2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (430+ words) The requirement takes effect at the start of the 2027-28 school year. Shapiro signed House Bill 1505 ceremonially alongside Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis. It had already been incorporated into the state's 2026-27 budget earlier this year. WHYY reported that HB 1505 directs the state…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (471+ words) Phonics instruction in Philadelphia's public schools is falling short, according to Chalkbeat Philadelphia, which reported this week on a new district research review exposing significant problems with the rollout of the city's EL Education English language arts curriculum. The district…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (371+ words) Students at 52 School District of Philadelphia buildings will be sent home early Thursday because of hot weather and buildings without adequate cooling, Fox 29 reported. All in-person after-school activities at the affected schools are canceled for the day. District policy calls…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (506+ words) Drexel University announced Tuesday that the Academy of Natural Sciences museum will close permanently on September 30, as reported by WHYY, ending nearly two centuries of public exhibitions along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The closure comes just short of the institution's…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (247+ words) The School District of Philadelphia is developing a mobile app to give parents quick access to school information from their phones, Superintendent Tony Watlington said. The app will display schedules for school and sporting events, lunch menus and attendance information....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (603+ words) A New Jersey book bank that gave away half a million books to Philadelphia schools last year just hit a major milestone: five million books distributed since its founding in 2017. BookSmiles, the nonprofit started by Larry Abrams out of his…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago   (263+ words) Seven families have filed a federal lawsuit against the Lower Merion School District in Montgomery County, claiming its student technology policy amounts to an unconstitutional “digital free-for-all” that exposes children to serious harm. The suit, reported by KYW Newsradio, alleges…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago   (441+ words) The University of Exeter has approved a partnership with Saudi Arabia’s National Defense University in Riyadh to train senior military officers and government officials, the Guardian reported. The deal would have Exeter academics deliver a master’s degree in applied security…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (477+ words) School District of Philadelphia Superintendent Tony Watlington said he is moving forward with the district’s plan to close 17 schools at the end of this academic year, calling it a directive he intends to deliver “on time and on budget.” The…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (458+ words) Henry “Harry” McNichol spent more than 30 years teaching accounting at Cardinal Dougherty High School, and years after his death in December 2019, former students are still leaving tributes that speak to his impact on generations of Northeast Philadelphia graduates. The most…...