Education

Free Breakfast Pennsylvania

All Pennsylvania students can receive free breakfasts again this school year

Penn, Swarthmore again rank among top colleges by U.S. News & World Report

Penn U.S. News Ranking

Princeton University to cover cost of attendance for students whose families earn less than $100K

Princeton University Financial Aid

Penn, Princeton fall in Forbes' annual ranking of best U.S. colleges

Penn Forbes College

Wawa and Dunkin’ Donuts give teachers free coffee to celebrate new school year

Free Coffee Teachers

Three people shot near Kensington elementary school playground overnight, police say

Kensington Elementary Shooting

100 Philadelphia schools to dismiss early Tuesday, Wednesday due to hot weather

Heat Early Dismissal

Philly public school bus drivers, maintenance workers reach contract deal with district

School District Strike

Scammers steal $3 million from Chester Upland schools with hacked emails and fake online dating profile

Chester Schools Scam

Holy Family University to open second Bucks County campus

Holy Family University

Philadelphia school bus drivers, maintenance workers vote to strike ahead of new school year

School District Strike

For Philly magnet school admissions, district will resume using PSSA scores but drop writing test

Philly Magnet school admissions

For first 10 days of class, Philly school district students and staff will be required to wear masks

School COVID Policy

Temple's faculty union says mask policy for fall semester is 'irresponsible,' tells school to follow the science

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Caddie academy helps provide work experience, life skills to underserved students

WGA Caddie Academy

Family-Friendly

Learn about bats during nighttime nature walk at The Woodlands

The Woodlands Bat Night

Drexel will offer 50% tuition discount to community college grads from Pennsylvania, New Jersey

Drexel Tuition Discount

New Jersey schools will form threat assessment teams in effort to prevent student violence

New Jersey school threat assessment

Community College of Philadelphia to offer commercial driver's license program this fall

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Temple, Penn State to raise tuition despite plea from GOP lawmakers

Temple Tuition Increase

Temple University to create community-based transgender patient care training program

Temple Unique Project

Pennsylvania seeks to reverse teacher shortage, diversify staff in K-12 schools with new plan

Teacher Shortage

Lancaster County school district adopts athletic policy restricting trans students in sports

Trans Sports Lancaster County

Construction camp teaches young girls in Philadelphia region about careers in the trades

MyWIC Philadelphia Construction Camp for Girls

Upper Darby Summer Stage to feature Disney magic for 47th theater season premiere

Upper Darby Summer Stage Disney Around the World

Penn's first NFT, a video on COVID-19 vaccine technology, to be auctioned off

Penn NFT COVID vaccine

New ordinance requires School District of Philadelphia to install water fountains with lead filtration by 2025

Philly schools lead water

Philly kids and teens can get free meals at these food sites this summer

Free Meal Sites

New superintendent of Philly schools to conduct listening tour during his first 100 days

Watlington SDP Superintendent

Community College of Philadelphia to forgive $1.4 million in student debts

Community College of Philadelphia

Pennsylvania bill would limit discussions of gender identity, sexual orientation in elementary schools

Transparency Bill

Children's Health

The lasting consequences of school shootings on the students who survive them

School shooting sign

St. Joseph's University finalizes merger with University of the Sciences

St. Joseph's Merger

Schools in Philadelphia region are among most segregated in the U.S.

School Segregation

Philly's public high schools will not start later in the fall

School District Start Times

City Council votes to approve additional asbestos inspections for Philadelphia schools

School District Asbestos

Enrollment in New Jersey's public schools dropped by 18,000 students since start of COVID-19 pandemic

New Jersey public school mask

Philly schools to bring back COVID-19 mask mandate, citing spike in cases

Philly Schools Mask Mandate

Pa. schools need more funding, A.G. Josh Shapiro, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee, argues in court case

Shapiro School Funding

Hindu priest urges schools in New Jersey to observe Diwali as more districts add holiday

Diwali New Jersey

Gwynedd Mercy University will use $10 million gift to build health care innovation center at Montgomery County campus

Gwynedd Mercy Healthcare Gift

Philadelphia school district unveils website to track yearlong review of its aging infrastructure

Facilities Planning Process

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