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The number of licensed school bus drivers in the state has dropped 4% since 2017.

At a virtual meeting Tuesday night, parents discussed the rocky start of the 2021-2022 school year.

The bill would hand the ultimate decision on masking at school to parents and guardians.

The legislation gives school districts the authority to decide whether student athletes must wear masks while playing sports.

The Philadelphia Board of Education approved funding for contract nurses and transportation vendors to help solve some of the district’s challenges.

Philadelphia health officials have lowered the thresholds for when school buildings close because of positive COVID-19 cases. Here’s what you need to know.

The awards honor schools that have achieved academic excellence or made substantial strides in closing the achievement gap.

The rest of the day would be dedicated to teacher professional development. Some parents worry they’ll be left scrambling to find aftercare.

The hearings will focus on a remediation and modernization plan to address troubling facilities issues at hundreds of Philadelphia public schools.

Superintendent William R. Hite Jr. says he’s reached out to Gov. Tom Wolf to ask for assistance with the district’s transportation crisis.

A North Philadelphia school tries to welcome students back, sort through confusion, and steady itself for an unprecedented year.

The district laid out consequences for staff who don’t get vaccinated by the end of the month, taking away a special time-off program for COVID quaratines.

The district has yet to respond to a request for how or if it would penalize its vendor for underperformance on a $4 million annual contract.

The list of books, articles and movies was conceived to create awareness about racism and Black history

The order requiring masks to be worn inside K-12 school and child care facilities includes an exemption for students who claim it would cause or worsen a medical condition.