School District of Philadelphia

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Philly has one of the worst youth vaping rates in the country. The city is taking new steps to help teens quit

Philly school district says 720 students were 'inappropriately dropped' from school rosters

School District enrollment

School district and police expand joint program that helps support children who are exposed to trauma

Handle With Care

Fights and weapons confiscations are down in Philly schools. The safety chief aims to continue the trend

Philly schools violence

Philly school district bet big on its new reading curriculum, but implementation has been tricky

Student reading

Philly moves back application window for 2027-2028 school selection after delay in reporting state test scores

School selection window

Philly's 52 schools without adequate cooling systems to have early dismissal in second week back

School District early dismissal

Superintendent has 'clear marching orders' to enact Philly's facilities plan, but he wants 'to keep dialogue open'

School District transition teams

With measles cases in Pennsylvania rising, Philly pushes to increase school vaccination rates

Philly school district to pay community 'influencers' to help boost attendance and meet other educational priorities

Superintendent Tony Watlington

How can Philly students apply to criteria-based schools without their latest PSSA scores? The district is readying a plan

PSSA delays

How two principals' cellphone policies were inspired by the Philly airport and Kevin Hart

Cellphone Schools

Asbestos concerns at Kensington High School are forcing students to relocate to another building

Kensington High School Closure

Philadelphia teachers describe chaotic 'fantasy football draft' to get their school assignments

School district

Philly school district owes $2.8 million to former employees, city controller says

School district audit

Philly school district launches new office to usher in sweeping changes to facilities

School District transition office

Mayor Parker, city leaders make plea to state lawmakers for more funding to help Philly schools

Parker Harrisburg rally

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

school district staff cuts

Uber escalates ad campaign against Mayor Parker’s $1-per-ride tax as vote looms

Uber stock

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

Children's Health

Recess is critical to academic and social success, pediatricians say — but many schools have cut it

AAP Recess Guidelines

City Council to consider expanding SEPTA’s student fare program

septa student fares hearing

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

Isaiah Thomas board meeting

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

School Board vote

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

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

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

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