K-12

On Thursday, a group of about 20 Philadelphia high school students were asked to react to the Chauvin verdict. This is what they said.

The budget changes follow a citywide survey, focus groups, and a coordinated campaign by principals and their union to guarantee five key positions in every school.

Aliya Catanch-Bradley responded to the murder of George Floyd by greening her school, where a quarter of the students struggle with respiratory illness.

In-person school provided kids with regular, organic social exposure. What happens after a year when that disappeared?

While the school year is almost over, hundreds of Camden’s youngest learners came back to the classroom Monday as the district rolls out hybrid learning.

Educators tell NPR that the stress of teaching through the pandemic has affected their health and their personal lives.

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney’s 2021 education budget priorities include college funding and additional support for community schools.

Teaching young learners in the pandemic has been challenging for many educators, but those instructing English language learners virtually face even steeper obstacles.

The campaign launches amid Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposal for a $1.35 billion increase to the state’s K-12 education funding.

A director and alumnus of America’s wealthiest boarding school claims he had to sue the institution to see how it spends the funds it receives from sales of Hershey bars.

The district said the program is meant to build intergenerational relationships between police and Black and Latino students, but any student can volunteer.

Reginald Streater was picked by Mayor Jim Kenney to sit on Philadelphia’s Board of Education, one of three new board members to join in December.

The announcement comes as the district invites students in grades 6-9 back for in-person classes a few days a week starting May 10.

The dashboard has information on the number of tests performed, positive cases in schools, as well as cases confirmed off-site that have been reported to the district.

District officials say the summer classes will help students “narrow achievement gaps” after almost 15 months of virtual learning.