Philadelphia School District holds ceremony honoring veterans
The School District of Philadelphia held a special ceremony Thursday morning in celebration of the upcoming Veterans Day.
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The School District of Philadelphia held a special ceremony Thursday morning in celebration of the upcoming Veterans Day.
Superintendent Tony Watlington was a judge for the costume competition.
Beginning Tuesday morning, Southwark students will begin virtual classes because of asbestos concerns.
Beginning Tuesday morning, Southwark students will begin virtual classes because of asbestos concerns. They're expected to move to two swing spaces beginning next Monday.
Students at Southwark School in South Philadelphia will learn virtually after dust and debris that may contain asbestos was found.
The new guidelines are effective immediately and for the rest of the fall sports season.
Constance Clayton made history as the first African American and the first woman to lead the School District of Philadelphia. Jasmine Payoute reports from the service in the Overbrook section of West Philadelphia.
Summer Reid, the student government president at South Philadelphia High School, is aiming to help curb poor attendance among her peers during her senior year.
Philadelphia schools are back in session Tuesday. Dr. Tony Watlington, a former bus driver, was out at the depot seeing drivers off on their 1st routes of the year.
Wakisha Bailey speaks with a Philadelphia school bus driver heading out on his first route of the first day of school.
The School District of Philadelphia kicks off its academic year Tuesday! Wakisha Bailey was live with Dr. Tony Watlington bright and early at the school bus depot in Southwest Philly.
Schools that don't have air conditioning or inadequate cooling will have an early dismissal on Tuesday and Wednesday.
City leaders unveiled new plans Friday to help students from six North Philadelphia schools safely get to and from the classroom.
YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School will welcome students back to the classroom Friday beginning with a march down North Broad Street.
Students who test positive for COVID-19 will need to isolate for five days and then mask up for five more days after returning to school.
Students head back to school in Philadelphia next week. Now we're learning about the school district's health plan as COVID cases start to pick up.
Philadelphia students return to classrooms on Sept. 5.
The Philadelphia school district wants to make sure students are up-to-date with their vaccines before the new school year. There are a handful of free vaccination events over the next two weeks.
The Parent Flat Rate Transportation Plan began as a pilot in 2020. Approximately 13,000 families are currently enrolled in the plan.
The board voted 8-1 on Thursday night to revoke the charter from Franklin Towne Charter High School.
The Philadelphia Board of Education voted 8-1 to revoke Franklin Towne Charter High School's charter Thursday night.
Philadelphia students and their families can get free backpacks and school supplies at the final bus tour event Aug. 18.
The last day of the back-to-school bus tour is happening at Roosevelt Mall.
This is the first time orientation at Philadelphia schools was held in person since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Attorney General Michelle Henry sat down with students from across Philadelphia to get their thoughts on what solutions need to be made.
