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An "alternative" Philadelphia school for students who have had previous discliplinary issues held an "Empowerment Day" for girls, designed to give them tips on how to succeed this summer and beyond.
Right now, state law requires any increase in the amount of money the City of Philadelphia gives the school district in any one year to remain permanent in future years -- effectively prohibiting the city from giving the school district a one-time infusion of cash.
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter is proposing a tax on soda and other sugary drinks as he and City Council continue trying to help bail out the cash-starved Philadelphia school district.
Mayor Michael Nutter is looking to revive his failed plan to tax sodas, and to raise property taxes and rates for on-street parking, in order to help bail out the School District of Philadelphia from a deficit topping $600 million.
Due to extreme heat and humidity, all School District of Philadelphia schools will close at 1:30 p.m. today.
Peco is giving $1 million over five years to boost the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math ("STEM") program in the Mantua and Powelton Village communities. Drexel University will provide the academics.
The SRC will adopt a budget at their 5 p.m. Tuesday meeting with the hopes of amending it later if more money arrives from the city or the state.
The Internal Revenue Service is auditing the Philadelphia School District but school officials say it's just routine.
More than 40 high school students from seven partner schools in the area were given certificates for perfect attendance by Health Partners Foundation
The letter states that there is some apparent confusion about last year's 9.9-percent tax hike to help the city's finances and stave off enormous cutbacks.
Mayor Michael Nutter and Philadelphia school superintendent Arlene Ackerman took their plea for more school funding on the road, into an African-American church meeting of lay leaders in West Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia School District goes before City Council today, hat in hand.
A bill that would re-establish the office of Safe Schools Advocate within the Philadelphia School District has sailed through the state House and now heads to the State Senate.
Four white Philadelphia public school teachers have filed suit against the School District of Philadelphia, alleging racial discrimination.
The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers wants all of its teachers treated equally. The district wants consistency because those schools are traditionally revolving doors.
Chanting "Save our schools," Philadelphia public school teachers carried picket signs outside Mayfair Elementary School to bring attention to cuts in state education funding.
Mayor Michael Nutter has launched his own investigation into the Philadelphia School District's handling of a charter school contract involving Martin Luther King High School, in Germantown.
Hope Moffett, the Philadelphia public school teacher who was once confined to a "rubber room," is going public again with her criticism of the School District of Philadelphia.
Francis Dougherty, an aide to deputy schools superintendent Lee Nunery, and John Byars, vice president of procurement services, are being terminated, according published reports.
Philadelphia police commissioner Charles Ramsey says the time has come for a stepped-up police role in city schools, and he says a plan is being drawn up to expand the presence of officers there.
The Autism Expo was created by a special education teacher and became so popular over the years that the school district wanted to expand its offerings to all parents.
The School District of Philadelphia is facing budget deficits in the hundreds of millions of dollars. To cut costs, the district announced on Thursday its plans for closing and consolidating a number of the district's school buildings.
Philadelphia Police are investigating what is being called a highly unusual and threatening email that targeted the life of schools superintendent Arlene Ackerman.
The school district says a plan will be devised to figure out how to deal with the 70,000 empty seats in its school buildings.
Families and small business owners say a beach replenishment project in Ocean City, New Jersey, has affected their routines this summer.
Penn State frat brother Thomas Robinson thought his arrest in a cocaine ring was a prank, new documents reveal.
Camden educators visited families at home Wednesday to share resources ahead of the new school year.
Detectives in Northeast Philadelphia are investigating an arson at the Walmart store on Roosevelt Boulevard.
Police in Philadelphia are looking for a man they say vandalized a statue outside of the city's Jewish museum.
Families and small business owners say a beach replenishment project in Ocean City, New Jersey, has affected their routines this summer.
Penn State frat brother Thomas Robinson thought his arrest in a cocaine ring was a prank, new documents reveal.
Four gunmen fired more than 50 shots along Ridge Avenue in North Philly Tuesday afternoon, fatally striking a 78-year-old man and wounding two other men, police said.
Camden educators visited families at home Wednesday to share resources ahead of the new school year.
Detectives in Northeast Philadelphia are investigating an arson at the Walmart store on Roosevelt Boulevard.
Detectives in Northeast Philadelphia are investigating an arson at the Walmart store on Roosevelt Boulevard.
Police in Philadelphia are looking for a man they say vandalized a statue outside of the city's Jewish museum.
Cheltenham School District has tapped Chris McGinley as its next superintendent.
School officials met with families Tuesday night in Kensington to explain what went wrong and where students will go instead.
The NTSB released new videos of the Northeast Philadelphia plane crash on Tuesday.
Families and small business owners say a beach replenishment project in Ocean City, New Jersey, has affected their routines this summer.
Camden educators visited families at home Wednesday to share resources ahead of the new school year.
While Tuesday will be hot, the humidity levels in the region will be lower, making for a good day to head to the pool or beach.
New Jersey floral designer Alisha Simone Bell said she puts her "whole heart" into every arrangement and every detail.
Two people were shot and killed in Millville Sunday morning, the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office says.
Art DeRamus' girlfriend was hurt in the shooting while she was sleeping in the front bedroom of the home in New Castle County, Delaware.
While Tuesday will be hot, the humidity levels in the region will be lower, making for a good day to head to the pool or beach.
A 54-year-old woman was killed by an alleged drunken driver who ran a stop sign in New Castle, Delaware, Saturday night, police said.
A 6-year-old boy riding a bike was injured when an SUV struck them in Port Penn, Delaware, on Sunday, New Castle County Paramedics said.
East Side Little League of West Chester is heading to Williamsport for the 2026 Little League Baseball World Series.
Parents should start preparing their children now to adjust to a school schedule, according to one sleep expert.
A Chester County teenager is getting ready to go back to school after recovering from a special kind of brain surgery.
An experimental treatment being tested in Philadelphia could offer new hope for people with ALS.
History is the backbone of a new back-to-school vaccine campaign in Camden, N.J., launched by Grandparents for Vaccines.
In 2012, Emily Whitehead was the first pediatric patient to get a breakthrough cancer treatment that saved her life and is now helping others.
New Jersey floral designer Alisha Simone Bell said she puts her "whole heart" into every arrangement and every detail.
On Tuesday, Pennsylvania took a major step in the fight against the negative impacts of social media, particularly on children.
Thieves are smashing windows and targeting trading card stores looking for valuable Pokémon cards, police in South Jersey say.
Customers lined up to support Somerdale Cold Cuts as it reopened after a copper theft.
While some assume landlords are required to provide air conditioning, the law is not nearly as clear-cut as it is for heat in the winter
Beginning Sunday, several bus routes in Philadelphia are changing, including the addition of two new routes.
A deadly crash in Warminster is under investigation Sunday, police said.
PennDOT is advising drivers about an overnight closure on the Schuylkill Expressway westbound in West Philadelphia between 30th Street and the interchange with I-676 East.
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating two crashes, one of which was fatal, that happened hours apart on I-95 and I-76 in Philadelphia.
An overturned tractor trailer blocked traffic on the southbound lanes of Route 55 after a crash early Monday morning in Gloucester County, New Jersey.
Bryston Stott's two-run single in the sixth inning helped the Phillies rally to beat the Marlins, 6-4, for their fifth straight win.
The Atlanta Falcons have signed defensive end Za'Darius Smith, the team said Tuesday.
East Side Little League of West Chester is hoping to make a deep run in the Little League Baseball World Series in Williamsport.
MLB's first game at the Field of Dreams movie site in four years in Dyersville, Iowa, averaged 1.66 million viewers on Netflix Thursday night according to Nielsen.
Cristopher Sánchez struck out six and became MLB's first 16-game winner as the Phillies beat the Marlins, 6-5, on Monday.
Hayden Panettiere, who starred in "Remember the Titans" as a child actor and rose to fame in the series "Heroes," has died at the age of 36. The coroner's office says she was found in cardiac arrest.
Emily Mello is joining Mural Arts Philadelphia and will replace Jane Golden, who is leaving after more than 40 years with the organization.
The Philadelphia theater program created for Black girls returns with an original production exploring identity, immigration and the stories often left untold.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
The Regal movie theater in King of Prussia said its IMAX 70mm projector is working again after an outage that affected screenings of "The Odyssey."
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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.
At 156 years old, the Atlantic City Boardwalk — America's oldest and longest — remains as iconic as ever. New Jersey reporter Ryan Hughes dives into the history of the boards and what makes them special.
Beachgoers and small business owners in Ocean City, New Jersey, say a massive beach replenishment project is disrupting their routines this summer. New Jersey reporter Ryan Hughes has the details and when it's expected to end.
Ryan Gibson says that in the four years he's been a lifeguard, he's made three or four saves. Last week's was different. CBS News Philadelphia's Joe Holden spoke with Gibson after he made a daring rescue in Cape May last week.
Detectives are investigating an arson at a Northeast Philadelphia Walmart store that happened on Sunday, police say.
Educators, volunteers and school district leaders in Camden, New Jersey, visited families at their homes Wednesday to help them get ready for the new school year.