Education

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N.J. becomes latest state to ban cellphones in classrooms as Murphy signs bill into law

Medical school enrollment surpasses 100,000 for first time as application numbers rebound

med school trend

Smoking 'a few harmless joints' a month can hurt school performance, study says

Weed Use Teens

Bill banning cellphones in N.J. schools heads to Gov. Murphy desk

NJ phones schools

After recording its first enrollment gain in a decade, Philadelphia public schools are losing students again

philly schools enrollment

Library Company of Philadelphia, founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1731, agrees to merger with Temple University

Temple merger

School District of Philadelphia reaches new contract with its principals union

school district principals contract

Philly school principals demand new contract but stop short of strike threat

philly principals contract

Colman Domingo to give Temple University's commencement speech in the spring

Pennsylvania's new budget tightens cyber charter oversight, boosts school funding

PA budget schools

Valley Forge Military Academy to close next week for all cadets except seniors

Valley Forge Military Academy

Mom charged with stealing $61K from Philly schools meant for her kids' care

School district con

Penn data breach included info about Joe Biden and ex-university president Liz Magill, hackers claim

Biden Penn Breach

Disparaging email sent to Penn students, alumni is fake, university says

Penn fraudulent email

Transportation barriers prevent some Philly students from visiting colleges, so Pa. state schools are facilitating bus trips

Penn rejects Trump administration's proposal to exchange operational influence for funding advantages

Penn Trump Compact

Overall enrollment at Pennsylvania's state universities increases for the first time in over 10 years

wcu enrollment increase

Immigrants have helped Philly region stave off population decline and spurred economic growth, report finds

Philadelphia Immigration Economy

Penn students are randomly being slapped while walking near the college

Penn slapping

Penn receives anonymous $10 million donation for urban research

Penn donation

After turbulent year, Penn climbs to No. 7 in U.S. News rankings of universities

Penn US News rankings

UArts' archives to be preserved by Historical Society of Pennsylvania

University of the Arts Archives

Three months late: Pennsylvania is one of only two states without a budget for 2025-26

Data reveals scope of problems at city schools ahead of closure decisions

philly school closures

How the School District of Philadelphia will decide which schools must close

Philly School Closures

Penn law school adds Sadie Alexander fellowship after backlash over pausing scholarship named after activist

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Philadelphia expands successful dropout prevention program to four more schools

philly dropout prevention

Penn physics professor wins international award. Could a Nobel Prize be next?

Charles Kane Lorentz Medal

Philadelphia teachers union ratifies new contract with school district

teachers union contract

Philadelphia teachers union to vote on tentative new contract

Philly Teachers Contract

Philadelphia teachers union, school district reach tentative new contract

School district teachers union deal

Over an hour after Villanova ordered a lockdown, the president says reports of shooting was 'cruel hoax'

Villanova families

Frankford High will reopen for new school year after asbestos abatement

Frankford High School reopening

Philly's high school graduates increasingly skip college, abandoning previous plans to attend

philly college matriculation

Former Sen. Bob Casey takes on advisory roles at Philly law firm and University of Scranton

Penn closes office of equal opportunity in law school and pauses scholarship for students studying racial justice

Penn DEI office scholarship

Philadelphia teachers could strike as school year approaches if contract talks stall

philly teachers contract

Trump administration releases billions in frozen funds for public schools

Trump education

Postdoctoral scholars and research assistants at Penn vote to unionize

penn postdoc union

Temple could have its largest class of incoming freshmen this fall

Temple deposit increase

Temple and Pa.'s state-owned colleges have hiked tuition. Others may follow

temple tuition increase

How Trump's education cuts could have long-term impact on organizations that serve schools

Trump Education Cuts

Pennsylvania loses $230 million in federal education funding as Trump freezes programs

trump education cuts

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