5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (325+ words) Dear School District of Philadelphia Community, Welcome to the 2026-2027 school year! We at the School District have worked hard this summer to prepare to welcome your children back to school. This school year will be defined by new and better…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (745+ words) Streater said the board's primary response to concerns about Franklin Towne's admissions practices came in 2023, when it voted to initiate a charter revocation hearing process after the district's Charter Schools Office raised concerns. "The Board of Education triggered a revocation…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (745+ words) Streater said the board's primary response to concerns about Franklin Towne's admissions practices came in 2023, when it voted to initiate a charter revocation hearing process after the district's Charter Schools Office raised concerns. "The Board of Education triggered a revocation…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (630+ words) Efforts to dismantle African American Studies programs threaten the nation’s ability to understand its history, confront systemic inequities, and build a more just and democratic future. — The New York Times/José A. Alvarado Jr. When I graduated high school in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (616+ words) Markel Freeman had to take a day off work Tuesday to pick up his daughter from Overbrook Elementary School after soaring temperatures and a lack of air conditioning forced the school to close early. Overbrook, a school building that opened…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (793+ words) For Steven Stotts Jr., a Black child growing up in Olney, the television character Steve Urkel was more than a fictional figure. Urkel was one of the few inventors Stotts saw represented on screen. Outside of Michael Jordan, the quirky…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (504+ words) Steven Ragsdale reflects on the historic importance of literacy in Black communities and warns that declining reading habits, fueled by screens and instant access to information, could weaken curiosity and critical thinking. — Nappy.co Our ancestors fought for the right…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (485+ words) The Philadelphia Board of Education is seeking two student board representatives and one alternate for the 2027 calendar year and is encouraging eligible 10th- and 11th-grade students attending district and charter schools to apply. Applications open at 5 p.m. Friday and must be submitted…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (577+ words) Gabriel Cava, a Logan Square resident with a second-grade child at the school, said his son does not yet have a cellphone but understands why schools want to limit access to devices. "I think it could be beneficial, especially for…...