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CBS New York is reporting that numerous school officials and teachers have been suspended from a northern New Jersey school district after state investigators said they helped or encouraged students to cheat on standardized.
Over the next few weeks, thousands of students throughout the Delaware Valley will be boarding a school bus for the very first time.
The 14 Pennsylvania state universities had seen more than a decade of enrollment increases, some record setting. But not the last two years.
Although school starts very soon for most college and high school students, with one week until Labor Day, many are still out filling those "back to school" shopping lists.
Penn State trustees Sunday ended a two-day meeting on a positive note, swapping ideas about how the university's looming football season opener could be used as the vehicle for a public-relations extravaganza.
Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon after Neil Armstrong, recalls that significant moment in history, when his crew made it to the moon with just 20 seconds of fuel left.
ACT scores are in for the class of 2012, and those who took the test in Pennsylvania and New Jersey surpassed the national average, although the numbers can be a little deceiving.
The National Constitution Center is challenging Americans to share their thoughts on the toughest issues facing the country in six words or less.
In an intentionally over-the-top ceremony complete with a countdown clock, representatives of 20 businesses called the names of the Cristo Rey students they'll be employing this school year.
Some schools in Montgomery and Chester counties are among the many across the mid-Atlantic region that will send kids back to school at the end of August.
The Philadelphia School Partnership has commitments of $52 million toward its goal of $100 million to help expand opportunities at schools it says are doing it right -- whether they are public, private or charter.
In an effort to promote its extensive shark exhibit, Camden's Adventure Aquarium is branching out -- into center city Philadelphia.
Wednesday was move-in day at Temple University, and the dorms were buzzing with new freshman and their parents.
Some call it controversial, but both political leaders and many educators are calling it necessary.
The goal was to give teens and their parents a taste of distracted driving.
On the North Philadelphia campus, parents were helping their kids move in.
The application sounds like one of those credit card offers. "We sometimes call these 'fast apps' where you can say, 'Oh, you've been selected to apply to our school -- one sitting, fill this out, no application fees.'"
The independent "Faith in the Future" foundation will be calling the shots at the 17 Philadelphia-area Catholic high schools and four special-education schools.
The $90-million project comes amid new scrutiny of the building boom on college campuses and how it impacts tuition.
The school year is right around the corner. Not only is it a busy time for parents and their children but one that can trigger some worries from kids.
Thousands of scientists, researchers, entrepreneurs and inventors from across the country and around the world are converging in Philadelphia for a national meeting that is the city's largest convention of the summer.
Residents of the financially challenged city of Camden may benefit from the opening of three shops inside a newly opened 12-story dorm on the campus of Rutgers-Camden.
Pennsylvania education officials have appointed a political activist and Philadelphia minister to guide the Chester-Upland School District out of its latest financial problem.
When classes begin in three weeks, there'll be new rules for discipline at Philadelphia schools.
Many kids headed to college will be living on their own for the first time, and for them, back to school means furnishing their own place with all of the essentials.
A few showers are likely during the morning hours Friday in the Philadelphia region, so you may want an umbrella, but you will not need it for the rest of the day.
Major League Baseball is changing the Home Run Derby format this year, which will take place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
Juan Soto hit two solo homers and made a sliding catch in the left-field corner to rob Bryce Harper of a run-scoring hit as the New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4.
President Trump is visiting Mack Trucks in Macungie, Pennsylvania, next week.
With the MLB All-Star Week coming to Philly next month, two HBCU standouts will have a chance to showcase their talents on a national stage.
Frustration is growing for the family of a 12-year-old girl who was killed while riding an e-scooter in Delaware County in 2025.
A few showers are likely during the morning hours Friday in the Philadelphia region, so you may want an umbrella, but you will not need it for the rest of the day.
Major League Baseball is changing the Home Run Derby format this year, which will take place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
Appellate judges say the Trump administration can replace panels at the President's House slavery exhibit in Philadelphia.
President Trump's Justice Department is suing Philadelphia over a law that bans federal officers from wearing masks.
President Trump is visiting Mack Trucks in Macungie, Pennsylvania, next week.
With the MLB All-Star Week coming to Philly next month, two HBCU standouts will have a chance to showcase their talents on a national stage.
PennDOT is installing about $20,000 in safety improvements at a Delaware County intersection where a college math professor was killed.
Philly Fair 250 will bring fun for the whole family to the Centennial District as part of Wawa Welcome America.
The FIFA Fan Festival at Lemon Hill in Philadelphia is closing for the remainder of Thursday due to high winds.
This year, the Barefoot Country Music Fest in Wildwood is also celebrating America's 250th birthday.
New research from Rutgers University says there could be a new connection between popular diet drugs and violent behavior.
Sgt. Christian Ivanov was shot while serving a search warrant in Atlantic City earlier this month.
The Mount Holly Independence Day Celebration has been canceled ahead of America's 250th anniversary, citing "alarming violence."
Chase Sudano's father wants people to remember the St. Augustine Prep wrestler for how he lived.
With the MLB All-Star Week coming to Philly next month, two HBCU standouts will have a chance to showcase their talents on a national stage.
This year's August Quarterly Festival comes on the heels of a devastating fire at Mother African Union Church in Wilmington.
New surveillance video shows the arrest of the ChristianaCare employee accused of shooting two coworkers inside Wilmington Hospital Tuesday.
Staff members at Wilmington Hospital in Delaware remain shaken up one day after an employee shot two coworkers, killing one.
Todd Hill, a swim school manager in Aston, Pennsylvania, is charged with seven felonies in a sexual assault of a minor investigation in Delaware.
New research from Rutgers University says there could be a new connection between popular diet drugs and violent behavior.
Josie Selke was diagnosed with a rare pediatric leukemia at just 5 months old. But thanks to a grant from the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, today she's in remission.
Alex Scott's wish was that her lemonade stands could help raise money to find cancer treatments and cures, and that's what's happening.
Cooper's LGBTQ+ clinic in Collingswood, New Jersey, is empowering the community to get the best inclusive healthcare possible.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
Target is voluntarily recalling two types of baby wipes due to concerns that the products may be contaminated with bacteria that may cause "serious and life-threatening infections," the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday.
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board says it will begin approving the extended-hours permits for Philadelphia businesses within the next week.
Two top-rated and critically acclaimed restaurants in the Philadelphia area are receiving a new honor.
Sportswear brand Mitchell & Ness is opening a new three-story flagship store in Center City Philadelphia.
Caesars Entertainment is being acquired for almost $6 billion by Fertitta, the company that owns Las Vegas' Golden Nugget and chains like Rainforest Cafe and Morton's.
SEPTA and its police union have tentatively agreed to a new contract, averting a strike during a busy summer in Philadelphia.
Traffic is backed up on I-95 North in Philadelphia because of a crash near East Allegheny Avenue.
Organizers say they want the FIFA Fan Festival in Philadelphia to be "soccer Coachella" for fans from around the world.
SEPTA says it's making improvements to the train station in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex.
A new website helps visitors and residents check traffic conditions before heading to events in Philadelphia this summer.
Major League Baseball is changing the Home Run Derby format this year, which will take place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
Juan Soto hit two solo homers and made a sliding catch in the left-field corner to rob Bryce Harper of a run-scoring hit as the New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4.
With the MLB All-Star Week coming to Philly next month, two HBCU standouts will have a chance to showcase their talents on a national stage.
Brazilian fans visiting Philadelphia for the World Cup are avoiding dressing the Rocky statue in their team colors.
The FIFA Fan Festival at Lemon Hill in Philadelphia is closing for the remainder of Thursday due to high winds.
Brazilian fans visiting Philadelphia for the World Cup are avoiding dressing the Rocky statue in their team colors.
"The Sound of America," an original production set to world-premiere July 1 at FringeArts, reimagines Benjamin Franklin's life as a rock-and-roll spectacle.
Taylor Swift became the youngest woman ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame Thursday night, at the age of 36.
Taylor Swift attended Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the Knicks and Spurs at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday.
The Godmother of Soul — Philly's own Patti LaBelle — received a Lifetime Achievement Award during the college's Rhythm and RISE celebration.
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Middle school students in Philadelphia got the opportunity to do hands-on learning during the school district's five-day career and technical camp.
With her Girl Talk mentoring program, one Philadelphia teen turned her camp days into a safe space to discuss social issues young girls face every day.
Recent high school graduate Sylvain Farrell says his temporary position at a local clinic is the pathway to a full-time career.
A Philadelphia student won an award from NFL Films for his documentary on bringing back sports teams at his Kensington school.
A group of East Norriton eighth graders took what started as an Earth Day project and made a whole initiative.
Bill Kelly says some rain showers will move across the region Friday morning, but it will be a beautiful Father's Day weekend. Here's the NEXT Weather forecast.
The Barefoot Country Music Fest kicked off in Wildwood Thursday night and will bring some of the biggest names in country music over four days.
Brazil fans brought tons of passion to Philadelphia and welcomed the team on Thursday before Friday's 2026 World Cup match against Haiti.
A fire in May ripped through Mother African Union Church's hallowed walls and may have structurally destroyed much of the building, but it did not destroy the drive to continue a historic religious and cultural summer festival. Natasha Brown reports.
Abigail Gillon's mom has been pushing for practical regulations of electric scooters in Pennsylvania since her daughter's death.