With insurgent Brooks joining Gym on Council, what’s next for public education in Philly?
Shakeda Gaines met Councilmember-elect Kendra Brooks back in 2014 when they were both parent advocates fighting the spread of standardized tests. Fellow
Anger, confusion reign at North Philly school plagued by asbestos
For the second time this school year, a community meeting to address asbestos exposure in a Philadelphia school devolved amid
“Protect our legacy!” How a public school crisis exposed a rift in the Philly Catholic school community
The signatures piled up and the comments poured in. “No outsiders should be allowed…” “I pay to send my daughters
Synagogue says plan to host displaced SLA students was announced ‘without our knowledge’
Update 4:32 p.m. After missing weeks of classes due to asbestos in their building, Science Leadership Academy students thought they
A clash on cyber charters kicks off fall legislative session in Harrisburg
Stefaine D’Amico says her oldest son Bobby was bullied relentlessly at the public and Catholic schools he’d attended. “The bullying
Did asbestos in a Philly school cause a teacher to get cancer? It’s complicated.
The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers announced Wednesday that one of its members has mesothelioma, a rare and aggressive form of
Hope, love and basketball: Summer at North Philly’s Hank Gathers Rec Center
It’s the last day of school in Philadelphia. Summer at the Hank Gathers Recreation Center has begun, the outside basketball
Don’t eat the marshmallow: Students from a ‘no excuses’ charter grow up to tell the tale
Jayuana Bullard sat upright on her bed — in a room wallpapered with lipstick imprints, in a house crumbling from
Public schools, charter schools and…innovation schools? Why a new category of school in Pa.?
Amid a flurry of action before summer recess this year, state lawmakers created a new category of public school —
Pa. again pledges extra help to remove lead paint from Philly schools
For the second time in as many summers, Pennsylvania will pitch in extra money to remove lead paint from Philadelphia
