Pennsylvania Education

The anonymous flyer circulating in West Chester falsely claims that the district’s middle and high school libraries contain over 80 books with sexually explicit content.

The board is now looking to fill two vacancies, as a new superintendent prepares to take the helm.

The initiative teams Bloom Planning and Delaware County in an effort to revamp mental and behavioral health services for school children.

Philadelphia’s new school leader impressed at his old job in North Carolina. But his superintendent resume is thin. How will it translate to Philly?

A City Council member has delayed a scheduled vote on a bill to require more asbestos inspections in Philly schools. He wants to add rules around lead paint.

Despite the reinstatement, the mask case will proceed and the board members will still be required to answer the initial filing by Monday, April 4.

Watlington will take over for William Hite at the end of the academic year.

The board members voted in August to mandate masks after Pa.’s state of emergency ended. A parent filed for their removal. The district didn’t respond.

The K-8 school was renamed for a formerly enslaved woman who became a Philadelphia teacher and principal.

A Republican proposal to prevent transgender girls from competing in girls’ school sports is advancing in the Pennsylvania Legislature.

Officials denied most of the sensitive information sought, but the demand raised concerns about infringing rights of students and families.

The overall budget increased for Philly’s public schools. But some principals say their schools have been shortchanged.

A Pennsylvania regulatory board is supporting Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposal to subject charter schools to stronger ethics and accounting measures.

All three candidates for Philly’s top schools job visited the city this week for their public vetting. A final decision is just around the corner.