Colleagues celebrate Delco educator named 2026 Teacher of the Year
Colleagues and students in Delaware County are celebrating after Leon Smith was named the 2026 Teacher of the Year.
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Colleagues and students in Delaware County are celebrating after Leon Smith was named the 2026 Teacher of the Year.
"CBS Mornings" exclusively revealed Leon Smith, who teaches at Haverford High School in Pennsylvania, as the 2026 National Teacher of the Year.
The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers and their national affiliate will give away 30,000 books on Saturday, Sept. 20.
Things are off to a special start for staff and faculty at East Lansdowne Elementary School as the teachers' lounge gets a surprise makeover.
The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers has shared some of the details of the tentative contract with the school district.
The School District of Philadelphia and its teachers union have reached a tentative deal for a three-year contract.
Despite rising costs, a Delaware County nonprofit is stepping up to help teachers get classroom essentials. Madeleine Wright reports.
Marjorie James, a pioneering educator, returns to the classroom she once called home as the first Black teacher in the Radnor School District.
Maria Colozzo retired after teaching at Saint Monica Early Learning Center in South Philadelphia for 51 years.
Ashlie Crosson, the 2025 National Teacher of the Year, has been in the classroom for 14 years and told "CBS Mornings" authenticity is a big factor in her teaching.
The "Teach.Inspire.New Jersey" initiative lets teachers in the Garden State share their stories to hopefully inspire fellow educators and those looking to get into the field.
As students return to the classroom, more schools are banning phones or otherwise restricting their use.
From Sept. 2 to Sept. 15, teachers in 6 states and Washington D.C. can get a free coffee from Wawa stores.
A statewide program is working to build a pipeline into the education system in Pennsylvania as school is about to start.
A former teacher in Wilmington is behind bars after she's accused of sending sexually explicit pictures to a former student on Snapchat in July, said New Castle police Friday morning.
Celeste Cline was overwhelmed with emotion as students and staff gathered inside her classroom to let her know how much she will be missed marking the end of her 52-year teaching career.
The nonprofit Breakthrough of Greater Philadelphia teaches educationally underserved middle schoolers while supporting the next generation of teachers.
A South Jersey educator received the surprise of a lifetime after being named a Phillies all-star teacher. Brandon Goldner reports in Cinnaminson where that teacher received some special perks.
On Friday at midnight, Taylor Swift dropped her 11th studio album, "The Tortured Poets Department," nearly breaking the internet after surprising fans with a double record two hours later.
The School District of Philadelphia is getting rid of "leveling," the controversial process that reassigned teachers to different schools every fall.
Pennsylvania program offers stipend to encourage more college students to become teachers in the state.
At a job fair Tuesday, Camden City School District principals and district leaders spoke to prospective educators.
The Camden City School District will hold a job fair Tuesday evening from 4-6 p.m. in the auxiliary gymnasium at the Camden High Campus.
Philadelphia teachers marched outside the school district headquarters to protest a policy they say penalizes them for taking sick days.
Pennsylvania Sen. Vincent Hughes shared a simple message in West Philadelphia Monday: "We need more teachers."
