Fights and weapons confiscations are down in Philly schools
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. With a new school year underway, School District of Philadelphia Chief…
Former Philly principal must pay back nearly $32,000 never deposited from book fairs and graduation fees
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The former principal of a Philadelphia elementary school will have to pay back nearly…
Philly youth can get up to $5K for climate projects
Metro Philadelphia Young Philadelphians with ideas for making their schools and neighborhoods cleaner, greener and more resilient can…
Philly bet big on its new reading curriculum, but implementation has been tricky
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Philadelphia school district officials…
Superintendent Tony Watlington on Back-to-School
Sunday, September 6, 2026 9:46AM 6abc Studios (WPVI) — It’s back to school time! Host Matt O’Donnell welcomes…
Philly charter school pays millions to settle claims that it rigged admissions lottery against Black students
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A Philadelphia charter school and its former CEO have agreed to pay nearly $4…
District moves forward with controversial school closures, even as it continues to catch heat
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The School District of Philadelphia is moving ahead with its plan to close 17…
Philly district opens public nonrenewal hearing for North Philly school’s charter
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Representatives from the School District of Philadelphia are making their case for why a…
52 Philly public schools send students home early for heat, AC issues
PHILADELPHIA – More than 50 Philadelphia public schools dismissed students early on Tuesday because of a blast of…
Philly pushes to increase school vaccination rates as measles cases mount in Pennsylvania
Amidst declining vaccination rates, record-level requests for childhood vaccine exemptions and an ongoing measles outbreak in Pennsylvania, Philadelphia…
After Pa. measles deaths, Philly doctors urge parents to get kids vaccinated
Doctors and health experts urged Philadelphians to make sure their children are up to date on their vaccinations,…
Philly school district to pay parents, community leaders to serve as ‘influencers’
The School District of Philadelphia plans to implement a new program this school year that pays influential figures…