Shelly Alston said that her granddaughter Jewel is always reading. When she brings Jewel to the gym and works out, the

Updated Tuesday with additional quotes The School District of Philadelphia announced Tuesday that it will re-examine its network of neighborhood

The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) hosted the Knowledge and Practice Standards Symposium at Temple University, encouraging colleges and universities to

Superintendent William Hite visited students at Thomas Mifflin Elementary School in East Falls on Wednesday to celebrate the District’s seventh

As he enters his seventh school year as head of Philadelphia’s schools, William Hite thinks he can finally concentrate on

The School Reform Commission, days before it is scheduled to disband, gave Superintendent William Hite a report card calling his

Updated 2:30 p.m with additional comment from former SRC Commissioner Chris McGinley DawnLynne Kacer is out as head of the

The School Reform Commission gave Superintendent William Hite his report card today, and it looks like he gets an “A,"

Jahyad Thomas-Thornton, a member of Philadelphia Student Union, stood on the steps of District headquarters on a sunny afternoon in

Superintendent William Hite announced Monday a strategy for intervening in 11 of the District’s lowest-performing schools that avoids either closure or