Teachers and other school staff will receive annual 3% raises under the new 3-year contract.
The transit authority has agreed to restore some bus lines that serve students after they were eliminated as part of sweeping transit cuts.
The charter school has appealed a court ruling that it must close. The district has singled out its students’ struggles on standardized tests.
Students say less-reliable transit will make them late for class. Teachers say they’ve received little guidance about what to do when that happens.
Renovations at the reopened school included adding wall and ceiling paneling throughout the 115-year-old building to protect staff and students from asbestos exposure.
From longer wait times to less efficient routes, we want to understand your concerns about the planned public transit changes.
In the Class of 2024, 40% of Philadelphia students who initially said they planned to go to college did not end up matriculating.
If the transit system does not get more funding by Aug. 14, officials say cutting service at the beginning of the school year is unavoidable.
The state says it is experiencing ‘technical difficulties’ distributing the funds but that families should receive the food benefit by mid-August.
The district has delayed publicly releasing data officials say will inform which schools they choose to close. Principals and community members who’ve seen that data recently have concerns.