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In 2020, Egypt Luckey graduated from Building 21, a high school in Northwest Philadelphia affiliated with the Learning Innovative network, which emphasizes real-world learning experiences. For the entirety of her high school career, Luckey never had a public school library available to her, and she thinks it put her at a disadvantage during the transition […]
The number of school librarians in the district declined over the past decade, from about 57 in the 2012-2013 school year to just one in 2023-2024. The post Many Philadelphia
Since the pandemic, Philadelphia School District reports a decline in student participation in its free breakfast program.
A heat wave along the East Coast and in the Midwest leads to closings, shorter school days.
Amid sweltering heat waves, classes have resumed in many districts around the country that have outdated heating and cooling systems — or no air conditioning at all.