Public Education

Activists have called for UPenn to support city schools for years. So why is Penn giving now — and what does it mean for the future?

Montgomery County students are heading for at least two weeks of all-virtual school after a judge denied a legal challenge to the county’s remote-learning order.

Hallahan holds a special place in Philly’s educational history — and a special place in the hearts of many alum.

Three Montgomery County residents are suing to stop county officials from forcing all schools there to move entirely online for two weeks.

Whatever view you take of Secretary DeVos, here's a look back at the facts of her achievements and how likely they are to survive the next secretary.

Dr. Anthony Fauci tells NPR that strong testing results for both Moderna and Pfizer vaccines are "a very, very important advance" in trying to stop the coronavirus outbreak.

A nonpartisan think tank says state funding of New Jersey schools has failed to recover from the Great Recession of 2008 and actually receded to levels seen in the mid-1990s.

Penn, which doesn’t pay property taxes, had been under growing pressure to support Philly’s public schools.

Contract tracing in Philadelphia, School Superintendent William Hite on revamping reopening plans amidst city COVID spikes, and the Eagles in the NFC East.

The order was passed unanimously by the county’s Board of Health Friday, despite hundreds of parents and residents speaking out against the move online.

After hours of public testimony — virtually all of it against a proposed shutdown — the Board of Health abruptly postponed a vote scheduled for Thursday.

Catanch-Bradley decided to have a photoshoot with Black female principals from the School District of Philadelphia and the surrounding areas.

Philly public school teachers are expected back in classrooms next Monday. One problem: Their union opposes the plan.

The fall seasons were initially off, but vocal parents led authorities to relent and allow schools to play during the pandemic — with masks and other precautions.

Our analysis shows one-fifth of city elementary schools don't have a single classroom that can accommodate 15 people while meeting air circulation standards.