The Renaissance initiative was supposed to turn around 10% of Philadelphia’s low-performing district schools by ceding them to charter organizations. After 14 years, the program has faded into the background.

Teach Plus hopes the groups ‘provide safe, culturally affirming spaces’ to encourage teachers to stay in the profession.

Mayor Cherelle Parker wants more money for the district, a greater school share of property tax revenue, and year-round school starting this fall.

The Educational Nominating Panel released its list of 27 finalists for the school board Tuesday night. Mayor Cherelle Parker will forward nine to the City Council for public hearings.

The mayor’s Education Nominating Panel is expected to release its list of recommended names for future board members at a public meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall.

The agreement, which was reached roughly six months before the current contract’s expiration date, came as a surprise to many.

Years later, Philly students still have not received compensatory services meant to address COVID learning loss

More than 3,000 students at Northeast High School are learning remotely this week after a shooting injured 8 students less than a mile from their school.

Absent state funding, Philadelphia school officials are looking for medical health partners to help launch new school-based clinics in two schools.

Mallory Fix-Lopez, the only educator on the board, said her resignation is due in part to the time commitment and workload that comes with the volunteer position.

The board of education has not approved a new charter school since 2018.

A tentative deal on a new teachers union contract would not alter the policy.

The Pennsylvania governor’s proposal for public school aid would set a record for a single-year increase.

Former principal Debora Carrera and advocate Sharon Ward will head the office.

School board members have voted in favor of Keystone Opportunity Zones despite their questions about the program.

At the same event, new Mayor Cherelle Parker called on the state to provide the school district more funding.

The board’s vote follows claims that the district has exhibited a systemic bias against Black-led charters.

A court ruling last year mandating an overhaul to state education spending has spurred talks about changing how charters are funded.

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District officials want to boost enrollment, and they support making kindergarten mandatory in Pennsylvania.

The timing of Jerry Jordan’s announcement precluded competition for the union presidency, critics say.

Volunteers take a block-by-block approach to connecting families across the city to resources they need to jumpstart their child’s reading skills.

The Basic Funding Commission recommended increasing spending on K-12 education by $5.4 billion over the next seven years to meet its constitutional mandate

The Basic Education Funding Commission’s report calls for a $5.1 billion increase over seven years, plus more spending on the teaching workforce and school facilities.

With $1 million in federal funding, Bartram High School’s approach could become a model for the city’s highest-risk campuses.

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Advocates say the state must also boost aid for infrastructure needs and preschool to comply with a landmark court ruling last year.

What did school communities face in 2023? Waning COVID relief funding, rising chronic absenteeism, and ChatGPT controversy, just to name a few.

Peirce is the first new school building in North Philadelphia in 70 years, and officials said it demonstrated the value the city puts on all its students.

Ending a monthslong budget impasse, Gov. Josh Shapiro signed several code bills that create a student teacher stipend, add money for school choice programs, and send millions to community colleges and libraries.

Critics of Keystone Opportunity Zones say they endanger tax revenue that could benefit city public schools.

Board President and Vice President Reginald Streater and Mallory Fix-Lopez will remain in their roles for the time being. Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker could pick new board members.

School officials say students and teachers could be moved to any of these 24 locations if environmental hazards close schools.

Murals, games, and a ‘story wheel’ are among the strategies researchers say can promote academic achievement and child development.

Educator Sarah Budlow said the more she learned about the impact of a kid's school experience on their life and their future, the more she wanted to become a teacher.

Kenney, who will step aside early next year, hopes PHLpreK will keep expanding after mayor-elect Cherelle Parker takes over.

Philadelphia offers free pre-K, and all 3- and 4-year-olds in the city can apply. Here’s everything you need to know about the process and some obstacles you may face.

According to a new survey of hundreds of Philadelphia teachers, their top concerns are their workload, unrealistic expectations around student achievement, and inadequate salary or benefits.