EducationVillanova agreed to put $40 million into Rosemont College as part of acquisitionRosemont College's recent financial statements lay out the merger arrangement between the two Catholic colleges. Any assets not used by Rosemont when it closes in 2028 would revert back to Villanova.
EducationVillanova agreed to put $40 million into Rosemont College as part of acquisitionRosemont College's recent financial statements lay out the merger arrangement between the two Catholic colleges. Any assets not used by Rosemont when it closes in 2028 would revert back to Villanova.
EducationPenn State considered 12 campuses to close. Here’s what they examined in choosing 7 to shut down.
EducationPenn State considered 12 campuses to close. Here’s what they examined in choosing 7 to shut down.
EducationCAPA will get a retired principal back amid ongoing turmoil that includes an intruder entering the building
EducationCAPA will get a retired principal back amid ongoing turmoil that includes an intruder entering the building
EducationSome Republican lawmakers are pushing back on Penn State’s plan to close campuses. Could that jeopardize its state funding?
EducationSome Republican lawmakers are pushing back on Penn State’s plan to close campuses. Could that jeopardize its state funding?
ElectionsAbington voters said yes to a $285 million middle school, in what may be largest-ever Pa. school referendumThe referendum is expected to eventually cost the average taxpayer $54 a month.
ElectionsAbington voters said yes to a $285 million middle school, in what may be largest-ever Pa. school referendumThe referendum is expected to eventually cost the average taxpayer $54 a month.
ElectionsLower Merion school board incumbents and their running mates win Democratic primarySchool board president Kerry Sautner and member Anna Shurak, along with Juanita Kerber and Jennifer Rivera from Elect LMSD, were the top vote-getters in an unusually contentious Democratic primary.
ElectionsLower Merion school board incumbents and their running mates win Democratic primarySchool board president Kerry Sautner and member Anna Shurak, along with Juanita Kerber and Jennifer Rivera from Elect LMSD, were the top vote-getters in an unusually contentious Democratic primary.
EducationStudents in a Middle Eastern club say Lower Merion parents wrongly accused them of antisemitismMembers of the MENASA club at Harriton High School said they'd invited a Syrian refugee to speak but the talk was changed after some parents complained the speaker had expressed antisemitic views.
EducationStudents in a Middle Eastern club say Lower Merion parents wrongly accused them of antisemitismMembers of the MENASA club at Harriton High School said they'd invited a Syrian refugee to speak but the talk was changed after some parents complained the speaker had expressed antisemitic views.
EducationPa. GOP lawmakers question Philly school district’s spending Republican lawmakers held a hearing as state budget negotiations pick up, including debate over school funding.
EducationPa. GOP lawmakers question Philly school district’s spending Republican lawmakers held a hearing as state budget negotiations pick up, including debate over school funding.
EducationA Cherry Hill assistant principal’s contract was not renewed. His students walked out of class in protest.Nearly 600 people have signed a petition in support of assistant principal David Francis-Maurer.
EducationA Cherry Hill assistant principal’s contract was not renewed. His students walked out of class in protest.Nearly 600 people have signed a petition in support of assistant principal David Francis-Maurer.
EducationRutgers taps Louisiana State University leader as its next presidentWilliam F. Tate IV, who has led Louisiana State since 2021, was unanimously selected by Rutgers' board of governors at a meeting Monday.
EducationRutgers taps Louisiana State University leader as its next presidentWilliam F. Tate IV, who has led Louisiana State since 2021, was unanimously selected by Rutgers' board of governors at a meeting Monday.
EducationLower Merion Republicans sent out a ‘Democratic sample ballot’ with GOP-backed school board candidatesThe mailer comes amid a heated campaign for the Lower Merion school board, as nine candidates on the Democratic ballot vie for four spots to advance to the November general election.
EducationLower Merion Republicans sent out a ‘Democratic sample ballot’ with GOP-backed school board candidatesThe mailer comes amid a heated campaign for the Lower Merion school board, as nine candidates on the Democratic ballot vie for four spots to advance to the November general election.
EducationAbington voters will decide on a $285 million middle school in a rare referendumIf approved, the measure would eventually cost the average taxpayer $54 a month, according to district officials.
EducationAbington voters will decide on a $285 million middle school in a rare referendumIf approved, the measure would eventually cost the average taxpayer $54 a month, according to district officials.
EducationRutgers student graduates at 18 and plans to pursue career in artificial intelligenceAlex Geppert plans to start a doctoral program in artificial intelligence this fall. He's the youngest graduate this year among local colleges.
EducationRutgers student graduates at 18 and plans to pursue career in artificial intelligenceAlex Geppert plans to start a doctoral program in artificial intelligence this fall. He's the youngest graduate this year among local colleges.
EducationPenn State board plans to vote next Thursday on Commonwealth campus closure planThe seven campuses proposed for closure are Dubois, Fayette, Mont Alto, New Kensington, Shenango, Wilkes-Barre, and York.
EducationPenn State board plans to vote next Thursday on Commonwealth campus closure planThe seven campuses proposed for closure are Dubois, Fayette, Mont Alto, New Kensington, Shenango, Wilkes-Barre, and York.
EducationKeziah Ridgeway, a celebrated and embattled Philadelphia teacher, is suing the district alleging anti-Islamic biasThe school district recently investigated Ridgeway for alleged antisemitism and violations of its social media policy. She was given a five-day unpaid suspension and reassigned from Northeast High.
EducationKeziah Ridgeway, a celebrated and embattled Philadelphia teacher, is suing the district alleging anti-Islamic biasThe school district recently investigated Ridgeway for alleged antisemitism and violations of its social media policy. She was given a five-day unpaid suspension and reassigned from Northeast High.
EducationHere’s who’s on the ballot in this year’s Lower Merion School District board race Ten candidates are running in the Democratic and Republican primary elections next week in Lower Merion.
EducationHere’s who’s on the ballot in this year’s Lower Merion School District board race Ten candidates are running in the Democratic and Republican primary elections next week in Lower Merion.
EducationLower Merion’s school board race is heated amid complaints about antisemitism, Trump caricatures, and unfair endorsementsNine candidates are on the Democratic primary ballot next week, competing to appear on the November general election ballot for just four open school board seats.
EducationLower Merion’s school board race is heated amid complaints about antisemitism, Trump caricatures, and unfair endorsementsNine candidates are on the Democratic primary ballot next week, competing to appear on the November general election ballot for just four open school board seats.
EducationThis Philly student lost a brother to gun violence. Now, he’s got a full ride to college — and beyond.He got into Harvard, Penn, Morehouse and more. But George Lane is taking his Gates scholarship to Temple University.
EducationThis Philly student lost a brother to gun violence. Now, he’s got a full ride to college — and beyond.He got into Harvard, Penn, Morehouse and more. But George Lane is taking his Gates scholarship to Temple University.
EducationThis Philly school has 3 Gates scholars, and got its first acceptances to Harvard, Yale, and CornellPalumbo also decided to end using class rank this year after students said it was affecting their mental health.
EducationThis Philly school has 3 Gates scholars, and got its first acceptances to Harvard, Yale, and CornellPalumbo also decided to end using class rank this year after students said it was affecting their mental health.
