Public Education

In this special episode of Schooled we unpack the details of the Jovan Weaver vehicular homicide case and its larger implications.

Amid ongoing debate about guns in Pa. schools, some school administrators have been quietly armed for nearly a year, a Keystone Crossroads investigation has found.

We discuss Vice President Joe Biden's record on busing and desegregation in schools and whether the policy has achieved racial integration in schools across the country.

A flurry of hotly-debated education proposals have been decided in this year’s Pennsylvania budget. Here are the latest updates on six major issues.

Two Philadelphia public schools will move into a new building owned — and mostly financed by — Drexel University. Some worry it could spur gentrification.

Belmont Charter wants to buy a building it already rents from the School District of Philadelphia. It would be an unprecedented move, if approved.

Wolf talked about the state’s most pressing issues in the midst of budget season during a live Q&A show hosted by Keystone Crossroads.

The announcement could unnerve homeowners in gentrifying neighborhoods or neighborhoods with low-enrollment schools.

Some of Kenney’s boldest moves have come on education issues. But he’s also taken a restrained approach to the city's school system.

In 2018, a Philadelphia Inquirer investigation showed that lead paint, asbestos and mold were common fixtures in many of Philadelphia's school buildings.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf wants to raise teachers' salaries across the board. But is that only a Band-Aid solution to a more complex problem?

The school board put the idea on hold in January pending the outcome of lawsuits from parents and teachers.

The proposed funding is not tied directly to objective measures of student need, nor to a teacher's cost of living.

A new bill in the Statehouse would require every school district in Pennsylvania to test for radon and inform parents of the results.

School board members in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are pushing for higher standards for charter schools. They say the state appeals board undercuts their efforts.