US Education, Labor Secretaries In Philadelphia To Promote Funds For Retraining
At Community College of Philadelphia, US labor secretary Hilda Solis (far left) addressed a gathering of community college presidents from across the East Coast.
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At Community College of Philadelphia, US labor secretary Hilda Solis (far left) addressed a gathering of community college presidents from across the East Coast.
Each young man and woman shadows a top city official for a day, and Archbishop Ryan senior Joseph Bozzelli got what was arguably the top job -- honorary mayor.
Negotiations continue as a central Montgomery County school district tries to avoid a teachers' strike.
Hundreds of area high school students will compete this weekend in the first round of the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science.
Another case of teenage bullying caught-on-videotape has surfaced, this time on a Downingtown School District bus.
It was a record-setting weekend of twisting and shaking at Penn State this weekend.
Students at Central Bucks East High School rallied in the school parking lot Sunday to show that they are not the "lazy whiners" that suspended school teacher Natalie Munroe labeled them.
Young people who have dropped out of Philadelphia schools say what's really happening is, they're being pushed out.
New Jersey teachers would find their tenure and salary tied to annual evaluations based largely on student test scores, under a proposal unveiled by the state's acting education commissioner yesterday.
A state senate panel kicked off a daylong hearing on legislation to create a school tuition voucher program in Pennsylvania.
Natalie Munroe, a Bucks County high school teacher suspended from her job over profanity-laced posts on her blog, says she was speaking the truth about students who are unwilling to put in hard work at school.
University of Pennsylvania reflects on the birth of the modern computer this week. University of the Sciences celebrates Founder's Day Thursday.
"Getting Piggy With It!" is a virtual fundraising campaign to send Philadelphia area kids with chronic diseases to summer camp at DragonFly Forest, a camp that works to help sick kids feel good even after the experience is over.
The company says it will invest $10 million over ten years with the goal of reducing childhood obesity and hunger in Camden by 50 percent.
Philadelphia will be one of ten cities targeted by the ScienceMakers initiative to interview and archive the stories of 180 African-American scientists across the nation and to do public programming around the project.
More schools could be closed, teachers laid off, classroom sizes expanded and furloughs are all on the table now that the district is facing a big deficit.
The latest blow to this downtrodden city came Thursday as the downtown branch of the public library was closing for good.
School district spokeswoman Carol Counihan says CB East teacher Natalie Munroe admitted to writing the blog, which has since been taken down from an independent site.
The lone Republican on the five-member panel running Philadelphia's public schools is stepping down.
His family says Rashawn Anderson dreamed of playing in the NBA one day, but police say the 18-year-old was shot multiple times in the head on Monday night in the Abbottsford Homes complex, in Hunting Park.
The organization "Mission Kids," based in Montgomery County, is taking to the airwaves with a public service campaign designed to send a message of hope to area children who may be victims of abuse.
St. Paul's School was in trouble even before the settlement, due to declining enrollment and its location in a poorer neighborhood.
James DePalma (on right) did what experts say many of the workers laid off in the latest recession are going to have to do: he went back to school to get the skills needed for the jobs that are now available.
"I don't have to go out of my house. I sit in and we get breaks between each class," one student said.
Meet Eagles fan Andrew Athias, who was among about 400 people taking part in Bad Bunny's historic Super Bowl halftime show.
"Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie issued a plea for the public's help on Monday at what she called "an hour of desperation" in the search for her mother, Nancy.
The Eagles' reported new offensive line coach has connections to offensive coordinator Sean Mannion and D-coordinator Vic Fangio.
Federal agents were stationed outside a home in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, for hours Monday before taking a man into custody.
Police say an argument inside a bar in the 2500 block of North 2nd Street in North Philadelphia led to a critical shooting.
Federal agents were stationed outside a home in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, for hours Monday before taking a man into custody.
Meet Eagles fan Andrew Athias, who was among about 400 people taking part in Bad Bunny's historic Super Bowl halftime show.
A 32-year-old Philadelphia man was charged with killing his girlfriend on Outlook Lane in Levittown on Sunday, police said.
"Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie issued a plea for the public's help on Monday at what she called "an hour of desperation" in the search for her mother, Nancy.
The Eagles' reported new offensive line coach has connections to offensive coordinator Sean Mannion and D-coordinator Vic Fangio.
Meet Eagles fan Andrew Athias, who was among about 400 people taking part in Bad Bunny's historic Super Bowl halftime show.
Federal agents were stationed outside a home in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, for hours Monday before taking a man into custody.
Police say an argument inside a bar in the 2500 block of North 2nd Street in North Philadelphia led to a critical shooting.
A Pennsylvania woman spent seven months fighting to get more than $4,000 in unauthorized withdrawals reversed by her bank.
As parents navigate social media and the age of constant information, A Book A Day is using books to help kids better understand the world around them.
Meet Eagles fan Andrew Athias, who was among about 400 people taking part in Bad Bunny's historic Super Bowl halftime show.
Warm drinks, warm food and lots of layers are helping people in the Delaware Valley face the cold weather.
Power companies across the Philadelphia region and Lehigh Valley are reporting some outages Saturday while high wind alerts are in effect.
The coldest air of the season is set to slide over the Philadelphia area this weekend, which could lead to frost quakes, ice quakes and lake quakes.
A number of restaurants in the Philadelphia area landed on OpenTable's list of the Top 100 Romantic Restaurants in the U.S.
Two firefighters and two residents were taken to the hospital after a house fire in Wilmington on Sunday, officials said.
Power companies across the Philadelphia region and Lehigh Valley are reporting some outages Saturday while high wind alerts are in effect.
The coldest air of the season is set to slide over the Philadelphia area this weekend, which could lead to frost quakes, ice quakes and lake quakes.
The man whom Jill Biden divorced for the eventual 46th President of the United States is now in jail on murder charges.
A Delaware man is behind bars after he allegedly attacked two other men over a parking dispute, police say.
A new kind of joint replacement is now available for people who have a certain kind of arthritis in the hand.
A person with a confirmed case of measles visited an urgent care center in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, last month, health officials said.
A toddler and a dog from Los Angeles have a unique bond that came together thanks to a Philly doctor and a story from CBS News Philadelphia.
New Jersey has less than a one-week supply of red blood cells and less than a day's supply of platelets, health officials say.
For Kolin and his family, CHOP was a home away from home while he waited for a heart transplant.
Former Sheetz president and CEO Steve Sheetz has died at age 77, the Altoona-based company announced on Monday.
The post-Christmas return rush was underway at shops and malls across the Philadelphia area.
With product return fraud on the rise, an emerging company is using AI to help spot issues.
Here are mall opening and closing hours for the Christmas and Christmas Eve holidays around the Philly region.
Through Amazon Now, customers can get household items, cosmetics, electronics, groceries and more delivered in about 30 minutes or less.
The city says residents shouldn't park on a major stretch of South Broad Street in Philadelphia Tuesday for a snow removal operation.
Traffic is starting to move again on Roosevelt Boulevard after a fatal crash shut down the road in both directions Friday morning.
Snow-covered sidewalks, freezing temperatures and more have made commutes challenging for many public transit riders across Philadelphia.
Philadelphia is closing several roads in Center City Tuesday night to remove snow after a winter storm dumped nearly 10 inches over the weekend.
Transportation service will ramp up gradually Monday across the Philadelphia area following the weekend snowstorm.
Meet Eagles fan Andrew Athias, who was among about 400 people taking part in Bad Bunny's historic Super Bowl halftime show.
The Eagles' reported new offensive line coach has connections to offensive coordinator Sean Mannion and D-coordinator Vic Fangio.
Barry Wilburn, who led the NFL in interceptions in 1987 and won a Super Bowl with Washington that same season, has died. He was 62.
Philadelphia Eagles QB Jalen Hurts was among the "Super Bowl Legends" introduced before Super Bowl LX between the Patriots and Seahawks.
Tyrese Maxey will be the first Philadelphia 76ers player to compete in the 3-Point Contest since Kyle Korver in 2005.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
Bad Bunny took the stage at halftime for the 2026 Super Bowl. Here's who else performed at Super Bowl 60.
Don't miss the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony. Here's how to watch live, stream for free and catch replays.
The Temple University Jazz Band is releasing its first internationally-recorded album after placing first at the National Collegiate Jazz Championship.
Mural Arts Philadelphia is looking for an artist or team of artists to design a mural honoring Boyz II Men's contributions to music and culture as the city celebrates America's 250th anniversary.
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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.
The Philadelphia Eagles have reportedly found Jeff Stoutland's replacement.
Sharing the stage with Bad Bunny during his historic Super Bowl halftime show Sunday was a Philadelphia Eagles fan named Andrew Athias. CBS News Philadelphia's Marcella Baietto spoke with Athias about the experience.
The Philadelphia Phillies equipment trucks have made it to Clearwater, Florida! Phillies will play their first spring training game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday, Feb. 21.
A house in Milmay, New Jersey was left charred and gutted after a fire broke out around 5 a.m. Monday. Officials said no one was hurt.
Monday got off to another frigid start around the Delaware Valley with morning temps in the single digits and wind chills below zero. Winds calm down today and the region will have plenty of sunshine before temperatures warm into the 40s tomorrow, closer to normal for this time of year.