2+ hour, 12+ min ago   (539+ words) Councilmember Jamie R. Gauthier’s 3rd District office is recruiting a full-time Zoning and Community Development Representative to serve as the primary point of contact for residents on zoning, land use and development issues in West and Southwest Philadelphia. The position pays $60,000 a…...

7+ hour, 42+ min ago   (477+ words) School District of Philadelphia Superintendent Tony Watlington said he is moving forward with the district’s plan to close 17 schools at the end of this academic year, calling it a directive he intends to deliver “on time and on budget.” The…...

10+ hour, 27+ min ago   (458+ words) Henry “Harry” McNichol spent more than 30 years teaching accounting at Cardinal Dougherty High School, and years after his death in December 2019, former students are still leaving tributes that speak to his impact on generations of Northeast Philadelphia graduates. The most…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (486+ words) The School District of Philadelphia will launch a program this school year that pays community members, including parents, to serve as ambassadors tasked with boosting attendance and lowering dropout rates at struggling schools. Few details about the Parent and Community…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (680+ words) Researchers at some of Philadelphia’s largest institutions are warning that proposed changes to federal science funding rules could drive early career scientists out of academia and stall discoveries that take years to reach patients. For Northeast Philadelphia residents who depend…...

4+ day, 44+ min 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…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (606+ words) Hundreds of Philadelphia students walked into the West Philadelphia YMCA on Sunday and walked out with fresh haircuts, free school supplies, and a boost of confidence. Barbers Who Care and its army of nearly 80 volunteer barbers and stylists provided these…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (586+ words) Several of Philadelphia’s largest employers are helping workers pursue college degrees without quitting their jobs, offering tuition reimbursement and flexible schedules that local employees say have changed their careers. More than 40 percent of employers nationally offer some form of tuition…...

4+ day, 14+ hour 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…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (516+ words) More than 400 Kensington High School students will begin the school year at a temporary campus in Northeast Philadelphia after asbestos concerns forced a last-minute relocation. Classes start Monday at the former Austin Meehan Middle School, which has been closed since…...