School District's Blue Collar Workers Could Decide On Concessions By Tonight
Some 2,700 school district building engineers and mechanics are voting by mail on a tentative agreement on concessions that the union says will save jobs.
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Some 2,700 school district building engineers and mechanics are voting by mail on a tentative agreement on concessions that the union says will save jobs.
Philadelphia's Magic Gardens is hosting a new exhibit that tells the stories of some of the refugees who have fled from their country and are re-settling in the city.
John Middleton (far right) announced that his family philanthropy is donating grant money to four institutions, including the School District of Philadelphia.
Prosecutors say between October of last year and May of this year, Tim Udinski on seven separate occasions sent false claims of sexual abuse in anonymous e-mails to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
Pennsylvania has expanded a controversial tax credit program that subsidizes private and religious schools. The expansion doubles the amount of state money going to non-public schools.
The PBS program "Frontline" on Tuesday night profiles the "Hybrid X" team from West Philly High, which two years ago beat 90 of 111 teams in a $10-million global competition for cars that get more than 100 miles per gallon.
Pennsylvania teachers must demonstrate a combination of classroom skills and student achievement if they want to make the grade on planned new statewide evaluations, the first overhaul of the assessments in more than 40 years.
A few dozen South Jersey high school seniors are spending the next two weeks of their summer at a "business camp" on the campus of Rutgers University in Camden.
Today is the 50th anniversary of the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, which provides need-based scholarships to the children of Marines and Navy Corpsman and they are marking the occasion with a special announcement.
Unemployment among teens age 16 to 19 is about 25 percent nationwide. One local non-profit is hoping to change that through a workforce development program for teen girls.
It's a huge gift aimed at kick-starting improvements in Philadelphia schools.
The borough has announced plans to purchase the 19-acre property along Kings Highway for just over $12 million. The school had originally sought $20 million.
Layoff notices for 2,700 school district bus drivers and maintenance workers are scheduled to take effect July 15th, if talks with the union, 32BJ, don't yield an agreement.
Saturday's temperature could be at 100 degrees or above, and your plants are showing signs that they've had enough.
Several Asian American civil rights groups held a press conference earlier this week to discuss how the Commonwealth's voter ID law is impacting new immigrants.
In Washington D.C. today, President Obama signed a $105 billion transportation bill. As strange as it may sound, 3 On Your Side Consumer Reporter Jim Donovan tells us that this bill signing will come as welcome news to many college students, too.
After reviewing the just-adopted city and state budgets, Philadelphia school officials say the district's budget deficit is even larger than first predicted.
The state education secretary announced late Thursday afternoon that the board of trustees of Philadelphia-based Frontier Virtual Charter School voted to voluntarily surrender the school's charter.
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania is beginning the daunting project of bringing its collection of documents from past centuries into the current one.
When Philadelphia's new schools superintendent begins his job here, he's got his work cut out for him.
The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission will conduct a study to determine the feasibility of a shuttle service between Gloucester County's two major educational institutions.
A bill to expand the use of red light cameras to catch traffic violators in Pennsylvania is on its way to the governor's desk to be signed into law.
Philadelphia's incoming schools superintendent would like to start his new job sooner, rather than later.
Believe it or not, Camden County emergency operators get hundreds of calls every year around the Independence Day holiday asking where fireworks performances are and to get directions.
What started as a college senior project to help the visually impaired is now available in the Google Play market – the Android app store.
