Philadelphia School District

Philadelphia schools have been granted six half days between November and May, while teachers will see a pay raise and a bonus in their new contract.

The Philadelphia Department of Health on Wednesday announced an easing of when K-12 schools need to ease in-person learning amid positive COVID-19 tests.

The Philadelphia Health Department makes rules for pausing in-person learning amid COVID-19 cases “less strict.” Here is the new guidance.

Four schools in Philadelphia have now moved to virtual learning after COVID-19 cases forced their buildings to pause in-person instruction. This comes just weeks after many schools began in-person learning and a wave of closures. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk breaks down how the health department determines COVID-related closures.

It’s been a rough start to the new academic year for the Philadelphia School District as they deal with a bus driver shortage and the closures of some schools due to COVID outbreaks. NBC10’s Aaron Baskerville has the details.

A bus driver shortage has the School District of Philadelphia offering thousands of dollars for parents and guardians to take their kids to and from school themselves. NBC10’s Stephanía Jiménez explains.

Three Philadelphia schools have already closed and returned to virtual learning due to COVID outbreaks. NBC10’s Stephanía Jiménez has the details.

Pennsylvania is ranked #2 nationally for the largest number of Black, Latinx, and disabled student arrests, according to the ACLU. NBC10’s Brandon Hudson reports on how educators are trying to fix that.

The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers reached a tentative agreement with the Philadelphia School District hours before their contract was set to expire, the union leader announced Tuesday night.

Many Philadelphia students are returning to school while dealing with the loss of loved ones amid the city’s surging violence. NBC10’s Brandon Hudson speaks with an expert who is helping those students deal with their grief.

Some students in Philadelphia’s public schools are back in a classroom for the first time since March 2020 as the 2021-22 school year gets underway Tuesday. NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle reports as excited students, parents and officials arrive for the first day of school.

Philadelphia students are preparing to return to in-person learning on Tuesday. For many, it will be their first time in the classroom since the start of the COVID pandemic. NBC10’s Aaron Baskerville finds out what school officials are doing to keep students and staff safe.

Among vaccine requirements and mask mandates, the faculty of Philadelphia’s schools have a number of new operations that they will need to get used to. NBC10’s Rosemary Connors speaks with a local school that is preparing for the start of class as the Delta Variant looms.

For many students across the Philadelphia region, Monday was their first time back in the classroom since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. NBC10’s Deanna Durante shows the challenges the students and their parents now face.

Masterman School teachers protested the school district for what they believe to be a lack of information about asbestos in the building. NBC10 investigative reporter Mitch Blacher talks about their message and what they want changed.

The Philadelphia School Board approved a resolution to mandate a COVID-19 vaccination for all 20,000 Philadelphia School District employees. But there is still much work that needs to be done before the mandate is implemented. NBC10’s Aaron Baskerville explains.

The Philadelphia School Board voted for a resolution that would lead to a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for all employees and teachers in the Philadelphia School District.

The Philadelphia School Board is set to hold a vote that could lead to a potential vaccine mandate for all teachers and staff. If the vote does pass, the Philadelphia School District would immediately begin negotiations with the teachers union. NBC10’s Aaron Baskerville has the details.

Gutmann, who is leaving the University of Pennsylvania after 17 years as president, worked to better integrate Penn into the West Philadelphia community, investing money, time and resources, according to those who worked with her in the community and at the school district.

NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle reports Monday from the Jardel Recreation Center in Northeast Philadelphia as a back-to-school bus packed with school supplies and information makes its first of 31 stops around the city.