Education

Two different school buildings in the School District of Philadelphia are closing, one temporarily and one for the rest of the school year, according to school officials.

A federal judge has ruled that a lawsuit against the University of Delaware over its campus shutdown and halting of in-person classes because of coronavirus can proceed as a class action on behalf of thousands of students who were enrolled and paid tuition in spring 2020.

A New Jersey school district is in need of more teachers, and they are ready to sweeten the deal with some extra cash!

In Chester County, one fourth grade class was decked out in Phillies gear for MLB Opening Day “Phestivities."

Jason Wingard, the first Black president at Temple University, is resigning after a tumultuous tenure of less than two years and amid a surge of violence that has affected the North Philadelphia campus.

Child care services in Philadelphia and beyond are being impacted by staffing shortages that have left classrooms empty and working parents desperate to find alternatives. 

Bucks County families are happy to see a revival of sorts for Neshaminy Mall as a new youth center opens inside.

Hundreds of students and teachers from Philadelphia magnet schools gathered Thursday at the district headquarters to protest possible budget and staffing cuts. 

Temple University’s faculty-union said it will move forward with a vote of no-confidence in President Jason Wingard and two other school officials. 

In a letter to families, Mastery Charter Schools CEO Scott Gordon said, "all findings that needed to be remediated in order for the school to reopen are now complete" and added that air quality samples came back negative for asbestos.