EducationCentral Bucks says Office for Civil Rights failed to report bullied student’s abuseThe district asked the U.S. Department of Education's Inspector General to investigate the Office for Civil Rights' handling of a complaint alleging threats against a transgender student.
EducationCentral Bucks says Office for Civil Rights failed to report bullied student’s abuseThe district asked the U.S. Department of Education's Inspector General to investigate the Office for Civil Rights' handling of a complaint alleging threats against a transgender student.
EducationRutgers University senate votes no confidence in the school’s president after faculty strike and controversial changes
EducationRutgers University senate votes no confidence in the school’s president after faculty strike and controversial changes
ObituariesFrom Cheltenham to Temple and all stops in between, JoAnne A. Epps made people feel ‘special, important, and seen’
ObituariesFrom Cheltenham to Temple and all stops in between, JoAnne A. Epps made people feel ‘special, important, and seen’
How to PhillyGet a lower monthly student loan bill with the SAVE repayment planGet a lower monthly student loan bill with the SAVE repayment plan.
How to PhillyGet a lower monthly student loan bill with the SAVE repayment planGet a lower monthly student loan bill with the SAVE repayment plan.
EducationPhilly schools poised to rename headquarters for former superintendent Constance ClaytonAs the board met, hundreds rallied outside for a fair contract for 1,900 school cafeteria and climate workers. One said: “We live paycheck to paycheck and often do not have access to stable housing.”
EducationPhilly schools poised to rename headquarters for former superintendent Constance ClaytonAs the board met, hundreds rallied outside for a fair contract for 1,900 school cafeteria and climate workers. One said: “We live paycheck to paycheck and often do not have access to stable housing.”
EducationPerkiomen Valley schools dismiss early after bomb threat citing bathroom policyAccording to the Pottstown Mercury, the email said, “Perkiomen Valley High school has failed to create a safe learning environment for its students..."
EducationPerkiomen Valley schools dismiss early after bomb threat citing bathroom policyAccording to the Pottstown Mercury, the email said, “Perkiomen Valley High school has failed to create a safe learning environment for its students..."
EducationPenn Hillel is vandalized days before Yom Kippur“He stayed for less than a minute, and while he was in the building, he knocked over several pieces of furniture, while shouting antisemitic obscenities about Jewish people,” Rabbi Greenberg said.
EducationPenn Hillel is vandalized days before Yom Kippur“He stayed for less than a minute, and while he was in the building, he knocked over several pieces of furniture, while shouting antisemitic obscenities about Jewish people,” Rabbi Greenberg said.
EducationA South Jersey school district has moved some students to remote learning because of moldMold has been found in 10 classrooms in Lumberton's Bobby's Run and 16 classrooms in the middle school.
EducationA South Jersey school district has moved some students to remote learning because of moldMold has been found in 10 classrooms in Lumberton's Bobby's Run and 16 classrooms in the middle school.
BusinessMore millennial college grads stayed in Philly. Will Gen Z follow suit?Millennials drove a big increase in college-educated young people in Philadelphia. Will the city and region be able to keep that going with a smaller Generation Z cohort?
BusinessMore millennial college grads stayed in Philly. Will Gen Z follow suit?Millennials drove a big increase in college-educated young people in Philadelphia. Will the city and region be able to keep that going with a smaller Generation Z cohort?
EducationHundreds gather to remember Temple’s JoAnne A. Epps during Temple vigil: ‘We are her legacy’A teacher, lawyer, administrator and leader, Epps served Temple for nearly 40 years, starting as a law school professor, then dean, then provost, before being named acting president last April.
EducationHundreds gather to remember Temple’s JoAnne A. Epps during Temple vigil: ‘We are her legacy’A teacher, lawyer, administrator and leader, Epps served Temple for nearly 40 years, starting as a law school professor, then dean, then provost, before being named acting president last April.
EducationThe community reacts to the death of JoAnne A. Epps, acting president of Temple UniversityIn the wake of her sudden death Tuesday, friends, colleagues, and hundreds of others impacted by Epps are remembering her as an influential figure in local law, academics, and political circles.
EducationThe community reacts to the death of JoAnne A. Epps, acting president of Temple UniversityIn the wake of her sudden death Tuesday, friends, colleagues, and hundreds of others impacted by Epps are remembering her as an influential figure in local law, academics, and political circles.
EducationPerkiomen Valley eyes ‘nonbinary’ restrooms ‘used by whoever’ after community divide around transgender policyThe proposal was billed by one board member as a compromise following a student walkout opposed to allowing transgender students to use bathrooms matching their gender identities.
EducationPerkiomen Valley eyes ‘nonbinary’ restrooms ‘used by whoever’ after community divide around transgender policyThe proposal was billed by one board member as a compromise following a student walkout opposed to allowing transgender students to use bathrooms matching their gender identities.
Philadelphia NewsHistorian and scholar Charles L. Blockson is rememberedTemple University held a memorial tribute on Tuesday for the architect behind some of the country's most prestigious collections of African American artifacts. His family had a private funeral service for him when he died in June, but Temple waited until the new school semester started to honor him publicly.
Philadelphia NewsHistorian and scholar Charles L. Blockson is rememberedTemple University held a memorial tribute on Tuesday for the architect behind some of the country's most prestigious collections of African American artifacts. His family had a private funeral service for him when he died in June, but Temple waited until the new school semester started to honor him publicly.
EducationCritics in an uproar over speakers at this weekend’s Palestine Writes literature festival held at PennOne group that supports Palestinian rights said claims of creating a hostile environment had 'no basis in law or fact.'
EducationCritics in an uproar over speakers at this weekend’s Palestine Writes literature festival held at PennOne group that supports Palestinian rights said claims of creating a hostile environment had 'no basis in law or fact.'
EducationTemple University's JoAnne Epps in picturesActing President of Temple University JoAnne Epps has died at 72.
EducationTemple University's JoAnne Epps in picturesActing President of Temple University JoAnne Epps has died at 72.
NewsWho was JoAnne Epps, Temple’s acting president?The Cheltenham native, who has been at Temple for nearly four decades, died Sept. 19 at a university event.
NewsWho was JoAnne Epps, Temple’s acting president?The Cheltenham native, who has been at Temple for nearly four decades, died Sept. 19 at a university event.
EducationTemple’s acting president, JoAnne A. Epps, has died after falling ill on stage at university eventEpps, 72, who became Temple’s leader earlier this year after the resignation of Jason Wingard, was scheduled to speak at an event in memory of historian and author Charles L. Blockson.
EducationTemple’s acting president, JoAnne A. Epps, has died after falling ill on stage at university eventEpps, 72, who became Temple’s leader earlier this year after the resignation of Jason Wingard, was scheduled to speak at an event in memory of historian and author Charles L. Blockson.