Pennsylvania Education

School lunch debt relief programs that began during the pandemic are set to expire. Many organizations try to keep them going.

So far this school year the School District of Philadelphia has seen an unusual uptick in teachers leaving. And vacancies are going unfilled.

"It's time we stop the madness," one Radnor parent said.

Dr. Daniel McGarry, the superintendent of Pennsylvania’s ninth-largest school district, sent out a message to the school district regarding the change on Sunday.

From money matters to plagiarism accusations, the defense portion of Pa.’s historic school funding trial took several twists over the last few weeks.

MLK’s daughter, CEO of the King Center, offered advice to students hoping to fight racial and economic inequities, and talked about building coalitions.

The Independent Fiscal Office’s finding that “there is little or no correlation” between spending on public schools and test scores raised eyebrows among Pa. legislators.

Masks will be optional for students and staff at Catholic schools in Bucks, Chesco, Delco, and Montco. Philly schools will still follow city guidance.

The Democratic governor’s proposed final budget includes a historic increase in education spending.

Under the governor's proposal, 20 districts — primarily cities with the lowest household incomes — would get more than half of the $1.55 billion.

Witnesses include a Christian private school leader and the executive director of the House Appropriations Committee.

The district says cloth masks are no longer considered effective, and will be distributing KN95s to school staff.

Twenty one percent of qualified candidates have leadership experience in the School District of Philadelphia.

The plan comes about a week before Gov. Tom Wolf unveils the final budget proposal of his two-term tenure.

One lawsuit out of Montgomery County says axing mask policies forces parents of medically fragile school children to pull their children out of in-person learning.