Temple students can no longer wear only cloth masks on campus, university says

Temple University updated its mask guidance for students ahead of a return to campus on Monday that was delayed due to a national surge of COVID-19 cases.

North Penn officials say photo shows teacher taping mask to student's face

Parents are reacting to a now viral photo that North Penn School District officials say showed one of their students taping a mask onto the face of a student. The school board apologized during a meeting Thursday and read a statement from the student's mother.

Georgia teen accepted into 48 colleges, earns over $600K in scholarships

Kenyari Sawyer, a 4.0 senior in Albany, Georgia, was accepted into 48 universities and colleges and received more than $600,000 in scholarships.

COVID vaccines to be more widely available across Philly schools, officials announce

Students in Philadelphia schools will find COVID vaccines more available across Philadelphia, with the help of the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium, School District of Philadelphia officials announced.

More Philadelphia schools move to remote learning due to COVID staffing issues

Over a dozen Philadelphia public schools moved to remote learning this week as an avalanche of COVID-19 cases continues to put a strain on the city's education system.

US students hold walkouts amid omicron surge, calling for more stringent measures

U.S. students have held or planned walkouts this week across the country to lobby for more remote learning and other measures amid a surge of COVID cases.

Teacher shortages: School districts ask staff members, others to fill in as substitutes

U.S. school districts are asking staff members and others to fill in as substitute teachers to keep classrooms running because of staffing shortages amid the pandemic.

Navient cancels $1.7 billion in student loans following settlement

Navient, a major student loan servicing company, has settled allegations of abusive lending practices for $1.85 billion.

Biden administration to send schools additional 10M COVID-19 tests per month

The White House said it will send 5 million rapid COVID-19 tests and 5 million lab-based PCR tests to schools each month in an effort to keep them open.

Philadelphia families grapple with unpredictable school schedule amid COVID spike

School schedules have become unpredictable for Philadelphia students as the ongoing surge in COVID-19 cases has forced the district to jostle schools between in-person and remote learning.

New Jersey's school, daycare mask requirement to stay in effect

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says the state's mandate for masks as a COVID-19 precaution in schools and daycares will remain in effect despite a looming expiration of the requirement. 

Dozens of Philadelphia schools move virtual next week as COVID staffing issues persist

The School District of Philadelphia on Sunday announced that dozens of schools will move to virtual learning for the second week of the new year as educators continue to grapple with the virus-related staffing issues. 

Local school districts report closures, delays in response to overnight snow

School districts have reported closures and delays in response to an overnight winter storm that will blanket most of the Delaware Valley in snow.

School District of Philadelphia schools shift to virtual learning Friday due to snowy forecast

All School District of Philadelphia schools will be shifting to virtual learning for the day Friday due to winter weather that is forecasted to bring up to four inches of snow to the area overnight.