As officials, including the mayor, ponder the new leadership for the Philadelphia school board, one name will no longer be in the mix. Mallory Fix-Lopez, vice president of the Board …
Thousands of Pennsylvania kids could soon receive free books each month, thanks to bills working their way through the state legislature and a country music superstar. Liz Hanbidge, a Democratic …
Education
Faculty group sues Penn for complying with House committee’s antisemitism investigation, decries ‘McCarthyism’
A group of University of Pennsylvania professors say that new scrutiny over antisemitism on campus endangers their right to free speech and the academic freedom. In January, the House Committee …
Kylie Kelce will deliver the commencement address to the 2024 graduating class of Cabrini University before the Main Line school shutters for good. Kelce, the wife of recently retired Eagles …
In March, the Philadelphia Eagles traded Haason Reddick to the Jets. In return, they received the Jets' third-round pick in 2026. That third-round pick will become a second-round pick if …
Philly native and "Abbott Elementary" creator Quinta Brunson will receive an honorary degree from Temple and address the graduating class during the school's commencement on May 8 at the Liacouras …
A few months into office, Mayor Cherelle Parker has made her picks for the Philadelphia Board of Education. The board member nominees were selected from 122 applicants, narrowed down to …
Education
Philadelphians are better educated than ever, but their incomes lag behind national average
The percentage of Philadelphians with a bachelor's degree is at an all-time high, but that isn't necessarily reflected in their wages. Despite modest increases, median household incomes in Philadelphia remain …
Penn graduate students who work as researchers and teaching assistants said the university intentionally delayed an election as they attempt to unionize. Labor organizations across campus rallied Wednesday — when …
Professors and other staff at the Community College of Philadelphia are asking for $20 million in additional funding from the city's upcoming budget. Tenured and adjunct professors in the AFT …