Northwest Philly grandma, hidden civil rights hero still coaching and fighting
Earlier this month, the Martin Luther King High School girls’ basketball team gathered in the school cafeteria for an end-of-season
Boon or ‘black hole’? Pa. private school scholarship program considered for expansion
A tax-break program that routes millions to Pennsylvania private schools could grow much larger if a new bill becomes law.
The death of cyber charter schools in Pa.?
A proposal with potentially dire consequences for Pennsylvania’s cyber charter schools has re-emerged in Harrisburg this session. And one of
New education leaders in Pa. legislature seek to reduce role of state tests, increase accountability for cyber charters
State Rep. Curt Sonney hails from just outside Erie, Pennsylvania, representing an ‘L’-shaped district in the state’s northwestern corner. State
Is the L.A. teachers’ strike a sign of things to come in Philly?
The education world has its eye on Los Angeles this week, where about 30,000 school staff members have gone on
Pa. shifts how it measures schools, but will parents buy in?
A couple years ago, Jean Rauscher was at a familiar crossroads. Her oldest child was about to start school, and
Pennsylvania’s new list of struggling schools looks beyond usual suspects
Pennsylvania released a list of 289 struggling schools Thursday that will have to develop “improvement plans” with the direction of
Pa. presses districts to ensure that students needing special ed have advocates
After a pair of state investigations, the Pennsylvania Bureau of Special Education will send new guidelines to the school districts
What happened when City Council and the new Philly school board met for first time
Philadelphia’s City Council held a first-of-its-kind hearing Tuesday with school district officials and members of the city’s new school board, the
For new Rhodes scholar, a journey tied — in many ways — to Philly’s school system
When Anea Moore was in 7th grade, she gave her mom an ultimatum. For years, she had bugged her parents
