended.

The Hershey School says its founding deed prevents it from spending more money on its core mission, even though that hasn’t stopped the school from making changes before.

The policy grew out of necessity — very few students this spring have taken or will take the state test due to the COVID-19 pandemic.