Pennsylvania Education

Students at Neumann University, in Delaware County, gathered for a debate watch and discussion Tuesday night. Ultimately, most felt neither candidate was speaking to them.

Just 17% of the city’s fourth-graders were proficient in reading and 18% in math in 2019, compared to 15% and 13% in 2022.

The Office for Civil Rights will begin probing allegations at Central Bucks, which allegedly resulted in pervasive bullying against LGBTQ kids.

Superintendent Tony Watlington said under his leadership, the district will practice “strategic abandonment” by rigorously assessing the success of individual programs.

The Office of School Safety plans to evaluate the success at Bartram High before expanding the initiative to other schools.

Philly’s school board is considering a five-year contract to provide locking cell phone pouches to every district school that wants them.

Starting with the class of 2023, Pennsylvania students must graduate through one of five new graduation pathways, two of which are based on state test scores.

The position is often laid atop regular teaching responsibilities, forcing a difficult balancing act.

High schoolers from around the city are talking about hot classrooms, devastating storms, and the convergence of climate change and inequity.

Central Bucks says the anonymity of the ACLU complaint makes it impossible to “intervene.” ACLU says the district has ignored and disrespected those students.

The Central Bucks school board will make a final vote on the policy banning Pride flags next month, amid student and teacher outcries.

The city’s gun violence “makes being a student even more difficult,” one teenager said.

Just under two weeks after a targeted shooting at Roxborough High School’s football scrimmage, lawmakers present a $500,000 grant to update the school’s security.

The ACLU listed more than a dozen actions district administrators have taken since 2019 that the ACLU says have created a “hostile environment” for LGBTQ students.

Two new deputy roles will reduce the number of individuals who report directly to the superintendent, freeing him up to spend more time in the community and Harrisburg.