EducationRutgers student graduates at 18 and plans to pursue career in artificial intelligenceAlex Geppert plans to start a doctoral program in artificial intelligence this fall. He's the youngest graduate this year among local colleges.
EducationRutgers student graduates at 18 and plans to pursue career in artificial intelligenceAlex Geppert plans to start a doctoral program in artificial intelligence this fall. He's the youngest graduate this year among local colleges.
EducationKeziah Ridgeway, a celebrated and embattled Philadelphia teacher, is suing the district alleging anti-Islamic bias
EducationKeziah Ridgeway, a celebrated and embattled Philadelphia teacher, is suing the district alleging anti-Islamic bias
EducationLower Merion’s school board race is heated amid complaints about antisemitism, Trump caricatures, and unfair endorsements
EducationLower Merion’s school board race is heated amid complaints about antisemitism, Trump caricatures, and unfair endorsements
EducationThis Philly school has 3 Gates scholars, and got its first acceptances to Harvard, Yale, and CornellPalumbo also decided to end using class rank this year after students said it was affecting their mental health.
EducationThis Philly school has 3 Gates scholars, and got its first acceptances to Harvard, Yale, and CornellPalumbo also decided to end using class rank this year after students said it was affecting their mental health.
EducationThis Philly student lost a brother to gun violence. Now, he’s got a full ride to college — and beyond.He got into Harvard, Penn, Morehouse and more. But George Lane is taking his Gates scholarship to Temple University.
EducationThis Philly student lost a brother to gun violence. Now, he’s got a full ride to college — and beyond.He got into Harvard, Penn, Morehouse and more. But George Lane is taking his Gates scholarship to Temple University.
EducationCamden schools chief approves budget for 2025-26 school year that will cut nearly 300 positionsCamden School Superintendent Katrina T. McCombs says she was forced by the state to make deep cuts to balance the district's budget for the 2025-26 school year.
EducationCamden schools chief approves budget for 2025-26 school year that will cut nearly 300 positionsCamden School Superintendent Katrina T. McCombs says she was forced by the state to make deep cuts to balance the district's budget for the 2025-26 school year.
EducationWashington Township school board refuses to reinstate its suspended superintendentThe Washington Township school board rejected a motion to bring back suspended schools chief Eric Hibbs. It also rejected a motion to hire an interim superintendent.
EducationWashington Township school board refuses to reinstate its suspended superintendentThe Washington Township school board rejected a motion to bring back suspended schools chief Eric Hibbs. It also rejected a motion to hire an interim superintendent.
EducationDeptford PTO member charged with stealing more than $50K in school activity fundsIn a letter to parents Tuesday, Deptford school Superintendent Kevin Kanauss said the matter involved the PTOs for the Central, Pine Acres, and Shady Lane schools.
EducationDeptford PTO member charged with stealing more than $50K in school activity fundsIn a letter to parents Tuesday, Deptford school Superintendent Kevin Kanauss said the matter involved the PTOs for the Central, Pine Acres, and Shady Lane schools.
EducationPenn State details its rationale for campus closures in 143-page reportThe seven campuses selected for closure face declines in enrollment and finances, low student housing occupancy and a significant backlog in maintenance.
EducationPenn State details its rationale for campus closures in 143-page reportThe seven campuses selected for closure face declines in enrollment and finances, low student housing occupancy and a significant backlog in maintenance.
Real EstateMontco private school to build a new $52 million campusThe Montgomery County school is set to educate about 350 students at what was formerly the Butler Pike headquarters of Emergency Care Research Institute sometime in 2026.
Real EstateMontco private school to build a new $52 million campusThe Montgomery County school is set to educate about 350 students at what was formerly the Butler Pike headquarters of Emergency Care Research Institute sometime in 2026.
EducationA Drexel professor won a $355,000 pay-inequity judgment. Then the university retaliated, a new lawsuit says.Marilyn Gaye Piety, who has been teaching at Drexel since 1998, says that the university is "banishing her from campus" following her sex-discrimination court victory.
EducationA Drexel professor won a $355,000 pay-inequity judgment. Then the university retaliated, a new lawsuit says.Marilyn Gaye Piety, who has been teaching at Drexel since 1998, says that the university is "banishing her from campus" following her sex-discrimination court victory.
EducationPenn State administration is proposing to close seven Commonwealth campusesThe board of trustees has not yet voted on the plan. The seven campuses currently proposed for closure are Dubois, Fayette, Mont Alto, New Kensington, Shenango, Wilkes-Barre, and York.
EducationPenn State administration is proposing to close seven Commonwealth campusesThe board of trustees has not yet voted on the plan. The seven campuses currently proposed for closure are Dubois, Fayette, Mont Alto, New Kensington, Shenango, Wilkes-Barre, and York.
EducationOne of Philly’s premier high schools is in turmoil, staff, parents, and students sayEnrollment issues, staff divisions and other problems are troubling Philadelphia's storied High School for Creative and Performing Arts, those inside say.
EducationOne of Philly’s premier high schools is in turmoil, staff, parents, and students sayEnrollment issues, staff divisions and other problems are troubling Philadelphia's storied High School for Creative and Performing Arts, those inside say.
NewsInside Villanova in the 1970s, when the future Pope Leo XIV arrived on campusWhen Bob Prevost arrived from South Side Chicago, Villanova found itself at a crossroads.
NewsInside Villanova in the 1970s, when the future Pope Leo XIV arrived on campusWhen Bob Prevost arrived from South Side Chicago, Villanova found itself at a crossroads.
Philadelphia PoliticsState and local lawmakers held a hearing on Trump’s anti-DEI policies on local campuses. University leaders didn’t show.Philadelphia City Council could be considering their options for what actions can be taken in response to the University of Pennsylvania's failure to participate in Friday's hearing.
Philadelphia PoliticsState and local lawmakers held a hearing on Trump’s anti-DEI policies on local campuses. University leaders didn’t show.Philadelphia City Council could be considering their options for what actions can be taken in response to the University of Pennsylvania's failure to participate in Friday's hearing.
EducationMeet the Villanova student and Vatican intern who had a hunch Robert Prevost would become the next pope“A lot of my friends are calling it the Villanova Vatican,” said Caroline Pirtle, a Villanova University junior who interned at the Vatican this semester and just returned home to Minneapolis Thursday
EducationMeet the Villanova student and Vatican intern who had a hunch Robert Prevost would become the next pope“A lot of my friends are calling it the Villanova Vatican,” said Caroline Pirtle, a Villanova University junior who interned at the Vatican this semester and just returned home to Minneapolis Thursday
EducationBryn Mawr students sue the university over ‘deliberate indifference’ to their disabilitiesThe lawsuit alleges that the liberal arts college in Lower Merion did not provide adequate gluten-free options, extended testing times, or virtual access to classes to disabled students.
EducationBryn Mawr students sue the university over ‘deliberate indifference’ to their disabilitiesThe lawsuit alleges that the liberal arts college in Lower Merion did not provide adequate gluten-free options, extended testing times, or virtual access to classes to disabled students.
EducationCould the new pope, a Villanova alumnus, speak at graduation next year? ‘Very funny,’ the pope responded. When Villanova President Peter M. Donohue asked the Pope if he would be commencement speaker, the Pope replied, "Very funny."
EducationCould the new pope, a Villanova alumnus, speak at graduation next year? ‘Very funny,’ the pope responded. When Villanova President Peter M. Donohue asked the Pope if he would be commencement speaker, the Pope replied, "Very funny."
