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The School Reform Commission has adopted an early version of its budget for next year. And right now it includes a huge shortfall.
Students from the Mastery-Shoemaker charter school peered at slides of mouse brain cells, and even got to hold a human brain.
"I vow to help more animals than I hurt -- I feel like I owe that," he said on Friday at Gratz High School.
A new survey indicates many kids are feeling a lot of pressure when it comes to team sports.
Members of the Philadelphia School Reform Commission have voted to close eight of the schools recommended in the District's Facilities Master Plan Thursday night.
According to their study of 7th graders, researchers suggest that these children experience what authors are calling surprising levels of dating abuse and violence.
Mayor Nutter, and others, addressed hospitality students during the 19th Annual Hospitality Education Day.
The culinary program at Montgomery County Community College is expanding.
In the competition, fourth- and seventh-graders at a school in Elkins Park have to build both a boat and a bridge from a provided pile of materials.
The Please Touch Museum held the ribbon cutting ceremony for its new exhibit on Tuesday. This new exhibit is being billed as 'fun for kids and their parents.'
Sororities at Swarthmore were banned nearly 80 years ago for discriminating against Jews. But now, a small group of coeds wants to bring them back.
In blunt testimony, SRC chairman Pedro Ramos said that the previous SRC applied stimulus money to new programs rather than using it to address the long-term structural imbalance of the district's budget.
A handful of students in the Chester-Upland School District will be at the White House today, guests of First Lady Michelle Obama. They'll take part in the 4th annual kitchen garden spring planting there.
Athletes and students joined together today at the University of Pennsylvania for the 5th Annual Pride Games. The goal is to increase acceptance of the LGBT community in sports.
The kidneys are not the only part of the body that produce stones. You can also get them in the salivary gland.
Author and Professor Andy Smith of the New School was at the Restaurant School in Philadelphia talking about his new book, "Fast Food and Junk Food".
Local school kids participated in an engineering competition at Drexel University.
More than six dozen boy scouts spent Saturday in the shadow of a nuclear power plant in order to earn a special merit badge.
Albert Einstein Healthcare Network and Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church partnered up for the second year in a row to provide health screenings to more than 1,000 men.
The "Rock the Vote" campaign hit the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, giving area high school students an opportunity to gear up to vote for the first time.
The Alabama native is the first woman and first African-American to ever be appointed to the position.
Some South Jersey grade schoolers are trying their hand on Wall Street -- and learning how to invest in themselves in the process.
Children play on the swings at the JFK elementary school in West Berlin as if they don't have a care in the world and that's how it should be. But for some parents and grandparents it's a different story .
A new bicentennial exhibition is opening to the public this weekend at the Academy of Natural Sciences, on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway at Logan Circle.
Dr. Ali Houshmand went to great lengths on Thursday to stress that any merger would take years to complete.
Joel Embiid scored 33 points, Tyrese Maxey added 29 as the 76ers beat the cold-shooting Suns Saturday night.
Dangerous bitter cold is expected to linger in the Philadelphia area through Monday, but relief is on the way.
As part of a 38-city tour across North America, the FIFA World Cup trophy is coming to Philly before competition kicks off.
The Please Touch Museum marked Black History Month with a daylong celebration centered on representation, creativity and possibility.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
Dangerous bitter cold is expected to linger in the Philadelphia area through Monday, but relief is on the way.
Joel Embiid scored 33 points, Tyrese Maxey added 29 as the 76ers beat the cold-shooting Suns Saturday night.
As part of a 38-city tour across North America, the FIFA World Cup trophy is coming to Philly before competition kicks off.
The Please Touch Museum marked Black History Month with a daylong celebration centered on representation, creativity and possibility.
Camden firefighter Howard Bennett died after falling into the icy Delaware River Thursday.
As part of a 38-city tour across North America, the FIFA World Cup trophy is coming to Philly before competition kicks off.
The Please Touch Museum marked Black History Month with a daylong celebration centered on representation, creativity and possibility.
Power companies across the Philadelphia region and Lehigh Valley are reporting some outages Saturday while high wind alerts are in effect.
The Center City dive bar is raising its minimum age to 25 in an effort to crack down on underage drinking and disruptive behavior.
In her five decades leading Temple University's women's fencing program, Dr. Nikki Franke broke barriers and built opportunities for future generations.
Power companies across the Philadelphia region and Lehigh Valley are reporting some outages Saturday while high wind alerts are in effect.
The coldest air of the season is set to slide over the Philadelphia area this weekend, which could lead to frost quakes, ice quakes and lake quakes.
A number of restaurants in the Philadelphia area landed on OpenTable's list of the Top 100 Romantic Restaurants in the U.S.
After a portion of the Keansburg Fishing Pier crashed into the Raritan Bay, there's now concern at other marinas and piers that are being hit by ice chunks.
John Quinesso Sr., a World War II veteran from South Jersey, still drives himself everywhere he needs to go.
Power companies across the Philadelphia region and Lehigh Valley are reporting some outages Saturday while high wind alerts are in effect.
The coldest air of the season is set to slide over the Philadelphia area this weekend, which could lead to frost quakes, ice quakes and lake quakes.
The man whom Jill Biden divorced for the eventual 46th President of the United States is now in jail on murder charges.
A Delaware man is behind bars after he allegedly attacked two other men over a parking dispute, police say.
A teenager and a 21-year-old man were injured in a shooting in Wilmington Monday afternoon, police said.
A new kind of joint replacement is now available for people who have a certain kind of arthritis in the hand.
A person with a confirmed case of measles visited an urgent care center in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, last month, health officials said.
A toddler and a dog from Los Angeles have a unique bond that came together thanks to a Philly doctor and a story from CBS News Philadelphia.
New Jersey has less than a one-week supply of red blood cells and less than a day's supply of platelets, health officials say.
For Kolin and his family, CHOP was a home away from home while he waited for a heart transplant.
Former Sheetz president and CEO Steve Sheetz has died at age 77, the Altoona-based company announced on Monday.
The post-Christmas return rush was underway at shops and malls across the Philadelphia area.
With product return fraud on the rise, an emerging company is using AI to help spot issues.
Here are mall opening and closing hours for the Christmas and Christmas Eve holidays around the Philly region.
Through Amazon Now, customers can get household items, cosmetics, electronics, groceries and more delivered in about 30 minutes or less.
The city says residents shouldn't park on a major stretch of South Broad Street in Philadelphia Tuesday for a snow removal operation.
Traffic is starting to move again on Roosevelt Boulevard after a fatal crash shut down the road in both directions Friday morning.
Snow-covered sidewalks, freezing temperatures and more have made commutes challenging for many public transit riders across Philadelphia.
Philadelphia is closing several roads in Center City Tuesday night to remove snow after a winter storm dumped nearly 10 inches over the weekend.
Transportation service will ramp up gradually Monday across the Philadelphia area following the weekend snowstorm.
Joel Embiid scored 33 points, Tyrese Maxey added 29 as the 76ers beat the cold-shooting Suns Saturday night.
As part of a 38-city tour across North America, the FIFA World Cup trophy is coming to Philly before competition kicks off.
Prosecutors have dropped the most serious assault charge against Penn State hockey star Gavin McKenna.
Eagles superfan Ed Callahan, 79, won the NFL's 2025 Fan of the Year award on Thursday night.
Sonny Jurgensen's strong arm, keen wit and affable personality made him one of the most beloved figures in Washington football history.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
Don't miss the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony. Here's how to watch live, stream for free and catch replays.
The Temple University Jazz Band is releasing its first internationally-recorded album after placing first at the National Collegiate Jazz Championship.
Mural Arts Philadelphia is looking for an artist or team of artists to design a mural honoring Boyz II Men's contributions to music and culture as the city celebrates America's 250th anniversary.
Chuck Negron, a founding member of Three Dog Night whose lead vocals powered a string of hits for one of the top rock acts of the late 1960s and early '70s has died. He was 83.
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Middle school students in Philadelphia got the opportunity to do hands-on learning during the school district's five-day career and technical camp.
With her Girl Talk mentoring program, one Philadelphia teen turned her camp days into a safe space to discuss social issues young girls face every day.
Recent high school graduate Sylvain Farrell says his temporary position at a local clinic is the pathway to a full-time career.
A Philadelphia student won an award from NFL Films for his documentary on bringing back sports teams at his Kensington school.
A group of East Norriton eighth graders took what started as an Earth Day project and made a whole initiative.
Senator John Fetterman expressed his concern over two Pennsylvania warehouses purchased by the federal government that could become detention centers.
Despite whipping winds and a bitter cold spell, many tried to enjoy their Saturday in Old City. Dan Snyder has the forecast.
Dangerous bitter cold is expected to linger in the Philadelphia area through Monday, but relief is on the way. Grant Gilmore has the forecast.
The coldest air we have experienced in several years arrived in the Philadelphia area. Grant GIlmore has the forecast.
The Please Touch Museum marked Black History Month with a daylong celebration centered on representation, creativity and possibility. Eva Andersen reports.