The Philly school district is growing after years of shrinking. Here’s how one school is attracting more students.
When Marla Travis became West Philadelphia High’s principal in the 2018-19 school year, the neighborhood school enrolled just ...
Philly officials want to recruit more teachers of color to address staffing shortage
Philadelphia has about 200,000 students in public and charter schools, and about 12,000 teachers. The Philadelphia Citywide ...
Philadelphia Phillies start spring training following Division Series loss and quiet offseason
Philadelphia's offense again will depend on Harper, Trea Turner, Nick Castellanos and Kyle Schwarber. Wheeler heads a ...
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School board talks ELA curriculum rollout at ‘Goals and Guardrails’ meeting
At a meeting to monitor the district’s academic progress, Philly’s school board reflected on the rollout of a new “science of reading” curriculum and other changes.
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These are the worst cities for families, report says
A new study ranked the 50 largest U.S. metros for families, based on factors including household incomes, poverty rates and ...
Audenried’s Shayla Smith breaks city girls' basketball career scoring record
The historic bucket came in the fourth quarter of a Public League quarterfinal against Engineering and Science. Smith broke a ...
New England’s students remain half a year behind, new analysis shows, with few bright spots
New England’s students remain half a grade behind their pre-pandemic peers in both math and reading, according to a new ...
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Montgomery County’s children are stuck in a state of stagnation, report finds
A report from Children First reveals key factors for childhood success in Montgomery County have not improved over the past ...
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