Pennsylvania Education

“Cafeteria workers are just as important as the teachers,” said Local 54 member Ronnette Lark.

The city’s “brain drain” dilemma is now firmly in the past, per a new report from Campus Philly, which also shows strength STEM.

Dr. Clayton led Philly schools from 1982 until 1993. She was the city’s first Black superintendent and also the first woman in that role.

Called ALICE, the controversial training is being implemented because the old procedure didn’t include the option to evacuate, the district says.

More than 57% of Philly public school buildings lack adequate cooling systems. As climate change makes extreme heat more likely, students are bearing the consequences.

State Sens. Maria Collett and Nikil Saval introduced a bill to include Asian American and Pacific Islander curricula in Pennsylvania schools.

Early dismissals at 86 Philly schools — up from 74 earlier this week — will continue through Friday.

“It's really sad,” said one parent. “They can’t get a regular education. They should have gotten air conditioning years ago.”

Under the new policy, students will be eligible to receive free services until they turn 22, rather than aging out of the program the summer after they turn 21.

To start the 5-year, NIH-funded study, researchers will collect feedback directly from students, something they say doesn’t usually happen.

The Pa. Senate has moved key code bills that would enable some budget spending, but Democrats say they don’t go far enough.

The city of Philadelphia says there will be more police officers around school campuses this fall in an effort to prevent gun violence.

Two dozen universities and alumni associations across Pa. participate in credit card marketing agreements — the most lucrative of which can yield millions.

The university’s School of Biomedical Engineering officials say that the new academic program offers more workforce training for the growing cell and gene therapy industry.

Feeding Philly is going into its second year of helping North Philly teens and families fight food insecurity.