Public Education

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

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.

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.

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.

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.”

A spike in COVID cases has led to staffing challenges at district schools. Dozens will be virtual until at least Friday.

Senate Alexander spoke with WHYY’s Cherri Gregg about the goal: six centers offering free, high-quality education to kids from low-income families.

Shuttered schools combined with frozen economies not only means lost learning, it means students driven into the workforce, some for good.

Alayna Thach, 17, was an honors student who was looking at colleges.

If the entire legislature passes the legislation, the measure would enable school districts to hire employees from neighboring states, like Pennsylvania, New York and Delaware

State leaders broke ground on the new Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Equity at the school that became part of the landmark 1954 ruling.

At Panther Valley Elementary in the heart of coal country, students struggle to learn in a leaky school building where needs run deep.

This year, Olga Rosario is focused on re-establishing classroom norms, routines, and expectations. It’s a challenge.