Where Shapiro and Garrity Split on Schools, Vouchers and College Costs
HARRISBURG — With three weeks until Nov. 3, the sharpest education divide in Pennsylvania's governor's race comes down to two questions: how…
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Nine Philadelphia-Area Students Split $25,000 in New Community Scholarships
PHILADELPHIA — Nine graduating high school seniors from Philadelphia and surrounding counties have won the first Gibbons Legal Community Scholarship, splitting $25,000…
State University Tuition Hits $8,338 as Pennsylvania Presses for More Aid
HARRISBURG — In-state undergraduates at Pennsylvania's state universities will pay $4,169 a semester, or $8,338 for the full academic year, after the…
The Philly School Calendar Dates Parents Need Before the Holidays
PHILADELPHIA — With Term 1 interim reports landing Sept. 29, Philadelphia families are entering a stretch of the school calendar dotted with…
Philadelphia Students Walked and Biked to School. Next Month Honors Ruby Bridges
PHILADELPHIA — Hundreds of Philadelphia students walked, biked and rolled to school on Oct. 7 as part of Walktober, the national Walk…
Philadelphia Schools Reenrolled 720 Students Just Before Funding Count
PHILADELPHIA — Just before an Oct. 1 deadline to report enrollment to the state for funding purposes, the School District of Philadelphia…
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Free Library After-School Attendance Jumps 54 Percent as Programs Expand
PHILADELPHIA — Attendance at the Free Library of Philadelphia's after-school programs grew 54 percent, rising from 43,486 to 66,974, according to the…
Philadelphia Puts $75,000 More Behind Training Career and Technical Teachers
PHILADELPHIA — City Council Majority Leader Katherine Gilmore Richardson joined the School District of Philadelphia, the teachers union and the Fund for…
Half a Billion in Meta Money Could Reach After-School Programs if Harrisburg Agrees on Who Controls It
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania stands to receive between $516 million and $729 million over ten years from a multistate settlement with Meta, money…
Pennsylvania Schools Would Have to Write AI Rules Under Advancing Bill
HARRISBURG — Every public and private school in Pennsylvania would have to adopt a written policy on generative artificial intelligence under a…
Netflix Cuts 1,000 Jobs in Biggest Layoff Since 2022
Netflix is eliminating about 1,000 jobs, roughly 6 percent of its workforce, in the company's largest round of layoffs since 2022. Co-chief…
Social Security Checks Set for Biggest Raise in Three Years
More than 70 million Social Security and Supplemental Security Income recipients are getting their largest annual raise since 2023. The Social Security…
September Inflation Hits 3.7 Percent as Energy Costs Climb
September consumer prices rose 3.7 percent from a year earlier, up from 3.4 percent in August, in the final inflation reading before…
Longwood Gardens Unveils 5,000 Chrysanthemums as Morris Arboretum Opens Its Final Scarecrow Vote
Two of the region's great gardens are giving Philadelphia its most colorful weekend of the fall. Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square opens…
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