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On Thursday, parents learned that they won scholarships from the Children's Scholarship Fund Philadelphia.
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On Thursday, parents learned that they won scholarships from the Children's Scholarship Fund Philadelphia.
New Jersey's education officials say schools where many students skip a new standardized test could face funding cuts from the federal government.
Lisa Haver, co-founder of a group that opposes more charter schools in Philadelphia, says school police confiscated her signs at the SRC's February 18th meeting.
The suit, filed last fall by parents' groups and a coalition of school districts, claims the current state funding system shortchanges students.
Hundreds of veterinarians from across the country are attending a three-day, continuing education conference in center city, run by the University of Pennsylvania's school of veterinary medicine.
Dakota Williams, left, a fifth grader at Tatem Elementary School, has a cousin with autism and always wanted to do something to help. Then fate took a hand.
While the class may look like your average computer class, the girls participating are actually testing a game design curriculum for schools and students nationwide.
New SRC chair Marjorie Neff says the fact that Bill Green is not going to court to try to keep the chairmanship removes a potential distraction.
Authorities say some alarming tweets by an 18-year-old student forced the evacuation of the school.
School Reform Commissioner Bill Green now says he's not going to court to challenge his removal as SRC chair.
"I lost thirteen friends to violence, and I felt like I had an obligation to do what needed to be done in the streets," Mills says.
Under the Republican-backed update to the current law, now nearly two decades old, charter schools would get their funding directly from the state, rather than having money pass through local school districts.
"By automating the process, getting it online, we're really very much attempting to provide much better customer service to our parents," says Karyn Lynch, the school district's chief of student services.
The children provided some of the lyrics for "A Child's Requiem" -- winner of the Sackler Prize from the University of Connecticut.
The school's Sacramento location opened in 2009 as a satellite campus to Philadelphia-based Drexel University.
Some parents spent their snow day out of the house, playing at Nest, a commercial playspace in center city Philadelphia.
Gary R'Nel spoke with the Superintendent of the Philadelphia School District, Dr. William Hite, on Talk Radio 1210 WPHT about his Action Plan 3.0 for Philadelphia schools and the improving financial status of the district.
Nutter delivered his final budget to City Council by asking the lawmakers to hike property taxes 9.3 percent.
The Vineland Board of Education's plans would raise taxes on the owner of the average home by about $27 per year.
Young scientists gathered to showcase their inventions at a Science Olympiad at Neumann University.
KYW Newsradio has learned that Mayor Nutter will propose a hefty increase in city property taxes in order to give the cash-starved Philadelphia School District an extra $100 million.
Now, the official cause of death is listed as sudden infant death syndrome, commonly known as SIDS.
The university says dining halls will remain open Wednesday and a 6 p.m. men's basketball game is still on, but the library and fitness facilities are closed.
Superintendent William Hite's plan calls for reorganizing schools into eight geographic networks, and adding three others focusing on turnaround, alternative and innovative schools.
"He's short again on the law he signed, so we are taking him to court for the third time, with plenty of notice," says Wendell Steinhauer, president of the New Jersey Education Association.
A winter storm dumped rain, sleet and rain on the Lehigh Valley Friday, creating icy roads and travel problems.
Dangerous travel conditions continue Saturday morning in the Philadelphia area. Here's the NEXT Weather forecast.
Jalen Smith sparked a game-ending run with a thunderous dunk on Joel Embiid, and the Chicago Bulls matched a season high with their fifth straight win, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 109-102.
Philadelphia police are searching for a hit-and-run suspect who killed a cyclist on Lancaster Avenue, one of the most dangerous streets in the city.
The post-Christmas return rush was underway at shops and malls across the Philadelphia area.
Dangerous travel conditions continue Saturday morning in the Philadelphia area. Here's the NEXT Weather forecast.
A winter storm dumped rain, sleet and rain on the Lehigh Valley Friday, creating icy roads and travel problems.
Jalen Smith sparked a game-ending run with a thunderous dunk on Joel Embiid, and the Chicago Bulls matched a season high with their fifth straight win, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 109-102.
The South Philadelphia bar was a haven for Chiefs fans in the Philly area for years.
Philadelphia police are searching for a hit-and-run suspect who killed a cyclist on Lancaster Avenue, one of the most dangerous streets in the city.
A winter storm dumped rain, sleet and rain on the Lehigh Valley Friday, creating icy roads and travel problems.
Philadelphia police are searching for a hit-and-run suspect who killed a cyclist on Lancaster Avenue, one of the most dangerous streets in the city.
The post-Christmas return rush was underway at shops and malls across the Philadelphia area.
The snow and wintry weather is causing travel disruptions on one of the busiest travel days at PHL.
Parking and traffic restrictions for the Mummers parade start Friday in Philadelphia.
Smith previously played young Nala in "The Lion King" on Broadway.
Here are mall opening and closing hours for the Christmas and Christmas Eve holidays around the Philly region.
The holiday rush was on Sunday night as shoppers scrambled to get their last-minute holiday gifts inside the Cherry Hill Mall.
Philadelphia and South Jersey residents were left shaken after powerful winds sent massive trees onto homes and vehicles Friday.
A man and his baby are safe after a tree fell onto their home in Washington Township, police said.
Police say 44-year-old Rahman Rose entered a DMV in Wilmington, Delaware and shot and killed a state trooper.
Portnoy said he plans to give Delaware State Police Cpl. Matthew "Ty" Snook's family nearly $500,000.
Tributes are pouring in for Delaware State Police Cpl. Matthew "Ty" Snook, who was shot and killed in Wilmington.
Delaware State Police said Cpl. Matthew "Ty" Snook served since 2015.
A Delaware state trooper and the suspect are dead after a shooting at the DMV in Wilmington, Delaware, on Tuesday, officials say.
Thousands of Pennsylvanians are dropping their health insurance as premiums are set to double on Jan. 1, 2026.
Hearing technology helps deaf and hard-of-hearing students perform at the annual holiday show in Overbrook.
A Pennsylvania man visited Penn to thank the surgeon who saved his life during a stroke.
There are encouraging early signs the angel advocate approach is helping people find organ donors.
Children with critical illnesses and their families can visit the Wishing Place in Bala Cynwyd to start their wish journeys.
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.
San Francisco officials said Tuesday that the city has filed a lawsuit against leading manufacturers of ultra-processed foods, accusing them of producing products linked to serious health issues and alleging that the companies knowingly made the foods addictive.
The snow and wintry weather is causing travel disruptions on one of the busiest travel days at PHL.
Parking and traffic restrictions for the Mummers parade start Friday in Philadelphia.
The holiday travel rush is ramping up on the roads and in the skies around the Philadelphia region.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike's eastbound lanes have reopened following a multi-vehicle crash between Bensalem and Willow Grove.
SEPTA's largest workers' union voted to ratify its new contract with the Philadelphia-based transit agency Wednesday night.
Jalen Smith sparked a game-ending run with a thunderous dunk on Joel Embiid, and the Chicago Bulls matched a season high with their fifth straight win, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 109-102.
The South Philadelphia bar was a haven for Chiefs fans in the Philly area for years.
Travis Konecny scored and added his 300th career assist, leading the Philadelphia Flyers past the Blackhawks 3-1 and handing depleted Chicago its sixth straight loss.
Michael Porter Jr. scored 28 points, as the Brooklyn Nets beat the Philadelphia 76ers 114-106.
Zack Baun, Jalen Carter, Cooper DeJean, Cam Jurgens and Quinyon Mitchell are the five Philadelphia players named to the initial 2026 Pro Bowl roster.
Smith previously played young Nala in "The Lion King" on Broadway.
Feeding America's CEO said the organization is "incredibly grateful" for Taylor Swift's large donation.
The singer said an MRI showed a cancerous spot on one of his lungs after he recovered from a lengthy bout of bronchitis.
Albert Brooks said he's still in shock over the death of his friend Rob Reiner, whom he met at 14 years old.
The Oscars ceremony is moving to YouTube starting in 2029, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Wednesday.
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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 NTSB is investigating the deadly explosion at a nursing home in Bristol, Pennsylvania.
Snow, sleet and ice will continue overnight into Saturday in the Philadelphia area. Chief Meteorologist Bill Kelly has the NEXT Weather forecast.
Drivers in Pennsylvania on Friday night faced slick, icy roads. Reporter Ross DiMattei caught some people helping another driver up a hill in the Lehigh Valley, and Dan Snyder has the latest from Philadelphia.
Two Pennsylvania dads started a movement during the COVID-19 pandemic — Cookies for Caregivers. Now, they've given out thousands of cookies to neighbors in their county.
A winter storm is bringing sleet and freezing rain to the Philadelphia area Friday night. Drivers and crews are preparing for dangerous conditions on the roads.