Education

A high school in Philadelphia is among the best in the country, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Here’s which one.

Central High School in Philadelphia is among the best in the country, according to the U.S. Department of Education. 

Ten national labor unions came together in Philadelphia on Monday to share their collective demands to make public colleges affordable. Their reasoning behind the push comes as public funding for colleges has decreased as student debt continues to rise. Job insecurity for college staff is another reason fueling their demands. NBC10’s Karen Hua has the three key changes they want...

President Joe Biden announced more than $1 million in funding to support HBCUs in his latest speech in Philadelphia supporting the National Conference for Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The president also commented on the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk has more from the event.

Arizona State University is launching a program for parents and guardians of their students called “Thriving in Your Empty Nest Chapter.”

Stanford University tops LinkedIn’s list as the No.1 MBA program in the world in 2024.

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona vows “to do better” as administrators say this year’s FAFSA debacle is already leaving its mark on campuses.

The Biden administration is hiking pay for educators in the early childhood program Head Start as part of an effort to retain current employees and attract new ones in the midst of a workforce shortage.

Some of the new rules imposed by universities include banning encampments, limiting the duration of demonstrations and allowing protests only in designated spaces.

Philadelphia’s Peirce College announced plans to merge with Scranton’s Lackawanna College to create the largest private, nonprofit open-enrollment institution in Pennsylvania.

Years after COVID, nearly every state is still struggling with school attendance. Roughly one in four students remained chronically absent in the 2022-23 school year, according to an analysis by The Associated Press and Stanford University economist Thomas Dee.

Columbia’s upper Manhattan campus was at the center of a protest movement connected to the Israel-Hamas war that swept college campuses nationwide

Hopefully there won’t be as many technical glitches for students, but the 2025-26 FAFSA won’t open on time, the DOE announced.

Starting this fall, you can get a Master of Arts in Museum Education and a Museum Education Certificate through Saint Joseph’s University and the Barnes Foundation’s new online program.

Saint Joseph’s University and the Barnes Foundation to offer a Master of Arts in Museum Education and a Museum Education Certificate this fall.

School districts across the U.S. are adopting mental health practices as a part of their daily schedules and curriculums. Yoga, meditation and mindfulness exercises are being implemented alongside traditional reading, math and science lessons.

The School District of Philadelphia is preparing for the upcoming school year with its annual bus tour that goes all over the city giving out free school supplies and resources for kids. NBC10’s Karen Hua tagged along for the first stop and has what parents need to know.

Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, has spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it’s now facing hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects.

Students at Rutgers University will have to pay higher tuition and fees starting in the fall after the school’s board approved a 4% tuition hike. For New Jersey residents, tuition will increase on average $274 per semester. That will be more than doubled for out-of-state students.

Cheyney University, a historically black university, has regained their accreditation after being put on probation for a year. The school was placed on probation for deficiencies in several areas including ethics and integrity. Cheyney released a statement saying in part that it wished they reached this decision sooner.