School District of Philadelphia

John Moffet School March

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

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

School district funding

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

School District budget cuts

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

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

ICE Philadelphia Schools

As snow clean up continues in Philly, city offices closed again and schools go remote Tuesday

Snow Update Philly

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

philly math scores

Philly's youth poet laureate now is a finalist for U.S. title

National youth poet laureate

After recording its first enrollment gain in a decade, Philadelphia public schools are losing students again

philly schools enrollment

Quinta Brunson starts fund to pay for Philly students to go on field trips

School District of Philadelphia reaches new contract with its principals union

school district principals contract

Eagles and Jason Kelce team up with local designers to create Birds gear that raises money for a good cause

Eagles Apparel HeavySlime

Mom charged with stealing $61K from Philly schools meant for her kids' care

School district con

Math scores up, reading scores lagging in Philly school district, preliminary data shows

philly students math scores

Data reveals scope of problems at city schools ahead of closure decisions

philly school closures

How the School District of Philadelphia will decide which schools must close

Philly School Closures

Philadelphia expands successful dropout prevention program to four more schools

philly dropout prevention

Philadelphia teachers union ratifies new contract with school district

teachers union contract

Philadelphia teachers union to vote on tentative new contract

Philly Teachers Contract

Philadelphia teachers union, school district reach tentative new contract

School district teachers union deal

Frankford High will reopen for new school year after asbestos abatement

Frankford High School reopening

SEPTA funding crisis threatens Philadelphia students' back-to-school plans

septa schools philly

Philadelphia teachers could strike as school year approaches if contract talks stall

philly teachers contract

How Trump's education cuts could have long-term impact on organizations that serve schools

Trump Education Cuts

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Back-to-school summer bus tour to hand out free backpacks and supplies

Back to school bus tour

Man suspected of shooting Philly school safety officer arrested in North Jersey

School District shooting arrest

Philadelphia school district safety officer injured in road rage shooting on Columbus Boulevard

School District Officer Shooting

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

Children's Health

Free period products to be available to Philly school district students

Philadelphia teachers union votes to authorize strike amid contract negotiations

Philadelphia teachers strike

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

school sex abuse

An environmental plan that would eliminate parking spots is dividing Fishtown residents

Hackett School lot

Philadelphia school board approves first new charter school since 2018

philly new charter

School District of Philadelphia lost nearly $700,000 to cyber fraud, city controller says

School district fraud

Muslim teacher alleges in lawsuit that Philly school district punished her for pro-Palestinian views

School District lawsuit

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

jayden jiang national spelling bee

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

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

philadelphia school district transgender policy

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