Students

Fitness trackers creeping on UPenn students as they sleep – for good reason

Meet the four local students competing in this week's Scripps National Spelling Bee

Wilmington high school mourns second student death in past month

Howard High School of Technology

Police: School sub caught having sex with teen in Easton cemetery

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Three girls charged in beating death of Wilmington high school student

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CHOP, Philadelphia launch trailblazing Community Health and Literacy Center

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Prosecutors: Chester County student used bitcoins to buy LSD off Dark Web

Chesco Student LSD

Five of the weirdest senior pranks done at Philly-area high schools

high school pranks

Several female students temporarily pulled from Wilmington high school amid student death investigation

Howard High School of Technology

Police chief: No charges 'at this time' in beating death of Delaware high school girl

Howard High School of Technology

Police ID student reportedly beaten to death inside Wilmington high school

Howard High School of Technology

Penn student killed by SEPTA train on Market-Frankford Line

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Cabrini College student found dead in home Sunday

Drexel student mourned after death in Northern Liberties

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N.J. gym teacher fired after breaking up school fight

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Prosecutors: Former bus driver had 'indecent sexual contact' with students

Arthur Flick

South Jersey nonprofits initiate college savings accounts for all Salem City students

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Student killed, four injured in Delaware crash

Tyler Brown

Fights break out when hundreds of youths swarm Center City

Philadelphia City Hall

Delaware principal dresses as woman, does 'Whip/Nae Nae'

Towne Point Elementary

A better chance for a gifted student

Education

Pennsylvania promoting prevention helpline to tackle bullying

Mayor Jim Kenney

Mayor Kenney meets Harlem Globetrotters, plays basketball in City Hall

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Report: Roman Catholic student 'pummeled' by group in Center City

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Police seek suspects in stabbing at Kutztown University

Kutztown stabbing

Drexel study: 24 percent of Division 1 athletes suffer from depression

Police: New Jersey fifth-graders built device, planned to damage high school

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Olney student arrested after alleged threats of violence on social media

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PAFA student artists create unique prints

PAFA Student Prints

Middle-school students cited for drinking vodka at Allentown school

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Sexual Assaults

Choir director charged with raping 13-year-old student on school grounds

Choir director sexual assault

Drexel, UPenn say study abroad students safe after Paris attacks

Little Flower students petition for nun with DUI to keep teaching job

DUI Nun

South Jersey eighth-grader's homework asks about one-night stands and getting herpes

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Police: West Chester student shot off campus

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Main Line teachers halt writing college recommendations amid contact negotiations

Money

Parks and Recreation

Fourth-graders granted one year of free admission to federal recreation areas

Children Exploring Nature

Phanatic helps give away school supplies Friday

Higher Education

Penn State campuses in Montco, Delco look to build dorms

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SEPTA investigating student brawl on Broad Street Line

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Local law students guide Philly public-school families through disciplinary process

Higher Education

International students find a home in Philly

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GREEN Program hosts soiree to honor emerging leaders in sustainability

GREEN Program

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