Temple withdraws free tuition from striking grad students
Temple University has withdrawn free tuition from striking graduate student assistants and given them a month to pay or face sanctions.
Saint Agnes School hosts Eagles pep rally ahead of Super Bowl Sunday
FOX 29's Bob Kelly visits Saint Agnes School in West Chester, where students are having a fun Friday pep rally ahead of the Super Bowl.
Amosland Elementary School students celebrate the Super Bowl with Kansas City Chiefs piñata
FOX 29's Bob Kelly visits Amosland Elementary School in Morton to celebrate the Eagles in the Super Bowl.
Black-owned schools founded in the wake of Hurricane Katrina
After Hurricane Katrina, 7,000 employees in New Orleans were terminated, 4,000 of whom were teachers. Of those teachers, roughly 72% were African American.
Students from 2 Philadelphia schools recorded using racist language in social media video
Saint Hubert Catholic High School and Franklin Towne Charter High School, both in Philadelphia, released statements condemning the video and students' actions.
Over 500 students cheer on the Eagles at Bethel Springs Elementary School
Team spirit is at an all-time high at Bethel Springs Elementary School as students and staff gather for an Eagles pep rally!
Poorer districts win challenge to Pennsylvania public school funding
A Pennsylvania judge ruled Tuesday the state's funding of public education falls woefully short and violates students’ constitutional rights, siding with poorer districts in a lawsuit that was first launched eight years ago in pursuit of potentially billions of dollars in additional annual support.
Whiz kid: Pennsylvania 9-year-old already taking college courses
A Pennsylvania boy who finished grade school before the age of 10 is now college bound.
USDA targets sugar, sodium in new proposed nutrition standards for school meals
The 280-page plan includes the first limits on added sugars.
Mount Airy organization holds monthly workshops for teen boys to explore trade, entrepreneurial careers
A local program is jump starting the future for a group of young boys and, Saturday, they got to test their culinary skills, which will ignite a passion that could lead them to careers as chefs.
‘This is real’: Sesame Street’s first Black woman puppeteer fills ‘impactful’ role
Megan Piphus Peace never dreamed she'd be working on the same set she watched as a child — and inspiring young Black girls to pursue their passions.
Students at Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School hosts Eagles pep rally
FOX 29's Bob Kelly visits the Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School, where students and staff are enjoying an Eagles pep rally.
New Jersey school district grants 2-hour delayed opening Monday following Super Bowl
A South Jersey school district is giving students and staff a 2-hour delayed opening Monday following the Super Bowl.
AI detection tool launched by ChatGPT makers OpenAI amid school cheating fears
The AI detection tool is responding to fears that ChatGPT's artificial intelligence ability to write just about anything could fuel cheating in schools.
West Virginia advances mandate to display ‘In God We Trust’ in schools
Republican Sen. Mike Azinger, who introduced the bill, says he wants to give students something to look up to and to tell them it's okay to “say God” in school. The bill requires that the phrase appears in an area in each school building.
ChatGPT may be smart enough to graduate law school
Many school districts and colleges are still scrambling to figure out how to set policies on if and how ChatGPT can be used.
Philly native Chill Moody mentors aspiring young artists from his high school alma mater
Philadelphia-based rapper Chill Moody called it a “dream" to give back to aspiring young artists when he welcome over two dozen students from his high school alma mater to MilkBoy studio on Thursday.
Philadelphia School District launches pilot program that teaches students different trades
The School District of Philadelphia is touting a new pilot program that teaches students different trades and puts them on the fast track to a full time apprenticeship.
Deaf student's interpreter lawsuit at center of Supreme Court case
The Supreme Court is set to hear a case that could make it more difficult for students with disabilities to resolve problems quickly when they’re not getting needed assistance in public schools.
Improving math skills among US kids could start as early as block play
Many of the problems students face in high school math find their roots in early education, according to researchers.