Vallas in with roar, out with rancor

Muna Elshakhs, a Tredyffrin/Easttown teacher, was selected to replace Jen Rivera, who resigned after being arrested last month on embezzlement charges.

Hannah Gann told the truth about her race and heritage after members of the Philly Educators for Palestine met with her and questioned her background.

The gift is from Gabriel Gilinski, a 2008 alum who chairs the Board of Grupo Nutresa, a Latin America food company with more than 50,000 employees, 45 factories in 17 countries, and his wife Stephanie

32BJ represents 2,000 Philadelphia School District building engineers, cleaners, bus drivers, mechanics and tradespeople. Its new contract includes paid parental leave for the first time ever.

Swarthmore stripped the name of Spencer Trotter from the hall after the school learned he had dug up a Native American burial ground in Chester County in 1899 and displayed human remains on campus.

My daughter was collateral damage in an ongoing war for ever-higher enrollment numbers and was let down by an on-campus support system that has been weakened by extreme budget cuts.

The Wilkes-Barre campus will become event space for a nearby golf course and educational programming, while the Shenango campus will be used for educational, cultural and workforce training purposes.

Victoria Velazquez has worked for the district for 12 years. "It is my home, and it is a community I care deeply about and am incredibly proud to serve," she said.

As AI leaders warn about the dangers of their own technology, the dissonance between the optimism of university leaders and the fears of many students and professors may increase.

Eagles MVP quarterback Jalen Hurts visited Northeast High School's packed - and sweltering - auditorium on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026 to donate $600,000 for air conditioning.

Seven families in the Montgomery County community have accused the district of forcing a “digital free-for-all” on students.

Fifty-two Philadelphia schools lack air conditioning. The Eagles' star quarterback will cool the auditorium at Northeast High, and said he wants to give more.

The Philly charter has unqualified workers providing instruction and last year had students on its rolls who did not attend the school, people involved say.

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?

At a news conference Wednesday night in South Philly, tailgaters said they wanted "a seat at the table" to discuss any changes to the beloved tradition.

The Phillies finished 0-for-12 with runners in scoring position and Aaron Nola allowed four runs across six innings.

The storm is unusually early, and it might foreshadow what's to come.

Maxey visited three local Philly spots: Foot Locker, Ishkabibble's, and Faheem’s Hand of Precision, ahead of the launch of his signature sneaker. The Maxey v1s are set to release on Oct. 2.

Former Skippack Township supervisor Nicholas Fountain chose to proceed to trial on allegations that he sexually assaulted a boy in his care for years.

By keeping Painter on turn rather than giving him extra rest, the Phillies could line him up to come out of the bullpen for one inning this weekend ahead of a potential relief role in the playoffs.