EducationLincoln University cancels honorary degree for president of Ghana over “anti-gay” legislation, embassy saysLincoln declined comment on the specific reason for canceling the Ghana president's visit, only citing "unforeseen circumstances."Susan Snyder Central Bucks names Great Valley assistant superintendent as finalist to lead districtMaddie Hanna In an unusual move, Moore College voluntarily recognizes staff unionSusan Snyder Some Lower Merion parents want to ‘opt out’ of Chromebooks in classrooms. The district says they can’t.Maddie Hanna OpinionEducation decisions aren’t inevitable. They are rooted in history.Erika M. Kitzmiller, For The Inquirer AdvertisementA City Councilmember has a plan to save 3 West Philly schools from closingCity Councilmember Jamie Gauthier wants to relocate Parkway West, Blankenburg, and Martha Washington in a new K-12 campus.Kristen A. Graham A Haverford College student resolution could start a process to consider stripping Howard Lutnick’s name from the libraryA resolution is planned for a vote on Sunday that would ask the president to start a committee to consider Lutnick's ties to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.Susan Snyder Mayor Parker now wants a $1-per-ride tax for Ubers and Lyfts to lessen Philly School District classroom cutsParker pitched a 20-cent-per-ride fee in her budget address and is now moving to increase it to help the school district, which is poised to make $225 million in cuts as it faces a budget deficit.Kristen A. Graham and Sean Collins Walsh Penn has a symphony orchestra that’s older than the Philadelphia Orchestra. Few members are music majorsThe majority of performers are undergraduates, many having grown up playing in youth orchestras or other groups. About 10% are graduate students, alumni, professors, and even high school students.Susan Snyder Temple’s Rome campus will start offering four-year degrees and the university is eyeing the possibility of more international sitesEmilia Zankina, dean of Temple's Rome campus, envisions doubling enrollment there over the next decade. More than 300 students attend the campus annually. Last spring, enrollment hit a high of 350. Susan Snyder Cherry Hill schools weighing $14.5 million in cuts and layoffs to close budget gap for 2026-27 Cherry Hill is one of 13 South Jersey school districts that is set to receive a reduction in state funding for the 2026-27 school year under Gov. Mikie Sherill's proposed budget.Melanie Burney From losing teachers to slashing supply budgets, Philly principals detail what $225 million in cuts could mean to their schoolsSuperintendent Tony B. Watlington is proposing a budget with $225 million in cuts to fix a structural deficit. Philly principals said the outcome will have big impacts on their schools.Kristen A. Graham UArts’ closure put almost 700 faculty and staff out of work. We caught up with some of them.Sixty-one percent of teachers who are employed remain at colleges, while others were at for-profit and non-profit companies, K-12 schools, and government jobs.Susan Snyder Joseph J. Jordan, celebrated architect and retired Drexel professor, has died at 102He joined Drexel in 1953 as an architecture instructor, became a professor and head of the program in 1958, and retired in 1977. Gary Miles Their kids were victimized by AI deepfakes. They told Josh Shapiro they want state action.Gov. Shapiro hosted a roundtable on AI in schools, where Radnor parents raised concerns about the school district's response to deepfakes. The governor said his administration will look into it. Katie Bernard and Maddie Hanna Moore College of Art & Design staff announce intention to form a unionThe new union would cover about 50 part-time and full-time staff across the Philadelphia-based art college and be part of the United Academics of Philadelphia. Susan Snyder Abington high school principal returns after investigation into antisemitic social media postPrincipal Alice Swift was placed on leave Feb. 12. The district said one of her social media posts "contained an antisemitic stereotype," and she returned to work this week after an investigation.Maddie Hanna Councilmember Jamie Gauthier moves to restrict zoning for four West Philly schools slated to close Gauthier said she wants to ensure the Philadelphia school district’s decisions about closures are not motivated by potential financial rewards from reselling the properties.Sean Collins Walsh, Kristen A. Graham, and Jake Blumgart This small West Philly school is mostly full and outperforms its peers. The Philadelphia School District is trying to close it — again.If the school board ultimately endorses Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr.’s recommendations, Overbrook Elementary would shut permanently in 2027Kristen A. Graham John L. Weaver, longtime music library specialist at Penn and ultimate girl dad, has died at 81He used music, kindness, and humor to connect with people, and he made it a point to remember names. “He must have been vaccinated with a feather as he’d laugh at just about anything,” a friend said.Gary Miles See more storiesAdvertisement
Lincoln University cancels honorary degree for president of Ghana over “anti-gay” legislation, embassy saysLincoln declined comment on the specific reason for canceling the Ghana president's visit, only citing "unforeseen circumstances."Susan Snyder
Lincoln University cancels honorary degree for president of Ghana over “anti-gay” legislation, embassy saysLincoln declined comment on the specific reason for canceling the Ghana president's visit, only citing "unforeseen circumstances."Susan Snyder
Some Lower Merion parents want to ‘opt out’ of Chromebooks in classrooms. The district says they can’t.Maddie Hanna
Some Lower Merion parents want to ‘opt out’ of Chromebooks in classrooms. The district says they can’t.Maddie Hanna
OpinionEducation decisions aren’t inevitable. They are rooted in history.Erika M. Kitzmiller, For The Inquirer
OpinionEducation decisions aren’t inevitable. They are rooted in history.Erika M. Kitzmiller, For The Inquirer
A City Councilmember has a plan to save 3 West Philly schools from closingCity Councilmember Jamie Gauthier wants to relocate Parkway West, Blankenburg, and Martha Washington in a new K-12 campus.Kristen A. Graham
A City Councilmember has a plan to save 3 West Philly schools from closingCity Councilmember Jamie Gauthier wants to relocate Parkway West, Blankenburg, and Martha Washington in a new K-12 campus.Kristen A. Graham
A Haverford College student resolution could start a process to consider stripping Howard Lutnick’s name from the libraryA resolution is planned for a vote on Sunday that would ask the president to start a committee to consider Lutnick's ties to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.Susan Snyder
A Haverford College student resolution could start a process to consider stripping Howard Lutnick’s name from the libraryA resolution is planned for a vote on Sunday that would ask the president to start a committee to consider Lutnick's ties to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.Susan Snyder
Mayor Parker now wants a $1-per-ride tax for Ubers and Lyfts to lessen Philly School District classroom cutsParker pitched a 20-cent-per-ride fee in her budget address and is now moving to increase it to help the school district, which is poised to make $225 million in cuts as it faces a budget deficit.Kristen A. Graham and Sean Collins Walsh
Mayor Parker now wants a $1-per-ride tax for Ubers and Lyfts to lessen Philly School District classroom cutsParker pitched a 20-cent-per-ride fee in her budget address and is now moving to increase it to help the school district, which is poised to make $225 million in cuts as it faces a budget deficit.Kristen A. Graham and Sean Collins Walsh
Penn has a symphony orchestra that’s older than the Philadelphia Orchestra. Few members are music majorsThe majority of performers are undergraduates, many having grown up playing in youth orchestras or other groups. About 10% are graduate students, alumni, professors, and even high school students.Susan Snyder
Penn has a symphony orchestra that’s older than the Philadelphia Orchestra. Few members are music majorsThe majority of performers are undergraduates, many having grown up playing in youth orchestras or other groups. About 10% are graduate students, alumni, professors, and even high school students.Susan Snyder
Temple’s Rome campus will start offering four-year degrees and the university is eyeing the possibility of more international sitesEmilia Zankina, dean of Temple's Rome campus, envisions doubling enrollment there over the next decade. More than 300 students attend the campus annually. Last spring, enrollment hit a high of 350. Susan Snyder
Temple’s Rome campus will start offering four-year degrees and the university is eyeing the possibility of more international sitesEmilia Zankina, dean of Temple's Rome campus, envisions doubling enrollment there over the next decade. More than 300 students attend the campus annually. Last spring, enrollment hit a high of 350. Susan Snyder
Cherry Hill schools weighing $14.5 million in cuts and layoffs to close budget gap for 2026-27 Cherry Hill is one of 13 South Jersey school districts that is set to receive a reduction in state funding for the 2026-27 school year under Gov. Mikie Sherill's proposed budget.Melanie Burney
Cherry Hill schools weighing $14.5 million in cuts and layoffs to close budget gap for 2026-27 Cherry Hill is one of 13 South Jersey school districts that is set to receive a reduction in state funding for the 2026-27 school year under Gov. Mikie Sherill's proposed budget.Melanie Burney
From losing teachers to slashing supply budgets, Philly principals detail what $225 million in cuts could mean to their schoolsSuperintendent Tony B. Watlington is proposing a budget with $225 million in cuts to fix a structural deficit. Philly principals said the outcome will have big impacts on their schools.Kristen A. Graham
From losing teachers to slashing supply budgets, Philly principals detail what $225 million in cuts could mean to their schoolsSuperintendent Tony B. Watlington is proposing a budget with $225 million in cuts to fix a structural deficit. Philly principals said the outcome will have big impacts on their schools.Kristen A. Graham
UArts’ closure put almost 700 faculty and staff out of work. We caught up with some of them.Sixty-one percent of teachers who are employed remain at colleges, while others were at for-profit and non-profit companies, K-12 schools, and government jobs.Susan Snyder
UArts’ closure put almost 700 faculty and staff out of work. We caught up with some of them.Sixty-one percent of teachers who are employed remain at colleges, while others were at for-profit and non-profit companies, K-12 schools, and government jobs.Susan Snyder
Joseph J. Jordan, celebrated architect and retired Drexel professor, has died at 102He joined Drexel in 1953 as an architecture instructor, became a professor and head of the program in 1958, and retired in 1977. Gary Miles
Joseph J. Jordan, celebrated architect and retired Drexel professor, has died at 102He joined Drexel in 1953 as an architecture instructor, became a professor and head of the program in 1958, and retired in 1977. Gary Miles
Their kids were victimized by AI deepfakes. They told Josh Shapiro they want state action.Gov. Shapiro hosted a roundtable on AI in schools, where Radnor parents raised concerns about the school district's response to deepfakes. The governor said his administration will look into it. Katie Bernard and Maddie Hanna
Their kids were victimized by AI deepfakes. They told Josh Shapiro they want state action.Gov. Shapiro hosted a roundtable on AI in schools, where Radnor parents raised concerns about the school district's response to deepfakes. The governor said his administration will look into it. Katie Bernard and Maddie Hanna
Moore College of Art & Design staff announce intention to form a unionThe new union would cover about 50 part-time and full-time staff across the Philadelphia-based art college and be part of the United Academics of Philadelphia. Susan Snyder
Moore College of Art & Design staff announce intention to form a unionThe new union would cover about 50 part-time and full-time staff across the Philadelphia-based art college and be part of the United Academics of Philadelphia. Susan Snyder
Abington high school principal returns after investigation into antisemitic social media postPrincipal Alice Swift was placed on leave Feb. 12. The district said one of her social media posts "contained an antisemitic stereotype," and she returned to work this week after an investigation.Maddie Hanna
Abington high school principal returns after investigation into antisemitic social media postPrincipal Alice Swift was placed on leave Feb. 12. The district said one of her social media posts "contained an antisemitic stereotype," and she returned to work this week after an investigation.Maddie Hanna
Councilmember Jamie Gauthier moves to restrict zoning for four West Philly schools slated to close Gauthier said she wants to ensure the Philadelphia school district’s decisions about closures are not motivated by potential financial rewards from reselling the properties.Sean Collins Walsh, Kristen A. Graham, and Jake Blumgart
Councilmember Jamie Gauthier moves to restrict zoning for four West Philly schools slated to close Gauthier said she wants to ensure the Philadelphia school district’s decisions about closures are not motivated by potential financial rewards from reselling the properties.Sean Collins Walsh, Kristen A. Graham, and Jake Blumgart
This small West Philly school is mostly full and outperforms its peers. The Philadelphia School District is trying to close it — again.If the school board ultimately endorses Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr.’s recommendations, Overbrook Elementary would shut permanently in 2027Kristen A. Graham
This small West Philly school is mostly full and outperforms its peers. The Philadelphia School District is trying to close it — again.If the school board ultimately endorses Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr.’s recommendations, Overbrook Elementary would shut permanently in 2027Kristen A. Graham
John L. Weaver, longtime music library specialist at Penn and ultimate girl dad, has died at 81He used music, kindness, and humor to connect with people, and he made it a point to remember names. “He must have been vaccinated with a feather as he’d laugh at just about anything,” a friend said.Gary Miles
John L. Weaver, longtime music library specialist at Penn and ultimate girl dad, has died at 81He used music, kindness, and humor to connect with people, and he made it a point to remember names. “He must have been vaccinated with a feather as he’d laugh at just about anything,” a friend said.Gary Miles
