1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (664+ words) An interim policy for Carnegie Mellon University’s Fence — a student-painted, billboard-style forum for free speech and expression — still leaves some gray areas, particularly on controversial issues, some members of the campus community say. In a message Thursday, Carnegie Mellon President…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (430+ words) The requirement takes effect at the start of the 2027-28 school year. Shapiro signed House Bill 1505 ceremonially alongside Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis. It had already been incorporated into the state's 2026-27 budget earlier this year. WHYY reported that HB 1505 directs the state…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (831+ words) Quaker Valley School District officials want to reevaluate finances and projections for the proposed high school project as time and inflation increase. The district has been working on a new home for students in grades 9-12 for the past several years....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (76+ words) SCRANTON, LACKWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Shapiro Administration has awarded $123.4 million to the Scranton School District as part of a three year progress plan to fund schools around Pennsylvania, according to a press release by the administration. SCRANTON, LACKWANNA COUNTY…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (464+ words) SCRANTON — Jennifer Telesco sees the impact of increased state funding on the faces of students as they achieve their goals and embrace new opportunities. The former first grade teacher at John Adams Elementary School — who now serves as president of…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (263+ words) Seven families have filed a federal lawsuit against the Lower Merion School District in Montgomery County, claiming its student technology policy amounts to an unconstitutional “digital free-for-all” that exposes children to serious harm. The suit, reported by KYW Newsradio, alleges…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (478+ words) Two weeks away from the first day of school on Sept. 10, pre-K and 3-K providers are digging into their own pockets to be able to open their doors on time after New York City failed to deliver its typical advance…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (239+ words) Speed cameras at four Philadelphia school zones began full enforcement Monday as students returned to class, the Philadelphia Parking Authority announced. Drivers caught speeding will receive tickets with no warning period, since the cameras were already tested in April. The…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (495+ words) Philadelphia students returned to school this week facing new limits on smartphone use, as Pennsylvania moved to require districts to restrict phone access during the school day. The state-level push gives individual schools the latitude to choose their own enforcement…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (758+ words) The School District of Philadelphia is rolling out a digital hall pass system to all schools for the 2026-27 academic year, giving administrators a new tool to monitor student movement and, the district hopes, prevent fights on campus. The system runs…...