Kristen A. Graham

May 12-Listen to article -0:00 min The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers said there are not enough data to support shutting a single

The school district requires enrollment caps and for charter schools to shut down if performance targets aren't met. Philadelphia Charters for Excellence is suing the district over those requirements.

Parker had hoped to use revenue from a new tax on rideshares to generate $48 million for the School District of Philadelphia. Council will use existing money instead.

The board voted 8-0 to nonrenew Global Leadership Academy Southwest at Huey, but pulled a planned vote on Philadelphia Montessori Charter School to comply with a judge's order.

If a geothermal system is installed, it could eventually serve as a template for how to plan other clean energy efforts. With tax credits, the cost could be less than traditional HVAC.

Listen to article -0:00 min The Philadelphia School District will soon offer a new way to have a say in how Philadelphia school closings, mergers, and other transitions happen.

Listen to article -0:00 min Philadelphia Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr. zigzagged the city Monday, visiting seven schools across the city to start the 2026-27 year.

“We are seeing in real time the tragic consequences of children and adolescents not getting vaccinated," said Kendra McDow, the Philadelphia School District's chief medical officer.

A Philadelphia charter and its former CEO have agreed to pay nearly $4 million to resolve claims they discriminated against Black students in the school's admissions lottery.

Listen to article -0:00 min The math is simple: There are 11 parking spots reserved for Academy at Palumbo teachers and 107 teachers and staff at the South Philadelphia school.