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Philly school district will not cut 340 jobs after city leaders commit to finding funding

Drexel gets record $112.6 million gift for new robotics and aerospace facilities

Drexel Record Gift

Observation deck that floats on Schuylkill River arrives at Bartram's Gardens

Mural Arts FloatLab

Thomas Jefferson University to run Delaware's first medical school

Jefferson Delaware Med School

Swarthmore College to cover full tuition for families making under $200,000 starting in fall 2027

Swarthmore College

GOP megadonor offers private school scholarships to students at Philly's shuttering public schools

School closure Jeffrey Yass

Two Philly charter schools were recommended for nonrenewal. Here’s what happens next

School district charter renewals

School district renames headquarters after Constance E. Clayton, a former superintendent who put children first

Constance E. Clayton

School board approves plan to close 17 schools despite strong opposition from City Council and communities

Isaiah Thomas board meeting

City Council to consider expanding SEPTA’s student fare program

septa student fares hearing

Haverford College president rejects students' push to remove Howard Lutnick's name from library

Haverford Lutnick Library

Meet Haverford High School's Leon Smith, 2026 National Teacher of the Year

Leon Smith teacher

Philly school board delays vote on plan to close 17 schools hours before scheduled meeting

School Board vote

Haverford High School's Leon Smith named National Teacher of the Year

Leon Smith teacher

Educators, tech advocates weigh in on Mayor Parker's proposed rideshare tax

Mayor Parker budget

Philly school district revises its school closures list one more time — with a vote slated for Thursday

James R. Ludlow School

Mayor Parker doubles down on rideshare fee, as Uber claims it's a 'double tax'

School district building

The Artemis II mission was extra special for these third graders in Chestnut Hill

Artemis Springside Academy

Community College of Philadelphia has failed to keep promises made to avert a strike last year, union says

Community College Philadelphia

How Philly parents helped guarantee student bathroom breaks

School District of Philadelphia

Penn community says proposed changes to guidelines on campus demonstrations infringe on free speech

Penn open expression guidelines

Abington police urge high schoolers to use caution while playing Senior Assassin water gun game

Abington Senior Assassin

Haverford College students urge school to consider removing Howard Lutnick's name from its library

Haverford College lutnick

This Philly elementary school is slated to become a middle school. The community is urging the district to reconsider

John Moffet School March

Mayor Parker proposes raising rideshare tax to $1 per trip to fund public schools

School district funding

Pa. universities, community colleges grapple with challenges before budget committee

Universities state funding

Philly high school students seek to give classmates tools to spot internet lies

Class computers

Philly school district plans to cut hundreds of positions to reduce $300 million deficit, but no layoffs are coming

School District budget cuts

Rowan University's $690 million campus expansion to include homes, a wellness village and a manufacturing center

Rowan University Expansion

Pa. Democrats push for universal pre-K, saying it would create economic mobility for many families

Pre-K class

Council members urge Philly school district to 'go back to the drawing board' on facilities plan

School district impeach

Philly students are guaranteed water and bathroom breaks under district's new wellness policy

School District wellness

Hundreds pack Philly school district's headquarters to oppose plan to close schools around city

facilities presentation

In proposal to close 20 Philly public schools, district says it's learned from mistakes it made in 2013

Penn Treaty

New film casts spotlight on preschool teachers, who often earn low wages despite their role in child development

Coatesville Preschool Documentary

Cursive handwriting is making a comeback in Pennsylvania schools

pennsylvania cursive

Amid concern over ICE raids in region, Philly school district reaffirms policy to protect students

ICE Philadelphia Schools

Bell-to-bell cell phone ban bill in Pa. schools advances with bipartisan support

cellphones schools

Since affirmative action ended, Philly universities have actually enrolled more Black students

College diversity affirmative action

Philly school district's new math curriculum yields students' highest test scores in nearly a decade

philly math scores

N.J. becomes latest state to ban cellphones in classrooms as Murphy signs bill into law

nj phone schools

Medical school enrollment surpasses 100,000 for first time as application numbers rebound

med school trend

Smoking 'a few harmless joints' a month can hurt school performance, study says

Weed Use Teens

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