Philadelphia's Teachers Union Expected To Announce Legal Action Against School District Over Asbestos Problem
The lawsuit is over the district's handling of the asbestos problem at local schools.
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The lawsuit is over the district's handling of the asbestos problem at local schools.
The School District of Philadelphia says it needs $25 million a year for the next five years just to handle known cases of damages asbestos
A frightening incident involving a student in Northeast Philadelphia is leading to a major change in School District of Philadelphia policy.
This week, the Philadelphia School District announced it will spend $12 million to address environmental concerns in city schools.
Parents will tour the school Tuesday and if it is safe, the district plans to relocate the students on Dec. 2.
The asbestos was discovered last month at Peirce Thomas M. School, but students have not been moved.
Jerez Coleman passed through school district security, three weeks ago, after school officials admit he fooled them. Coleman told officials he was Alicia Key's music man.
This group includes more parents and teachers.
They want the SRC to "table" the amendment during its meeting Thursday.
The Eagles offensive tackle is giving all the profits from his clothing line to the Fund for the Philadelphia School District.
Cheryl Logan, the chief academic officer for Philadelphia's schools, is heading to Omaha to be a first-time superintendent.
A ceremony at Potter-Thomas Elementary School in North Philadelphia recognized 22 of Philadelphia's 300 schools for scoring high on the School Progress Report.
Officials evacuated a Philadelphia high school Wednesday afternoon after someone set a fire inside the building.
Need a job? The School District of Philadelphia is hiring.
There's a call from education groups for Philadelphia officials to use new standards as they select members for a new school board.
Computer science takes center stage, as the school district of Philadelphia looks to prepare its students for the digital job market.
The state-run School Reform Commission last week publicly discussed for the first time the process of voting itself out of existence.
A lot of people at school headquarters were wearing orange on Wednesday, as the district marked Bullying Prevention Month.
The former asphalt surface at the Alexander Adaire School along East Palmer Street now contains a new, safer play area and a green space.
More than 1,300 students in the Philadelphia School District are involved in after school Scrabble clubs where they work on strategies to make the most of the tiles they get.
The School District of Philadelphia is re-designing its arts education program in the wake of a study showing the arts community, teachers and civic leaders are looking for more opportunities for youngsters.
The School District of Philadelphia revealed on Oct. 11 that traces of mold were found in several classrooms at John B. Kelly Elementary School.
The school district says the school will be closed to students and staff Thursday as they investigate the cause of the mold issue.
For two hours on Thursday afternoon, a Joseph H. Brown Elementary school student was missing.
A $450,000 gift from the foundation run by Comcast CEO Brian Roberts and his wife Aileen is pushing the School District of Philadelphia's "Right Books Campaign" past its $3.5 million goal.
