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Applications are now open for a program aimed at helping low-income families in Philadelphia.
Copeland spent about a half-an-hour outlining the budgeting process.
Meeting in Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Tuesday in an appeal brought by advocates who say the state's education funding is inadequate.
After working for a year-and-a-half without a contract, faculty at state universities around Pennsylvania have voted to authorize a strike.
The U.S. Department of Education made a $3 million investment that will ensure more Philadelphia students have access to college.
Swarthmore College freshman are taking their classes this semester on a pass-fail basis only.
141 districts are still at the bargaining table.
Officials at Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University have approved their definitive agreement to merge.
The special project turns their class into a documentary film.
"It's way too hot in there. We're, like, sweating pools of water to a point where, we're just sitting in our own sweat."
A sweltering forecast is causing the first early dismissal of Philadelphia's young school year.
The Mayor's Commission on Literacy is now the Office of Adult Education.
Trenton's public school district says staff and students will be dismissed early every day this week.
The first day of school in Philadelphia saw the opening of the first round of community schools, where a broad range of neighborhood services and resources will be offered in addition to education.
Summer vacation is over, and 130,000 students in the Philadelphia School District are back in class today.
The for-profit college chain ITT Educational Services is shutting down its campuses.
Paper? Pencils? Laptops? Robots? Teachers are increasingly relying on crowdfunding efforts to stock their classrooms with both the mundane and sometimes big-ticket items.
Georgetown University will give preference in admissions to the descendants of slaves owned by the Maryland Jesuits as part of its effort to atone for profiting from the sale of enslaved people.
"It's very hard to teach children to read and to do math if they're not present," says Superintendent William Hite.
Students, educators and college administrators met to hash out concerns in Cherry Hill.
Their goal, fill the supplies gap caused by under-funding of Philadelphia public schools by collecting what teachers and kids need.
On July 21, the companies announced that Amazon's Student Prime members could get a 0.5% student loan interest rate discount.
Councilman Curtis Jones says the first day of school sets the tone for the whole year so it's important that fathers be involved.
Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale wants his office to have more oversight regarding charter schools.
If partying is on your list of factors for picking a college, you might want to consider two Pennsylvania schools.
A tornado struck near Downingtown in Chester County during Thursday's storms, the National Weather Service says.
In a 2013 interview, Horsch talked about his life of sex and adult films. Horsch owned the Olney house now at the center of a complex investigation.
A broken fire hydrant in Philadelphia's Chinatown caused extreme heat, steam line damage and a water outage affecting residents and businesses.
Crews are clearing debris and assessing damage after a powerful tornado ripped through Dover, Delaware, Thursday evening.
As kids head back to school, experts are warning parents not to overlook a growing threat: child identity theft.
Crews are clearing debris and assessing damage after a powerful tornado ripped through Dover, Delaware, Thursday evening.
A tornado struck near Downingtown in Chester County during Thursday's storms, the National Weather Service says.
In a 2013 interview, Horsch talked about his life of sex and adult films. Horsch owned the Olney house now at the center of a complex investigation.
A broken fire hydrant in Philadelphia's Chinatown caused extreme heat, steam line damage and a water outage affecting residents and businesses.
Police have identified the suspect wanted for terrorizing people near Philadelphia City Hall last week while wearing a "Chucky-style" mask.
A tornado struck near Downingtown in Chester County during Thursday's storms, the National Weather Service says.
In a 2013 interview, Horsch talked about his life of sex and adult films. Horsch owned the Olney house now at the center of a complex investigation.
A broken fire hydrant in Philadelphia's Chinatown caused extreme heat, steam line damage and a water outage affecting residents and businesses.
As kids head back to school, experts are warning parents not to overlook a growing threat: child identity theft.
East Side Little League of West Chester is the latest team from the Philadelphia region to make the Little League Baseball World Series.
After a Thursday filled with severe storms, flooding rain and tornado warnings, Friday will be a nice end to the workweek.
Numerous concerns have been raised in recent weeks about conditions in Townsends Inlet, off the southern tip of Sea Isle City.
The threat of severe weather is winding down in the Philadelphia area after an active day of storms.
Families and small business owners say a beach replenishment project in Ocean City, New Jersey, has affected their routines this summer.
Bayonne, New Jersey, is advancing to the next round of the Little League World Series.
Crews are clearing debris and assessing damage after a powerful tornado ripped through Dover, Delaware, Thursday evening.
After a Thursday filled with severe storms, flooding rain and tornado warnings, Friday will be a nice end to the workweek.
The National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado touched down in Dover shortly after 6 p.m.
The nation's oldest African American religious festival kicks off in Wilmington, Delaware, months after a fire destroyed Mother African Union Church.
The threat of severe weather is winding down in the Philadelphia area after an active day of storms.
Parents should start preparing their children now to adjust to a school schedule, according to one sleep expert.
A Chester County teenager is getting ready to go back to school after recovering from a special kind of brain surgery.
An experimental treatment being tested in Philadelphia could offer new hope for people with ALS.
History is the backbone of a new back-to-school vaccine campaign in Camden, N.J., launched by Grandparents for Vaccines.
In 2012, Emily Whitehead was the first pediatric patient to get a breakthrough cancer treatment that saved her life and is now helping others.
New Jersey floral designer Alisha Simone Bell said she puts her "whole heart" into every arrangement and every detail.
On Tuesday, Pennsylvania took a major step in the fight against the negative impacts of social media, particularly on children.
Thieves are smashing windows and targeting trading card stores looking for valuable Pokémon cards, police in South Jersey say.
Customers lined up to support Somerdale Cold Cuts as it reopened after a copper theft.
While some assume landlords are required to provide air conditioning, the law is not nearly as clear-cut as it is for heat in the winter
Beginning Sunday, several bus routes in Philadelphia are changing, including the addition of two new routes.
A deadly crash in Warminster is under investigation Sunday, police said.
PennDOT is advising drivers about an overnight closure on the Schuylkill Expressway westbound in West Philadelphia between 30th Street and the interchange with I-676 East.
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating two crashes, one of which was fatal, that happened hours apart on I-95 and I-76 in Philadelphia.
An overturned tractor trailer blocked traffic on the southbound lanes of Route 55 after a crash early Monday morning in Gloucester County, New Jersey.
East Side Little League of West Chester is the latest team from the Philadelphia region to make the Little League Baseball World Series.
Lionel Messi drew another large crowd in Chester, Pennsylvania, and offered fans a chance to see one of the greats.
The Phillies won a season-best sixth straight game and closed within 4 1/2 games of the first-place Braves in the NL East.
Bayonne, New Jersey, is advancing to the next round of the Little League World Series.
Bryston Stott's two-run single in the sixth inning helped the Phillies rally to beat the Marlins, 6-4, for their fifth straight win.
Hayden Panettiere, who starred in "Remember the Titans" as a child actor and rose to fame in the series "Heroes," has died at the age of 36. The coroner's office says she was found in cardiac arrest.
Emily Mello is joining Mural Arts Philadelphia and will replace Jane Golden, who is leaving after more than 40 years with the organization.
The Philadelphia theater program created for Black girls returns with an original production exploring identity, immigration and the stories often left untold.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
The Regal movie theater in King of Prussia said its IMAX 70mm projector is working again after an outage that affected screenings of "The Odyssey."
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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.
At La Salle College High School, Jim Mahoney helped the football and track and field teams to state championship titles in his senior. Now, he's headed to Penn State University to continue his track career. Reporter Krystle Rich has the story in this week's Hometown Hustle.
The Philadelphia area can expect a nice Friday night before some rain on Saturday. Chief Meteorologist Bill Kelly has the NEXT Weather forecast, including when to expect rain this weekend.
A podcast episode from 2013 sheds new light on R.C. Horsch, the man who owned and lived in the house in Philadelphia's Olney section that is linked to multiple missing women. Horsch discussed his work on adult films and why he considers himself a sociopath.
Months after a fire destroyed Mother African Union Church in Wilmington, Delaware, its leaders and congregation are getting ready to host the annual August Quarterly celebration and share plans for their next chapter.
Screens and cellphones may be making our attention spans shorter, which affects work and school. An expert shares what's happening and how to improve your focus.