Jenkintown sees big plus in its tiny school district

Pope Leo XIV, a Villanova alumnus, will present the medal named for him to Cardinal Michael Czerny on Oct. 13 at the university’s international sustainability conference in Rome.

Strath Haven High School and Middle School and Wallingford Elementary School students sheltered in place Monday, as police searched the area for a suspect who abandoned a car and fled.

Districts like Tredyffrin/Easttown, Methacton and Phoenixville have stopped assigning devices to their youngest students, addressing what one parent organizer called "low-hanging fruit."

She grew up in New York, lived in Swarthmore and Philadelphia for more than 50 years, and taught a variety of classes at Temple from 1974 to her retirement in 2011.

At Rutgers, she mentored hundreds of doctoral students regarding academic requirements and clinical procedures, and supervised a community mental health clinic.

Are Generation Z students too unwilling to face discomfort, to the point of missing out on a formative experience? Or are older generations valorizing struggle?

Brian Scriven resigned Aug. 6, a week after Montgomery County prosecutors announced charges against four Cheltenham football coaches and six players in connection with two assaults on a teammate.

The now-retired principal of Pollock Elementary collected but never deposited graduation dues and the proceeds of other school activities.

Christopher M. Barnett's company, ABA Centers of America, is under federal investigation over allegations of money laundering, wire fraud and other offenses.

Neighborhood residents have threatened to slash teachers' tires if they park in public spaces, and one staffer amassed more than $5,000 in parking tickets during her tenure.

The Collegeville institution's move to start graduate programs follows cuts of faculty and staff in the last year to help close a budget deficit. Its new program is in exercise and sport science.

Franklin Towne Charter School is accused of fixing its 2023 admissions lottery to exclude some Black students, federal officials said.

Federal student loan disbursements for many students were delayed over the summer session, leaving students with no recourse against either their school or the federal government.

Agostino Abbatiello, 24, posted bail after a preliminary hearing.

She joined Penn’s School of Nursing in 1980, took charge of its new primary care nursing unit, and became director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation primary care nurse practitioner program.

Patricia “Trish” Wellenbach, the city's deputy mayor and former president of the Please Touch Museum, will be senior adviser to the Academy of Natural Sciences. She's on loan from the mayor's office.

Neil Burti became Mount Laurel Schools' leader on Aug. 1, after 24 years in Cherry Hill.

Philadelphians old and new are mourning the loss of the Academy of Natural Sciences museum.

Drexel said visitors should come to the museum through Sept. 27 “and celebrate the museum during its final weeks."

Today's advice from Dear Abby.

The decision follows the rapper's chants demanding a "Free Palestine" in concerts earlier this month.

The decision allows states to continue sending out mail ballots under the same processes they’ve used for years.

Investigators traced about $18.7 million to the alleged illegal proceeds, Attorney General Dave Sunday said.

Dickerson struggled in the Eagles' Week 1 win over the Commanders and has battled multiple injuries.

Keeler has not yet announced a full-time starter at quarterback, but expects Smolik to get the start again over Ajani Sheppard for a road matchup with Toledo on Saturday.