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Thousands of economically disadvantaged Philadelphia students will be able to explore and develop an appreciation for art at the Barnes Foundation, thanks to an endowment gift from the global pharmacuetical giant.
Masterman High School, at 17th and Spring Garden Streets, is again the top high school in Pennsylvania, according to US News and World Report's annual list.
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a voter referendum banning use of race in admissions at state-run universities in Michigan. Some experts believe the ruling could lead to more states taking a similar road.
A team of Swarthmore students leave today for Houston to test their concept vehicle at a competition.
Working Families Organization would have to gather 20,000 petition signatures, but Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell says it would send a strong message.
Police say the incidents are not related and are considered isolated attacks, but that doesn't ease concerns for some students.
A family is suing a New Jersey school district, contending that the phrase "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance is discriminatory toward atheist children.
An effort is now underway to document the true story of the fate of the Robert J. Walker and why 21 men died aboard the vessel.
The blue and white wheel chair design on a handicapped parking sign or where a facility is wheelchair accessible is well known, but not active enough for 22-year-old Chris Yang.
The University says campus water service will remain shut off in certain areas while repairs take place, and service will be restored as soon as possible.
Philadelphia's District Attorney says bureaucracy at the Philadelphia School District is thwarting his effort to go after parents of students who are chronically truant.
Pennsylvania and New Jersey are among the six states that do not have a law requiring school districts to provide kindergarten for young students.
Tallaksen is the former Shamong School Board President and has filed a complaint with New Jersey's School Ethics Commission against current member Greg Vitagliano.
Police are investigating after a 22-year-old student was found dead inside of a dorm at Chestnut Hill College.
You can learn about physics while on a trip to the Philadelphia Museum of Art thanks to a free new app developed by a Drexel University professor.
A new poll says Philadelphia voters don't think much of how the governor or the School Reform Commission are handling public education.
Thousands of Philadelphia school kids will begin getting city library cards, starting Wednesday.
"Early childhood self-regulation problems are associated with mildly increased media exposure, even after controlling for important confounding variables," researchers say.
The 6th annual Rutgers Day is set for Saturday, April 26th in North Jersey, a day-long free festival to demonstrate all that the university offers.
From Sharknado cocktails to clothes of the futrure, there are many events at Philadelphia's Science Festival that begins later this month.
Penn State announced Saturday it blew past the $2 billion goal in a seven-year fundraising campaign that has expanded student scholarships, brought a big-time hockey program to campus and built a new children's hospital in Hershey.
A gas driller is giving $2.5 million to Lackawanna College in Scranton.
The Westtown School in Chester County will take the wraps off its new multimillion dollar science center Saturday afternoon during a Science Day at its 600-acre campus just outside West Chester.
Philadelphia School District officials, parents and local leaders sat down to discuss what they can do to get the school on the right track.
Flanked by Delaware County D.A. Jack Whelan and Darby Township Police Chief Len McDevitt, Sen. Anthony Williams got their endorsement for his bill, passed in the Senate, to prevent school districts from hiding sexual misconduct allegations against teachers.
