Protesters challenge district on schools closing plan

The pause came hours after the school said it placed two fraternities on interim suspension as it investigates allegations of sexual misconduct and hazing. The pause affects 300 student groups.

J.S. Jenks, on Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill, sent its 350-plus students home early Wednesday because of a water service disruption. It's not clear when the issue will be resolved.

The two fraternities on suspension are Pi Kappa Phi and Lambda Chi Alpha, a university spokesperson said.

Helen Bowman, executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer at Drexel, will start her new role at Boston University as executive vice president on Jan. 1.

The Justice Department asked Harvard for applicants’ grades, test scores, essays, extracurricular activities, and admissions outcomes, along with their race and ethnicity. Harvard refused.

“By shifting to breakfast after the bell, we removed every barrier standing our students and the nourishment they need in order to fully engage in our instructional program,” one principal said.

“We’ve got to invite young people into the profession,” said Sharif El-Mekki, a longtime Philly teacher and principal, now the founder and CEO of the Center for Black Educator Development.

The idea was born about three years ago on Mount Roberts in Alaska, when a Bryn Mawr College professor and several colleagues were on a hiking trip.

A lifelong naturalist, he learned scientific glassblowing technology at what is now Salem Community College, studied the structure of flowers, and made these flowers the centerpiece of his art.

Ismael Jimenez filed suit against the school board Wednesday in federal court, alleging violations of his First Amendment rights.

The district is moving forward with major renovations at Bache-Martin, Catharine, Patterson and F.S. Edmonds schools. City Council members also pushed back on 17 forthcoming school closures.

Superintendent Matthew Friedman is on leave effective immediately, the district said. Assistant Superintendent Lisa Hoffman will oversee day-to-day operations.

Matthew Friedman formally resigned after going on leave last month. Lisa Hoffman, who filled his role during the recent student ICE walkout, was appointed interim superintendent.

She spent 20 hours secretly reporting from a nearby house during the two-day confrontation between Philadelphia police and members of the MOVE group in May 1985.

The hearing is set to resume on Nov. 16 with council members vowing to continue their probe on how to reopen the museum and why it was closed in the first place.

An audit of the Delaware County Intermediate Unit "should be a wakeup call for every IU across the commonwealth," Auditor General Tim DeFoor said at a news conference.

The lawsuit brought by Evie Parts, a transgender athlete and former Swarthmore College track captain, represents a new frontier in the legal fight over trans women’s participation in college sports.

Police are investigating a sexual assault involving two students at an off-campus apartment complex at Temple University.

School employees will now be required to report suspected hazing to a state child abuse hotline under a law passed in response to the Cheltenham football scandal.

A shelter-in-place alert was lifted around 5:20 p.m., Upper Merion police announced.

Malayshia Alford was living in foster care and was reported missing from the 500 block of North Simpson Street on Oct. 26. She was found dead overnight, prosecutors said.

Milton will make his Eagles debut on Sunday and says he has enough of the playbook down to succeed.

For decades, victory was out of reach. This time, Democrats benefited from strong candidates, years of organizing, and a little help from President Donald Trump.

Republicans hoped Stacy Garrity would save them from a defeat like the one they suffered in 2022 against Josh Shapiro. This year, it was worse.

Nick Foles joined Brandon Graham on the recent episode of Graham's podcast. He discussed his recent comments on the Eagles' culture and some of the reaction he received, including from Nick Sirianni.