New Study Takes A Look At How Pa. Oversees Charter Schools Compared To Other States
A new study looks at how Pennsylvania oversees charter schools, compared to other states.
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A new study looks at how Pennsylvania oversees charter schools, compared to other states.
The Education Department released data Tuesday showing that 88.6 percent of the state's high school students graduated.
Three area high school students are winners of the team title in the Sieimens Competition in Math, Science and Technology.
The influential leader of IBEW Local 98 says he wants to develop a trade school with the Philadelphia School District.
Cosby stepped down as a trustee last year.
Can reading help mend families separated by incarceration? That's the idea behind a new program at the city's largest prison.
Local philanthropist and industrialist Henry Rowan has died.
Program coordinator Michael Green says these kids earned it.
Students had a chance to talk directly with some of the most influential people in Philadelphia.
Police are investigating an incident that occurred at Meade Elementary School in North Philadelphia on Tuesday, after a 7-year-old student said she was poked with a hypodermic needle.
Temple University's Board of Trustees put a hold Tuesday on further action on a proposed football stadium and athletic complex in North Philadelphia.
The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce has endorsed expanding pre-kindergarten, in a show of solidarity with the new mayor-elect.
WalletHub.com ranks a city in Pennsylvania sixth on their list of 2015's Best & Worst College Cities and Towns in America.
The much maligned No Child Left Behind Act is getting a reboot. Compromise legislation, called the Every Student Succeeds Act, gets a final vote today in the U.S. Senate.
Kids (and adults), get ready to get your Lego on. The LEGOLAND chain has announced it will open its ninth U.S. location at the Plymouth Meeting Mall.
A 41-year-old teacher at George Washington High School has facial injuries and a possible concussion after police say he was attacked by three students in his classroom Monday morning.
The Philadelphia School District began the process of reviewing applications for new charter schools, Monday, and already there is community opposition to one of the proposals.
Philadelphia's 19 neighborhood high schools are more likely to have students who need English language help, have special education needs, or have been involved in the child welfare system.
"This could be a life changing event for students," says Joe McLaughin, the director of Temple's Institute for Public Affairs.
A group of therapy dogs and their owners were invited to Drexel University today to help lower the stress levels of students finishing projects and studying for exams.
Dozens of prosecutors, defense attorneys and judges spent Tuesday evening at a special court session at the Stout Justice Center. As KYW Community Affairs reporter Cherri Gregg tells us, the judge, jury and advocates in the case- were all students.
Educational toymaker VTech has revealed new details about the data breach that exposed the personal information of nearly five million parents and even more kids.
The nation's oldest historically Black institution of higher learning is facing yet another battle-- this time for its accreditation.
Philadelphia Mayor-Elect Jim Kenney held his first town hall meeting with the public since being elected earlier this month.
A youth football team from Chester is chasing a dream. After an undefeated season, they are now trying to raise fund for a trip to Florida and play in the big tournament.
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
A strand of DNA. An eerie doorbell video. The investigation into Nancy Guthrie's disappearance reaches 100th day with no sign of a breakthrough.
President Trump nominated Mastriano, who ran for governor of Pennsylvania in 2022, to serve as ambassador to Slovakia.
Temperatures will still be below normal on Tuesday in the Philadelphia region, but at least it will be dry and sunny.
A New Jersey community is taking extra precautions for a carnival after disorder at other recent events in the area.
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
A strand of DNA. An eerie doorbell video. The investigation into Nancy Guthrie's disappearance reaches 100th day with no sign of a breakthrough.
Before you head to the polls – or make a plan to vote by mail – here's what Pennsylvania voters need to know about the 2026 primary election.
An estimated 200,000 people are expected to attend the 108th PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.
President Trump nominated Mastriano, who ran for governor of Pennsylvania in 2022, to serve as ambassador to Slovakia.
The 108th PGA Championship tees off on Thursday at Aronimink Golf Club in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
A man and a woman were wounded in a North Philadelphia shooting that spanned multiple blocks Monday, police said.
PGA HOPE brought 48 veterans with physical and cognitive challenges to the Chester Valley Golf Club to compete on a 9-hole course.
Trenton police say a suspect remains at large after a chase that began in New Jersey resulted in an officer crashing in Northeast Philadelphia.
Young golfers from First Tee Greater Philadelphia are trading in their practice rounds for a front-row look at the 2026 PGA Championship.
A New Jersey community is taking extra precautions for a carnival after disorder at other recent events in the area.
The Gloucester County community is rallying around a family after they lost their 7-year-old son, who was hit and killed by a school bus.
Doctors in New Jersey say an illness known as CHS that affects cannabis users is on the rise.
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Trenton police say a suspect remains at large after a chase that began in New Jersey resulted in an officer crashing in Northeast Philadelphia.
A Delaware man is in custody after he barricaded himself and started a fire inside a Wawa store on Limestone Road, police say.
A New Castle County, Delaware, refinery is starting repairs that could increase its sulfur dioxide emissions levels past permitted limits.
At 108 years old, Susan Young Browne still exercises, drives and visits the Dover, Delaware, senior center she's been a member of for more than 50 years.
Delaware State University students are taking off from Chandelle Airport in Dover as they work to become future Army aviators.
Crews were called out to the 2000 block of North Harrison Street for a reported blaze at a three-story building.
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
Doctors in New Jersey say an illness known as CHS that affects cannabis users is on the rise.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has activated its 24/7 emergency center in Atlanta to monitor the recent deadly hantavirus outbreak onboard the MV Hondius.
If you dine out in Philadelphia during the 2026 FIFA World Cup events, you could end up paying more.
Bimbo Bakeries USA employs over 20,000 people and has been headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, for the past 17 years.
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Gas prices are climbing, putting a strain on the transportation industry and its workers in the Philadelphia area.
FIFA officials have canceled hundreds of hotel rooms in Philadelphia previously booked for this summer.
A serious crash in Hainesport, New Jersey, forced Route 38 to close Thursday night.
The ramp from Front Street to northbound I-95 and the ramp from southbound I-95 to Front Street will reopen the afternoon of May 8 until the morning of May 11.
Breeze Airways launched its first flights out of Atlantic City International Airport just days after Spirit Airlines shut down suddenly.
The sudden shutdown of Spirit Airlines is having an outsized impact on Atlantic City International Airport, where the budget carrier accounted for about 75% of all flights.
The former Greyhound Bus Terminal, now called the Philadelphia Parking Authority Transportation Center, has reopened after undergoing a major renovation project.
The 108th PGA Championship tees off on Thursday at Aronimink Golf Club in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
The game will be the third time the Eagles and Cowboys will play on Thanksgiving, and the first since 2014.
PGA HOPE brought 48 veterans with physical and cognitive challenges to the Chester Valley Golf Club to compete on a 9-hole course.
Young golfers from First Tee Greater Philadelphia are trading in their practice rounds for a front-row look at the 2026 PGA Championship.
The Knicks will play the winner of the Pistons-Cavaliers series in the Eastern Conference finals after sweeping the Sixers.
Uzo Aduba and Darren Criss announced the 2026 Tony nominees for select categories on "CBS Mornings" on Tuesday.
If you dine out in Philadelphia during the 2026 FIFA World Cup events, you could end up paying more.
Call Your Mother, a Washington D.C. based bagel and deli chain, now has the keys to Metropolitan's Rittenhouse Square location.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is embracing a statue it once kept at arm's length.
The "Dog Days Are Over" for the Flyers, but their return to the playoffs comes at the cost of the Florence + the Machine concert.
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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.
American passengers on the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius are back in the United States and in isolation at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Emory University Hospital.
The culinary team at Aronimink Golf Club is preparing for a busy week as more than 150 golfers arrive to compete in the 108th PGA Championship. CBS News Philadelphia's Wakisha Bailey caught up with executive chef John Ferguson to see what's on the menu this week.
The Lower Merion School District is keeping their policy to give each elementary school student a personal tablet or computer, despite pushback from parents.
Philadelphia police and Pennsylvania State Police were called out to the Fairmount Park area after receiving reports that someone was throwing bricks at cars on I-76.
Tuesday's weather is sunny and clear in the Philadelphia area, but rain returns Wednesday. NEXT Weather Meteorologist Kate Bilo has the latest forecast.