Pennsylvania Education

The safety summit, attended by more than a dozen schools, follows the deaths of 17 students across Philadelphia so far this school year.

A group of lawmakers says city schools need $5 billion for repairs. They want to use some of the state’s budget surplus to fund the projects.

Horticulture is a major at the magnet high school, which maintains a 130-acre campus in Roxborough.

Dozens of efforts would benefit from Gov. Josh Shapiro’s roughly $44 billion spending plan, many of them at the local level.

Winning schools were announced Sunday after students were challenged to turn famous works of art into 3D installations.

State Sen. Vincent Hughes’ plan includes $2.15 billion in new annual funding and a one-time $1 billion payment for facility repairs.

In 2019, the gym at Alexander Hamilton was enlivened with a painting done by students alongside a local muralist.

The After School Activities Partnerships held its annual chess tournament for Philadelphia’s public schools.

Officials said moving forward, the district will attempt to start every school year after Labor Day, but that it won’t always be possible due to existing requirements.

The district claimed community members threatened the firm “in ways that are, at best caustic, and at worst, malicious and false.”

The Spanish-American Civic Association hopes to secure more funding in the future by demonstrating its success alleviating poverty.

Awareness of the district’s off-site internship programs could be better, parents and teachers said — but word is starting to spread.

YEAH Philly was formed to provide a space for Black youth to engage and implement teen-led interventions to address community violence.

The district will review a total of 65 books for “inappropriate” and “sexualized content.” All of the books show up on a book reporting site used by Moms for Liberty.

The School District of Philadelphia is expanding its Safe Path program to 12 more schools in an effort to reduce fights and gun violence.