Phila. School's Superintendent Says The Clock Is Ticking For Company Hired To Fill Substitute Teaching Jobs
The school district hired the Cherry Hill-based company, Source4Teachers, to put substitute teachers in Philly classrooms.
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The school district hired the Cherry Hill-based company, Source4Teachers, to put substitute teachers in Philly classrooms.
City Council is expected to release $25 million for city schools, but council members at a hearing today said the scrutiny of district finances will continue.
Philadelphia School District officials will go before a city council committee Wednesday to testify about the need for a final $25-million in city funding.
The Kearney School, in Northern Liberties, hosted the first African-American woman in space.
Before he died in a plane crash more than a year ago, Katz donated $25 million to his alma mater.
Student enrollment at Cheyney University has declined by 50-percent over the last five years.
The club is called "DigiDigits."
Some third grade students in Delaware County are learning the fundamentals.
With no state budget in sight, the Philadelphia School District is concerned about how long its money will last.
West Chester University donated 100 iPads to a Mount Airy school.
The Free Library of Philadelphia is holding a block party Saturday.
The School Reform Commission has signed a deal promising to share more financial information with City Council.
The reported threat did not list a particular school, but it did claim the supposed act of violence would happen at 2 p.m.
Princeton University says its endowment has grown higher than Harvard's or Yale's in the past fiscal year.
Swarthmore College is celebrating the installation of its first African American president Saturday.
A new technical education school has opened in North Philadelphia.
The Free Library announced its 2016 book selection and the focus is the Civil War.
Superintendent William Hite's plan would affect 15 schools in all.
The school hopes the donation will have long lasting impacts in the world of public health.
This week, the US Department of Education gave three area Catholic schools the nod for excellence in education.
A Common Pleas judge is deciding whether an arbitrator correctly sided with the Philadelphia teachers union, in a dispute over how laid-off guidance counselors were rehired.
Paper lanterns hanging from trees at the University of Delaware were mistaken for nooses following a gun rights rally held on campus that featured an address from political pundit and gun rights advocate Katie Pavlich.
Many students in Philadelphia are off to a long weekend -- partially thanks to the Pope's visit.
Camden parents and activists joined their counterparts from Newark to confront policymakers in downtown Camden who support school choice.
Campus Philly has been helping students further their educations thru internships for several years.
Multiple people were hurt when a taxi crashed into a house in West Philadelphia, emergency officials say.
Major league home runs leader Kyle Schwarber was scratched with lower back tightness before the Philadelphia Phillies' game against the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.
Vets emphasize that marijuana edibles often contain other highly poisonous ingredients like chocolate or artificial sweeteners, which can worsen the toxicity for dogs.
President Trump took the stage at the Mack Trucks plant in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, rallying in front of hundreds of supporters in a wide-ranging campaign-style speech.
A retired federal worker from Philadelphia got the money he was owed after months of waiting.
President Trump took the stage at the Mack Trucks plant in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, rallying in front of hundreds of supporters in a wide-ranging campaign-style speech.
Two members of the clergy in Philadelphia are being charged for their alleged roles in the sexual abuse and exploitation of young people.
Multiple people were hurt when a taxi crashed into a house in West Philadelphia, emergency officials say.
Major league home runs leader Kyle Schwarber was scratched with lower back tightness before the Philadelphia Phillies' game against the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.
Vets emphasize that marijuana edibles often contain other highly poisonous ingredients like chocolate or artificial sweeteners, which can worsen the toxicity for dogs.
Multiple people were hurt when a taxi crashed into a house in West Philadelphia, emergency officials say.
Vets emphasize that marijuana edibles often contain other highly poisonous ingredients like chocolate or artificial sweeteners, which can worsen the toxicity for dogs.
President Trump took the stage at the Mack Trucks plant in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, rallying in front of hundreds of supporters in a wide-ranging campaign-style speech.
A retired federal worker from Philadelphia got the money he was owed after months of waiting.
A man was shot and killed in Northeast Philadelphia Tuesday afternoon, police said.
The body of a 20-year-old who disappeared while swimming in Ocean City, New Jersey, has been found after more than five weeks.
Rakim Stevens created Fathers Forward to help other single dads navigate the challenges of parenting and hopes to expand beyond Camden.
A man from New Jersey was charged after he allegedly hit and killed two teen pedestrians in Townsend, Delaware, over the weekend.
Three men died in a plane crash in Maryland Saturday night, police said.
A man from New Jersey died after a crash on the Atlantic City Expressway in Hamilton Township Saturday night, police say.
Prosecutors allege John Wallace-Bey got into an argument with two co-workers, left work and later came back and shot them.
A man from New Jersey was charged after he allegedly hit and killed two teen pedestrians in Townsend, Delaware, over the weekend.
A 66-year-old woman who was riding an e-bike in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, died in a crash Saturday morning, state police said.
Every year, the August Quarterly Festival Choir lifts so many spirits at the oldest Black religious gathering in the country.
With the MLB All-Star Week coming to Philly next month, two HBCU standouts will have a chance to showcase their talents on a national stage.
Vets emphasize that marijuana edibles often contain other highly poisonous ingredients like chocolate or artificial sweeteners, which can worsen the toxicity for dogs.
New research from Rutgers University says there could be a new connection between popular diet drugs and violent behavior.
Josie Selke was diagnosed with a rare pediatric leukemia at just 5 months old. But thanks to a grant from the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, today she's in remission.
Alex Scott's wish was that her lemonade stands could help raise money to find cancer treatments and cures, and that's what's happening.
Cooper's LGBTQ+ clinic in Collingswood, New Jersey, is empowering the community to get the best inclusive healthcare possible.
Target is voluntarily recalling two types of baby wipes due to concerns that the products may be contaminated with bacteria that may cause "serious and life-threatening infections," the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday.
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board says it will begin approving the extended-hours permits for Philadelphia businesses within the next week.
Two top-rated and critically acclaimed restaurants in the Philadelphia area are receiving a new honor.
Sportswear brand Mitchell & Ness is opening a new three-story flagship store in Center City Philadelphia.
Caesars Entertainment is being acquired for almost $6 billion by Fertitta, the company that owns Las Vegas' Golden Nugget and chains like Rainforest Cafe and Morton's.
Three men died in a plane crash in Maryland Saturday night, police said.
Organizers say they want the FIFA Fan Festival in Philadelphia to be "soccer Coachella" for fans from around the world.
SEPTA and its police union have tentatively agreed to a new contract, averting a strike during a busy summer in Philadelphia.
Traffic is backed up on I-95 North in Philadelphia because of a crash near East Allegheny Avenue.
SEPTA says it's making improvements to the train station in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex.
Major league home runs leader Kyle Schwarber was scratched with lower back tightness before the Philadelphia Phillies' game against the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.
The Mike Gansey era gets underway tonight at the 2026 NBA draft as the new Sixers president of basketball operations looks to make his first addition to the roster.
Curtis Mead and Luis Garcia Jr. homered, Foster Griffin pitched 7 1/3 strong innings and the Nationals beat the Phillies 4-1 in the opener of a four-game series between the division rivals.
The match between France and Iraq was the third 2026 Men's World Cup match hosted in Philadelphia this summer.
Kylian Mbappé scored twice to move into a tie for second in career World Cup goals with 16, and France played through the tournament's first rain delay to beat Iraq 3-0 on Monday and advance to the knockout stage.
Clive Davis helped shape the careers of music stars including Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston.
Over 80 costumes by award-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter are on display at the African American Museum in Philadelphia.
Brazilian fans visiting Philadelphia for the World Cup are avoiding dressing the Rocky statue in their team colors.
"The Sound of America," an original production set to world-premiere July 1 at FringeArts, reimagines Benjamin Franklin's life as a rock-and-roll spectacle.
Taylor Swift became the youngest woman ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame Thursday night, at the age of 36.
Ukee Washington reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
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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.
Bill Kelly has the latest NEXT Weather forecast as the rain moves out of the Philadelphia region Tuesday night.
The search is on for a bear in Chester County.
Meek Mill has been added to the lineup for the July 4 concert on Philadelphia's Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Mill joins Christina Aguilera, Will Smith, The Roots, Jill Scott and others on the roster.
Ocean City could take a big step this week to decide what happens next at the site of the old Wonderland Pier.
The statue of "Smokin'" Joe Frazier is moving to a new home outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art after years in South Philly.