Philadelphia School Nurses Press For No-Layoff Solution To Budget Crunch
Eileen DiFranco, a nurse at Roxborough High School, is among the organizers of weekly protests at the school administration building.
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Eileen DiFranco, a nurse at Roxborough High School, is among the organizers of weekly protests at the school administration building.
More than 200 teachers and 65 assistants gave their blessing to the payless paydays for as long as individuals can hold out.
Mayor Nutter hopped a yellow school bus with high school students from Girard College, as they took a tour of the Temple University campus.
An aspiring Eagle Scout goes on a mission to help kids have a better place to study after school.
Mayor Nutter and members of the Philadelphia School Reform Commission are heading to Denver on Thursday for a one-day trip to compare notes on cooperation between district and charter schools.
A new Philadelphia ordinance that went into effect January 1st provides an added layer of protection for the city's most vulnerable children.
One of the two charter schools in Chester has filed suit in Commonwealth Court, seeking millions of dollars it insists is owed to them, either by the Chester-Upland School District or the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
The National Museum of American Jewish History hosts its annual 'Being Jewish at Christmas' celebration.
There's a special after-school program in Philadelphia where high school kids create beautiful works of art to brighten the lives of those who are less fortunate.
To make the most of your work performance review, here are some tips from a local career coach.
Philadelphia's former CEO of the Philadelphia School District has a new job. Paul Vallas is taking over the reins in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
The Pennsylvania Education Department has shot down a request from the Chester-Upland School District for an advance on state funding the district says it needs to meet payroll after the end of the month.
It's another round of layoffs in the School District of Philadelphia, right before the holidays.
Lisa Acker Moulder, director of the Betsy Ross House, says that from December 26th through 31st, they'll be hosting free historic chocolate-making demonstrations.
A program in Camden, NJ is helping elementary school kids learn about nutrition in the classroom.
Philadelphia parents whose schedules don't allow them to attend School Reform Commission meetings may get some welcome news today.
The organization says it will work with the state and city to focus resources on the 24th, 25th, and 26th police districts.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is holding a grant competition that promotes collaborations between school district and charter schools. On Tuesday, Mayor Nutter is expected to announce that the Foundation has accepted Philadelphia's application for the competition.
Students at Rowan University create a website in an effort to shed some light on the death of one of their own.
The Endangered Species Act may itself be endangered, say its supporters, targeted with death by a thousand cuts.
A New Jersey scholar who set out to investigate waterboarding instead turned to its not-so-distant relatives.
YesPhilly is a non-profit that uses art and creative incentives to motivate non-grads to do more than just get a GED.
David Johson spent nine harrowing hours, alone and frightened, in a stairwell at Roosevelt Middle School.
The Academy at Palumbo High School was among the schools in 17 states that competed in the Fall Attendance Challenge sponsored by the Get Schooled Foundation to have the highest attendance rate for the first half of the school year.
The library at South Philadelphia High School has a brand new laptop computer lab, thanks to KYW Newsradio and Comcast Corporation.
