Chalkbeat Philadelphia

The survey found growing concern about public education, strong support for a district audit, and opposition to recent school closures.

Most Philly voters think the city's schools are on the wrong track, new poll finds

Integrated math is slowly gaining favor in high schools. Supporters say it opens doors to a variety of STEM pathways. But there is a tradeoff with calculus.

Algebra + geometry = integrated math. Is it a formula for success?

Some students can build good lives without a bachelor’s degree. But federal wage data shows those paths are narrower — and often more gendered — than the headlines suggest.

The six-figure trades story has a catch: The vast majority of non-college jobs pay far less.

Nearly 100 Philly-area students participated in the Philadelphia City Government Youth Summit. The program is a full-day “civic immersion experience” hosted by the Greater Philadelphia YMCA in partnership with the mayor’s office and the City Council.

These students took over Philadelphia City Hall for a day — and rejected their own bill

One state chief welcomed modest flexibility. Another warned that federal dollars are pushing states to conform to the Trump administration’s beliefs.

Is education really being returned to the states? Two state chiefs say it’s complicated.

The potential for AI to boost student learning depends on a lot more than building quality products, a Stanford researcher said.

Research on AI tutoring hit a roadblock: Students barely used it

Education Secretary Linda McMahon told parents in a video announcing seismic shifts to special education and civil rights enforcement that “I’ve heard you.” Parents say that might be true, but that she didn’t listen.

Parents oppose plan to shift special education oversight: ‘We didn't want this to happen'

Advocates for students with disabilities fear that moving special education out of the U.S. Department of Education will undermine support for vulnerable students.

Civil rights enforcement, special education oversight will move out of education department

A new report calls on schools to make career navigation a core part of their mission. Students need to be thinking realistically about their options long before they head to college, the FutureEd report says.

More teens want to be influencers than wind turbine technicians. Here’s how schools could change that.

Jeffco Public Schools said some girls’ teams “had male managers, trainers, or mascots — not athletes.”

61 boys the Trump administration found on girls’ sports rosters? District says they weren’t athletes