Education

Asbestos Philly Schools

Philly school district is first in U.S. to face criminal charges for violating asbestos regulations

Philadelphia teachers union votes to authorize strike amid contract negotiations

Philadelphia teachers strike

School of Rock's former students grapple with their past as misconduct allegations mount against founder Paul Green

School of Rock Paul Green

Court ruling in Philadelphia case expands Pennsylvania school district liability in sexual assault cases

school sex abuse

Harrisburg University to close Philly campus at the end of August

Harrisburg University Closure

Trump administration likely violated Constitution in Columbia activist case, judge says

Mahmoud Khalil trump

Philadelphia school board approves first new charter school since 2018

philly new charter

Pop quiz: Can you spell these peculiarly named places in the Philly area?

National spelling bee

Teacher shortage crisis deepens as states lower standards to fill classrooms

teacher burnout

Philly child care workers rally for living wages as City Council president pledges support

pay early childhood

Lawmakers, education leaders condemn Penn for dropping DEI protections in response to executive order

Penn DEI scrub hearing

Fifth grader heads to national spelling bee for second year in a row

jayden jiang national spelling bee

Five presidents of local colleges sign statement saying Trump is 'endangering' higher education

Trump universities letter

For the first time in nearly a decade, Philly school district's enrollment was higher than the previous year

Philadelphia enrollment increase

Philly school district is updating its reassignment room process for teachers facing misconduct investigations

Reassignment Rooms Philadelphia

Mayor Parker's proposed raise for Philly teachers won't do much to close the pay gap with suburban school districts

teacher salaries parker

City Council to investigate state of higher education following string of mergers and closures

higher ed hearing

Tiger Woods' foundation opens science education center at Cobbs Creek Golf Club

Tiger Woods Cobbs Creek

Rosemont College is merging with Villanova University in 2027

Villanova Rosemont merger

Community College of Philadelphia reaches new contracts with faculty and staff, avoiding strike

CCP new contract

Trump administration plans to freeze $175 million in federal funding to Penn over trans athlete policy

Trump funding cuts Penn

Community College of Philadelphia professors, staffers authorize a strike

CCP unions strike

Wealth and education may play key roles in determining heart health

Heart Health Wealth

Penn freezes hiring to brace for 'severe' impact of cuts to federal funding

Penn Hiring Freeze

School District of Philadelphia to continue allowing trans athletes to play sports aligning with gender identity

philadelphia school district transgender policy

Penn State plans to close some satellite campuses, but Philly-area branches will be spared

Penn State Closures

What happens to a school that refuses to obey the Trump ban on transgender athletes?

trans athletes

Former Penn swimmers sue university over trans athlete Lia Thomas competing in 2022 Ivy League championships

lia thomas penn lawsuit swimming

Jalen Hurts Foundation is selling '1 Mission' T-shirts to raise money for Philly school supplies

Jalen Hurts T-Shirt

Philly public school students have made some academic gains, but still lag behind nationally

Philly test scores

Children's Health

Playing sports helps teens perform better in the classroom, study finds

Sports Academic Performance

Pennsylvania considers tying college funding to performance at Temple, Penn State and Pitt

temple PA funding

Penn professor Amy Wax sues university, alleging her suspension is the result of racial discrimination

Amy Wax Lawsuit

Can medical schools funnel more doctors into the primary care pipeline?

Primary Care Med Schools

School District of Philadelphia launches AI-powered platform for users to share feedback, ask questions

school district philadelphia customer service

School District of Philadelphia to close schools Monday because of snow

philadelphia school district snow

College students caught between professors' AI bans and employers' growing demand for AI skills

AI college students

New fashion school in Kensington focuses on the art of selling clothes – not designing them

Ebony Pratt Fashion School

Penn condemns professor's praise for Luigi Mangione, alum charged with killing UnitedHealthcare CEO

Mangione Penn Professor

Penn's 133-year-old Fisher Fine Arts Library to undergo $17.8 million renovation

Fisher Fine Arts Library renovation

Philadelphia Museum of Art to offer free guided tours of new exhibition to local schools

art museum free tours students

Can Donald Trump actually eliminate the U.S. Department of Education?

education dept mcmahon

Temple University unveils plans for new 199,000-square-foot media, performing arts building

temple university klein building

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