Pennsylvania Education

Philly schools that have shown “greater growth” than their peers over the last 10 years will have access to millions in new grant funding.

Being a first-year educator is tough. That’s why new Philly teacher Shalisha Smith is grateful to have a mentor who’s also family.

The facilities planning process, which has had multiple starts and stops, is meant to determine the district’s current and future building needs.

Many parents are enraged over the decision, saying the district is making “fiscally irresponsible” decisions with taxpayer dollars to “defend” anti-LGBTQ measures.

The standards are meant to prepare educators to work with students and families of all backgrounds and will be required as part of Pennsylvania’s teacher preparation process.

With the help of a voting nonprofit, a group of 17-year-olds at Benjamin Rush High School is focused on making sure their older classmates vote in the 2022 general election.

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.