Philly’s historic Central High gets its first female, Black president
Katharine Davis, the principal of Henry Elementary School in Mount Airy, has been named the 15th president of Central High...
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Philly school board rejects calls to reopen superintendent search
The Philadelphia Board of Education will not reopen the search for a new school superintendent, despite some public disappointment with...
Philadelphia is updating its mandated African American history course
Students who walked into Stacy Hill’s classroom at Northeast High School one day last month for their African American history...
Teachers and parents say Philly’s partial reopening of schools is chaotic
After abruptly shifting about a third of its schools to remote learning, the Philadelphia school district opened the rest of...
Writing test added to Philly’s selective admissions process is being misused, professor says
A machine-scored writing exercise introduced this year as part of the admissions process for five of Philadelphia’s top public high...
Philly parents start petition asking for delay in new special admissions process
A group of Philadelphia parents has started a petition asking the school district to delay an overhaul of the admissions...
‘All children deserve buildings like this one’ Philadelphia opens a new school
Philadelphia unveiled Wednesday a new $80 million elementary school in a growing and diverse part of the city — the...
Ten Philadelphia legislators push Hite to reconsider new school start times
Ten Philadelphia state representatives are asking Superintendent William Hite to reconsider plans to revamp student start times this fall. The...
Philadelphia teachers union favors vaccine mandate
With the opening of school just three weeks away and concerns growing about the COVID delta variant, the Philadelphia Federation...
Council members push agenda to stem gun violence among Philadelphia youth
Calling gun violence among youth in Philadelphia an epidemic, seven city council members urged Mayor Jim Kenney to treat the...
