95% of Philly School Speed Cushions Fail Safety Standards
A newly released report from the Philadelphia City Controller’s Office details extensive noncompliance in speed cushions installed outside city schools, finding that nearly all...
Health Experts Urge Vaccination as Measles Cases Surface in Lancaster County
Pennsylvania has recorded its first five measles cases of 2026, all in Lancaster County, among unvaccinated school-aged children and young adults. The Pennsylvania Department...
Subzero Shock Strikes Philly Monday—Midweek Thaw on the Way
Philadelphia and the surrounding region spent Monday under dangerously cold conditions as an Arctic air mass remained locked over the Delaware Valley. Although skies...
Kensington Schools Embed Mentors to Turn Survival Into Graduation Wins
In West Kensington, one of Philadelphia’s most economically challenged neighborhoods, high schools are rebuilding the path to graduation by embedding support directly inside classrooms....
Two Killed in High-Speed Crash on I-95 North in Port Richmond
A deadly overnight crash brought Interstate 95 northbound in Philadelphia’s Port Richmond section to a standstill for hours early Friday morning, killing two people...
Philly Teachers Demand Virtual Classes as Schools Reopen to 50° Rooms
The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers called for virtual learning on Friday after students returned to school buildings that the union said remained unsafe following...
