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The School District of Philadelphia leaves it up each principal to decide how to address students using cellphones in class, and each one has their own tactic — from using Yondr pouches to metal cabinets.
U.S. News & World Report has ranked Julia R. Masterman School in Philadelphia at No. 3 in its annual list of the best public high schools in America. Downingtown STEM Academy was No. 19.
Classrooms can use AI tools to flag a student struggling, track attendance or try to raise reading scores. But as school districts make decisions on which tools to buy, some officials feel overwhelmed by the array of choices.
Philadelphia kids are getting suspended from preschool. Parents and advocates want to put an end to it.
Students at Kensington High School are being relocated to the Austin Meehan Middle School building in Mayfair due to an asbestos concern that arose while a new HVAC system was being installed at Kensington High School. The districts says classes will resume at Kensington High in January.
Around 50 Philly schools won't have what the district considers to be adequate cooling when the school year begins later this month. Research shows high temperatures take a toll on student learning and attendance.
Cheltenham School District Superintendent Brian Scriven has resigned after 10 coaches and players on the Cheltenham High School football team were charged in a hazing scandal last week.
Philly teens who feel unwelcome downtown call for more third spaces during summer. Young people say they feel overpoliced and misunderstood when gathering in public.
The University of Valley Forge in Chester County will cease academic operations after the summer semester following years of financial distress, the board of trustees announced Wednesday.
Pennsylvania's largest cyber charter school is expanding its real estate footprint into Philadelphia by acquiring a 32,000-square-foot building in Navy Yard that it plans to use for staff offices and a service center for students.
