Public Education

The opportunity gaps in Pennsylvania between rich and poor, black and white, are among the highest in the nation.

Why has the Neshaminy School District in Bucks County refused to give up a decades-old nickname for its sports teams that many consider to be a racial slur?

There’s new blood leading Pennsylvania’s House and Senate Education Committees. Both chairmen talked about the upcoming legislative session.

The board approved the policy in September, making it the first district in Pennsylvania to sanction armed teachers. The teachers union quickly sued, followed by parents.

Following lawsuits, the Tamaqua School Board will vote Tuesday night on whether to suspend a policy that allows some school staff to carry guns anonymously.

School board members in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania have voted to postpone a policy allowing teachers to carry guns in school.

A new report reveals five eye-raising trends among school principals related to turnover, age, race, geography and more.

A New Jersey court rules the state can’t require students to pass the PARCC test to graduate high school. The ruling comes as Gov. Phil Murphy is scaling back use of the test.

The highest salaries were in two Pennsylvania counties: Bucks and Montgomery.

Colleges are becoming more sensitive to the needs of students who lack stable housing.

Across the country, public schools are required to identify and support students experiencing homelessness. But a new report finds that many Pa. schools may be undercounting.

If one is looking for the most traumatized youths in Philadelphia, a good starting place might be the cou ...

Pa. wants to shed labels and reduce the importance of test scores with its new accountability tool. But will it alienate parents in the process?

Pennsylvania has a new list of struggling schools that includes those underserving students in subgroups such as English language learner and special education.

Studies show that when black students benefit from being taught by people who look like them. Yet the number of black teachers in Philly is on the decline. Why?