Philadelphia City Council rejected Mayor Cherelle Parker's proposed rideshare tax and other levies, opting to redirect existing funds to support city schools.
The Philadelphia School Board voted last month to close 17 schools. Are the School District of Philadelphia’s stated goals for closures — cost savings and reinvestment in existing schools — achievable?
As students and City Council members continue to challenge Philadelphia's school closure plan, a decision on a proposed rideshare tax that could generate millions for the district is fast approaching.
Jeff Yass, Pennsylvania’s richest man and a Trump megadonor, is funding scholarships for students impacted by the School District of Philadelphia’s recently approved plan to close 17 schools.
Philadelphia's City Council will hold hearings on creating an elected school board following backlash over the district’s school closure plan.
Paul Robeson High School educator David Stokes was named 2026 LifeChanger of the Year — one of fewer than 20 winners chosen from over 1,100 national nominees — just one day after receiving Philadelphia's Lindback Award.
Philadelphia’s Board of Education voted to close 17 schools and upgrade others, drawing backlash from City Council and community members.
Philadelphia’s school board delayed a vote on a plan that could close 17 schools, as City Council pushes for more review.
The School District of Philadelphia recently announced that an app called Rallee will be available to teachers and students in the district.
Philadelphia officials continue to clash over a plan to close 17 schools, as a push by City Council to delay a vote was rebuffed by President Reginald Streater.
Philadelphia City Council opposes a rideshare tax proposed by Cherelle Parker as a plan to close 17 schools moves forward.
Philadelphia’s school board will vote on a revised plan to close 17 schools and invest $3 billion in upgrades across the district.
Mayor Cherelle Parker is quintupling her proposed rideshare tax in a bid to save 200 public school jobs on the chopping block as a result of the School District of Philadelphia’s $300 million budget deficit.
Members of the Board of Education will hear feedback directly from students, parents and others Thursday afternoon about the School District of Philadelphia’s proposal to shutter 18 schools.
The contest invites students to submit an original song, spoken word or poetry piece, or visual artwork that explores how the city’s history and current identity shape their own futures.
School District of Philadelphia students now have guaranteed recess and bathroom breaks, under new rules adopted last week.
School District of Philadelphia Superintendent Tony Watlington Sr. presented his decade-long, $2.8 billion facilities master plan Thursday to the Board of Education.
Two of the 20 schools originally slated to shutter under the School District of Philadelphia’s facilities plan are no longer being recommended for closure, under a revised proposal presented Thursday to the Board of Education.
As research demonstrates, U.S. public schools in general are not more integrated than they were just after the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education ruling in 1954.
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s spending plan would increase state funding for Philadelphia’s public schools by $151 million, but district leaders still anticipate having to make cuts to close a growing budget deficit.