EducationPhilly school principals were asked about their jobs. Here’s what they had to say.Most Philly principals believe the city’s district and charter schools are moving in the right direction, though they are also frustrated with punishing workloads and inadequate access to resources.Kristen A. Graham Haverford College and Jewish group settle lawsuit over antisemitism allegationsSusan Snyder Betty J. Wilson, celebrated South Jersey teacher, singer, and poet, has died at 92 Gary Miles As Cheltenham’s superintendent resigns, families say safety problems extended beyond football programMaddie Hanna Cheltenham superintendent Brian Scriven resigns after locker-room assaults lead to community outcry and chargesMaddie Hanna AdvertisementA sweeping audit of the Philadelphia School District’s management and operations is coming, at City Council President Kenyatta Johnson’s requestCity Controller Christy Brady will conduct the audit, examining not just the district's finances, but also management and operations. She'll look into administrative and consultant costs.Kristen A. Graham Albert Gury, popular painter and award-winning professor of art education, has died at 74He taught for decades at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and lectured at the old University of the Arts, the Fleisher Art Memorial, the Barnes Foundation, and elsewhere. Gary Miles The rules for Philly’s school selection process are changing again — here’s howStudents from six Philadelphia zip codes - some of which are new - will get preference for certain magnet schools.Kristen A. Graham A judge has tossed Cherry Hill schools’ lawsuit against a journalist for filing too many public records requestsThe Cherry Hill Board of Education failed to prove that freelance journalist Benjamin Shore's public records requests qualified as harassment, a Superior Court judge has ruled.Lacey Latch ‘The most incredible profession on the planet’: 500-plus new Philly educators kick off their school year“We’re working hard in this school district to be the fastest-improving large urban district in the entire United States of America,” Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr. said.Kristen A. Graham OpinionThe solution to AI’s effects on school? School.Drexel faculty members Dan Driscoll and Scott Warnock built a course around writing for — and about — AI. What they discovered: Students weren’t looking to check out. They asked more questions.Dan Driscoll and Scott Warnock, For The Inquirer OpinionCheltenham High’s hazing case exposes a loophole in Pennsylvania law. Harrisburg should close it. | EditorialA Montgomery County grand jury says that reclassifying hazing as a form of child abuse would give mandatory reporting rules more teeth. Lawmakers should listen.The Editorial Board For months, Cheltenham football families ‘pleaded’ with administrators not to hire the coach charged in hazing scandal Cheltenham parents said they knew of allegations that Terence Tolbert allowed a culture of bullying at Abington before Cheltenham hired him as head coach, but district officials didn't listen to them.Jess Rohan Lower Merion shut down a school board meeting amid shouts from parents angry about tech useA school board committee on Monday advanced new rules on when screens should be used in classrooms. The full board will vote on the regulations later this month.Maddie Hanna Trump admin asks colleges to agree to reforms. Penn is a member of the group that helped draft them.U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon on Monday asked colleges to agree in public statements on their websites to wide-ranging reforms involving protests, admissions, tuition costs and more areas.Susan Snyder After allegations of a 'toxic climate' at Frankford High, the school will have a new principal for the first time in a decadeMichael Calderone is leaving Frankford to become interim principal of Dobson Elementary in Manayunk.Kristen A. Graham Philly school district promotes some administrators, changes principals elsewhere. Here’s a rundown.Changes are common at this point in the school calendar, but this year is particularly busy.Kristen A. Graham Barbara Gillette Price, prolific painter, fine arts teacher, and former president of Moore College of Art and Design, has died at 87In sixth grade, she told The Inquirer in 1994, her artistic talent drew attention from the teacher when her drawing of a female form was all too accurate.Gary Miles A Bucks County Quaker school’s abrupt closure has left families wondering where their money wentUnited Friends School in Quakertown announced on July 10 that it would close five days later. Some families who paid tuition haven't gotten answers on whether they'll get it back.Maddie Hanna Philly parents will be able to track some school buses in real time — for the first time everZum Inc. got part of a 5-year, $483 million yellow bus contract from the Philadelphia School District. Its air-conditioned buses provide parents with real-time information about their kids' rides.Kristen A. Graham See more storiesAdvertisement
Philly school principals were asked about their jobs. Here’s what they had to say.Most Philly principals believe the city’s district and charter schools are moving in the right direction, though they are also frustrated with punishing workloads and inadequate access to resources.Kristen A. Graham
Philly school principals were asked about their jobs. Here’s what they had to say.Most Philly principals believe the city’s district and charter schools are moving in the right direction, though they are also frustrated with punishing workloads and inadequate access to resources.Kristen A. Graham
As Cheltenham’s superintendent resigns, families say safety problems extended beyond football programMaddie Hanna
As Cheltenham’s superintendent resigns, families say safety problems extended beyond football programMaddie Hanna
Cheltenham superintendent Brian Scriven resigns after locker-room assaults lead to community outcry and chargesMaddie Hanna
Cheltenham superintendent Brian Scriven resigns after locker-room assaults lead to community outcry and chargesMaddie Hanna
A sweeping audit of the Philadelphia School District’s management and operations is coming, at City Council President Kenyatta Johnson’s requestCity Controller Christy Brady will conduct the audit, examining not just the district's finances, but also management and operations. She'll look into administrative and consultant costs.Kristen A. Graham
A sweeping audit of the Philadelphia School District’s management and operations is coming, at City Council President Kenyatta Johnson’s requestCity Controller Christy Brady will conduct the audit, examining not just the district's finances, but also management and operations. She'll look into administrative and consultant costs.Kristen A. Graham
Albert Gury, popular painter and award-winning professor of art education, has died at 74He taught for decades at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and lectured at the old University of the Arts, the Fleisher Art Memorial, the Barnes Foundation, and elsewhere. Gary Miles
Albert Gury, popular painter and award-winning professor of art education, has died at 74He taught for decades at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and lectured at the old University of the Arts, the Fleisher Art Memorial, the Barnes Foundation, and elsewhere. Gary Miles
The rules for Philly’s school selection process are changing again — here’s howStudents from six Philadelphia zip codes - some of which are new - will get preference for certain magnet schools.Kristen A. Graham
The rules for Philly’s school selection process are changing again — here’s howStudents from six Philadelphia zip codes - some of which are new - will get preference for certain magnet schools.Kristen A. Graham
A judge has tossed Cherry Hill schools’ lawsuit against a journalist for filing too many public records requestsThe Cherry Hill Board of Education failed to prove that freelance journalist Benjamin Shore's public records requests qualified as harassment, a Superior Court judge has ruled.Lacey Latch
A judge has tossed Cherry Hill schools’ lawsuit against a journalist for filing too many public records requestsThe Cherry Hill Board of Education failed to prove that freelance journalist Benjamin Shore's public records requests qualified as harassment, a Superior Court judge has ruled.Lacey Latch
‘The most incredible profession on the planet’: 500-plus new Philly educators kick off their school year“We’re working hard in this school district to be the fastest-improving large urban district in the entire United States of America,” Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr. said.Kristen A. Graham
‘The most incredible profession on the planet’: 500-plus new Philly educators kick off their school year“We’re working hard in this school district to be the fastest-improving large urban district in the entire United States of America,” Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr. said.Kristen A. Graham
OpinionThe solution to AI’s effects on school? School.Drexel faculty members Dan Driscoll and Scott Warnock built a course around writing for — and about — AI. What they discovered: Students weren’t looking to check out. They asked more questions.Dan Driscoll and Scott Warnock, For The Inquirer
OpinionThe solution to AI’s effects on school? School.Drexel faculty members Dan Driscoll and Scott Warnock built a course around writing for — and about — AI. What they discovered: Students weren’t looking to check out. They asked more questions.Dan Driscoll and Scott Warnock, For The Inquirer
OpinionCheltenham High’s hazing case exposes a loophole in Pennsylvania law. Harrisburg should close it. | EditorialA Montgomery County grand jury says that reclassifying hazing as a form of child abuse would give mandatory reporting rules more teeth. Lawmakers should listen.The Editorial Board
OpinionCheltenham High’s hazing case exposes a loophole in Pennsylvania law. Harrisburg should close it. | EditorialA Montgomery County grand jury says that reclassifying hazing as a form of child abuse would give mandatory reporting rules more teeth. Lawmakers should listen.The Editorial Board
For months, Cheltenham football families ‘pleaded’ with administrators not to hire the coach charged in hazing scandal Cheltenham parents said they knew of allegations that Terence Tolbert allowed a culture of bullying at Abington before Cheltenham hired him as head coach, but district officials didn't listen to them.Jess Rohan
For months, Cheltenham football families ‘pleaded’ with administrators not to hire the coach charged in hazing scandal Cheltenham parents said they knew of allegations that Terence Tolbert allowed a culture of bullying at Abington before Cheltenham hired him as head coach, but district officials didn't listen to them.Jess Rohan
Lower Merion shut down a school board meeting amid shouts from parents angry about tech useA school board committee on Monday advanced new rules on when screens should be used in classrooms. The full board will vote on the regulations later this month.Maddie Hanna
Lower Merion shut down a school board meeting amid shouts from parents angry about tech useA school board committee on Monday advanced new rules on when screens should be used in classrooms. The full board will vote on the regulations later this month.Maddie Hanna
Trump admin asks colleges to agree to reforms. Penn is a member of the group that helped draft them.U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon on Monday asked colleges to agree in public statements on their websites to wide-ranging reforms involving protests, admissions, tuition costs and more areas.Susan Snyder
Trump admin asks colleges to agree to reforms. Penn is a member of the group that helped draft them.U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon on Monday asked colleges to agree in public statements on their websites to wide-ranging reforms involving protests, admissions, tuition costs and more areas.Susan Snyder
After allegations of a 'toxic climate' at Frankford High, the school will have a new principal for the first time in a decadeMichael Calderone is leaving Frankford to become interim principal of Dobson Elementary in Manayunk.Kristen A. Graham
After allegations of a 'toxic climate' at Frankford High, the school will have a new principal for the first time in a decadeMichael Calderone is leaving Frankford to become interim principal of Dobson Elementary in Manayunk.Kristen A. Graham
Philly school district promotes some administrators, changes principals elsewhere. Here’s a rundown.Changes are common at this point in the school calendar, but this year is particularly busy.Kristen A. Graham
Philly school district promotes some administrators, changes principals elsewhere. Here’s a rundown.Changes are common at this point in the school calendar, but this year is particularly busy.Kristen A. Graham
Barbara Gillette Price, prolific painter, fine arts teacher, and former president of Moore College of Art and Design, has died at 87In sixth grade, she told The Inquirer in 1994, her artistic talent drew attention from the teacher when her drawing of a female form was all too accurate.Gary Miles
Barbara Gillette Price, prolific painter, fine arts teacher, and former president of Moore College of Art and Design, has died at 87In sixth grade, she told The Inquirer in 1994, her artistic talent drew attention from the teacher when her drawing of a female form was all too accurate.Gary Miles
A Bucks County Quaker school’s abrupt closure has left families wondering where their money wentUnited Friends School in Quakertown announced on July 10 that it would close five days later. Some families who paid tuition haven't gotten answers on whether they'll get it back.Maddie Hanna
A Bucks County Quaker school’s abrupt closure has left families wondering where their money wentUnited Friends School in Quakertown announced on July 10 that it would close five days later. Some families who paid tuition haven't gotten answers on whether they'll get it back.Maddie Hanna
Philly parents will be able to track some school buses in real time — for the first time everZum Inc. got part of a 5-year, $483 million yellow bus contract from the Philadelphia School District. Its air-conditioned buses provide parents with real-time information about their kids' rides.Kristen A. Graham
Philly parents will be able to track some school buses in real time — for the first time everZum Inc. got part of a 5-year, $483 million yellow bus contract from the Philadelphia School District. Its air-conditioned buses provide parents with real-time information about their kids' rides.Kristen A. Graham
