Poorer districts win challenge to Pennsylvania public school funding

A Pennsylvania judge ruled Tuesday the state's funding of public education falls woefully short and violates students’ constitutional rights, siding with poorer districts in a lawsuit that was first launched eight years ago in pursuit of potentially billions of dollars in additional annual support.

Mount Airy organization holds monthly workshops for teen boys to explore trade, entrepreneurial careers

A local program is jump starting the future for a group of young boys and, Saturday, they got to test their culinary skills, which will ignite a passion that could lead them to careers as chefs.

AI detection tool launched by ChatGPT makers OpenAI amid school cheating fears

The AI detection tool is responding to fears that ChatGPT's artificial intelligence ability to write just about anything could fuel cheating in schools.

West Virginia advances mandate to display ‘In God We Trust’ in schools

Republican Sen. Mike Azinger, who introduced the bill, says he wants to give students something to look up to and to tell them it's okay to “say God” in school. The bill requires that the phrase appears in an area in each school building.

ChatGPT may be smart enough to graduate law school

Many school districts and colleges are still scrambling to figure out how to set policies on if and how ChatGPT can be used.

Philly native Chill Moody mentors aspiring young artists from his high school alma mater

Philadelphia-based rapper Chill Moody called it a “dream" to give back to aspiring young artists when he welcome over two dozen students from his high school alma mater to MilkBoy studio on Thursday.

Philadelphia School District launches pilot program that teaches students different trades

The School District of Philadelphia is touting a new pilot program that teaches students different trades and puts them on the fast track to a full time apprenticeship. 

Deaf student's interpreter lawsuit at center of Supreme Court case

The Supreme Court is set to hear a case that could make it more difficult for students with disabilities to resolve problems quickly when they’re not getting needed assistance in public schools.

St. Aloysius Academy robotics students win multiple awards
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FOX 29's Bob Kelly visits St. Aloysius Academy, where students in the robotics program have won several awards, including a championship.

Shapiro taps Lower Merion superintendent to be education secretary

A school superintendent who won Pennsylvania superintendent of the year and has experience in both wealthy and poor districts will be Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro’s nominee for secretary of education.