Philadelphia Public School Students Return To Class Amid Budget Crisis
Philadelphia public schools opened today amid huge budget deficits and reduced staffing
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Philadelphia public schools opened today amid huge budget deficits and reduced staffing
Kevin Jarrett isn't your typical computer teacher. His students build walls from clay, sand and water. They design parachutes from coffee filters. And it's perfectly fine if the things they build don't work the first time.
Stay connected to loved ones during a power outage by following these storm-prep tips.
Head to one of the places for some hard cider in Philadelphia.
Today's students have more reasons than ever to care about engineering.
Here are the five spots we're most excited to nosh at as sweater season returns and the weather goes from beachy to brisk.
Police say a 24-year-old man was sitting on the front porch of a home Monday in West Philadelphia when he was shot twice in the back, On the way to the hospital, the car he was a passenger in was involved in a minor accident.
Philadelphia police say a suspect is in custody after being shot by officers during a traffic stop in Wissinoming.
Since Race to the Top was launched, schools across the country have adopted new, rigorous education standards, implemented stringent teacher evaluation systems and are developing data collection systems to better inform instruction.
More than three million job openings in the U.S. go unfilled for months, according to the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness.
The Willingboro Township, New Jersey councilman who stirred community controversy with an attempt to rename the former JFK High School in honor of President Barrack Obama says he hasn't given up on the idea of recognizing the sitting president.
16-year-old David Zamarin has started a crowd-sourcing campaign to fund not his first, but his second company.
It was back in June that the pot decriminalization bill passed City Council in a straight party line vote, 13-3. Because Council then went into recess, Mayor Nutter has until Thursday to sign or veto it, or let it become law without his signature.
Drivers can expect delays and detours as construction crews begin a repair and resurface project on a nearly six mile stretch of Route 232 between Route 413 in Wrightstown and River Road in New Hope.
It happened around 8 p.m. Sunday at a playground along the 9500 block of Frankford Avenue.
