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Justin Smith received a four-year prison sentence for one felony count. State police said many videos showed girls being forcibly raped.

None of the schools that received Solar for Schools grants have told the state they’re pulling out due to federal tax credit rollbacks.

Auditor Lydia York’s report finds fault with how Appoquinimink’s superintendent, finance chief and school board oversaw finances.

The principal at Dobbins High is an alum, and spoke movingly of the school’s “strong legacy.”

The contract proposal, approved by 70% of members, included a 3% pay hike, $1,400 bonus and improved working conditions.

“Providing safe environments for everyone … is always a top priority,” said Ken Gavin, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s chief communications officer.

The PMA’s learning and engagement center aims to build lifelong learners who return to the museum and own the space.

Police say a 23-year-old shot rounds through the windows toward children sitting during Mass at the Annunciation Catholic School, and that the shooter then died by suicide.

On a day when a first round of SEPTA cuts made getting to school a challenge for some, the district and teachers union celebrated a three-year deal.

The first day of the school year in Philadelphia coincides with less-frequent buses and shortened routes.

Generative AI tools have transformed classrooms. But local teachers and school districts are still deciding on whether, and how, to use them.

Teachers had planned to walk off the job after Labor Day if no new deal was reached.

Kids, often barely out of elementary school, are internalizing the idea that their futures depend on getting into an Ivy League school.

The board said it is not yet prepared to act on termination proceedings for Superintendent Steven Yanni and another administrator.

Whitney Jones said he wanted assurance economic benefit would be for the city and the school district, “so we’re not continuously signing our kids up for the short change.”