Ice Cube Chills In Philly, Drops Off A Check To Help Students Read
Cube says their $5,000 donation to the "Right Books" campaign will help K-through-3rd graders get the resources they need to read at grade level by the fourth grade.
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Cube says their $5,000 donation to the "Right Books" campaign will help K-through-3rd graders get the resources they need to read at grade level by the fourth grade.
The School District of Philadelphia is courting and recruiting educators from across the region to come there and teach.
Penn State and St. Joseph's University have confirmed that all of their students traveling abroad in Belgium are safe.
Abraham Lincoln High School junior Jaime Rivera's group project was on the history of climate change.
Even now, this late in the school year, the district has 170 unfilled teaching positions.
Evesham Township will pick up the half million dollar cost to provide police officers at all of its public schools next year.
The Philadelphia Zoo says it will again offer its popular "Summer Break Teacher Pass" this year.
The School District of Philadelphia is investing millions of dollars in a plan to "turn around" some of their worst performing schools.
Penn Environment released their report on why solar panels would shine in Philadelphia schools.
A Philadelphia judge has blocked the school district's plan to sell several shut down schools as a package, and the decision could cost the district millions of dollars.
All across the country, school students looking ahead to college sat down to take the SAT's this weekend. But this year's test is a little different.
With no Pennsylvania budget in sight and less than half a year's worth of state funding in hand, Philadelphia school officials are wondering when the money pot will run dry.
Philadelphia's pre-K push now has its own website.
The school issued a text alert telling students that the science building was closed on the Penn State Wilkes-Barre campus.
A Common Pleas jury has found former Cayuga Elementary School teacher Ary Sloane not guilty of tampering with public records and forgery.
A Philadelphia charter school is borrowing a term from NASA, but it's got nothing to do with space travel.
Donovan Guess is a gentleman, a scholar and he also happens to be a baller.
At Neumann University, creativity mixed with formula and theory for a competition involving young students that covered just about every discipline across the science spectrum.
Tony Danza and Lt. Governor Mike Stack read to kids at Fox Chase Elementary School on Wednesday.
Similar centers have opened at two other schools in Philadelphia.
Some of those in closest contact with Scott Kelly are local researchers.
Saturday's competition raises money for the Independence Mission Schools (IMS), providing the majority of scholarship money for 4,700 Philadelphia kids.
"We have to acknowledge that the tremendous visibility that the university got through this past season of football."
Save thousands of dollars while seeing the world and getting a college degree. That's the choice that thousands of students are making.
Glassboro Intermediate School hosted the Universal African Dance and Drum Ensemble on Friday.
The Palisades Fire burned more than 23,000 acres and killed at least 12 people in January.
After nearly 90 years, the Philadelphia Museum of Art has a new name: the Philadelphia Art Museum.
Sno Pac Foods is recalling two types of organic frozen spinach due to potential listeria contamination, which can lead to serious illness.
The city, community group North10 and Richard S. Burns & Co., a local recycling business, are joining forces to take care of five illegal dumping hotspots.
The debate will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center in New Brunswick.
The Palisades Fire burned more than 23,000 acres and killed at least 12 people in January.
After nearly 90 years, the Philadelphia Museum of Art has a new name: the Philadelphia Art Museum.
The city, community group North10 and Richard S. Burns & Co., a local recycling business, are joining forces to take care of five illegal dumping hotspots.
The debate will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center in New Brunswick.
Former FBI Director James Comey, a longtime foe of President Trump, appeared in Virginia for an arraignment, in his first court appearance since he was charged.
After nearly 90 years, the Philadelphia Museum of Art has a new name: the Philadelphia Art Museum.
The city, community group North10 and Richard S. Burns & Co., a local recycling business, are joining forces to take care of five illegal dumping hotspots.
Poets took the stage in Philadelphia for "Loud & Proud," a National Coming Out Day poetry slam.
A synagogue in Elkins Park gathered for a ceremony of remembrance Tuesday two years after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel.
Fabian Colon is accused of assaulting a United States Postal Worker on the job in Northeast Philadelphia Tuesday, police said.
The debate will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center in New Brunswick.
Police say the 16-year-old victim was shot in the area of New Brooklyn Park Tuesday night.
Turnout will be key in the New Jersey governor's race between Mikie Sherrill and Jack Ciattarelli, a political expert says.
A crane attached to a truck toppled over onto a home in Hamilton Township, New Jersey, on Tuesday afternoon, officials said.
The New Jersey State Fire Marshal is investigating a blaze that destroyed the main clubhouse at the Frog Rock Golf and Country Club in Hammonton, Atlantic County.
Symptoms of Lyme disease can range from fever, headaches, fatigue and occasionally serious heart complications.
Philadelphia-area businesses are helping you celebrate the release of Taylor Swift's 12th album with listening parties, release parties, watch parties and more.
Buildings on two university campuses in Delaware were evacuated Tuesday.
After a wet Saturday, conditions dry out on Sunday as high pressure builds in, with clouds breaking up and highs climbing into the upper 70s and mid-80s.
A medical robot is helping doctors at Nemours Children's Hospital in Delaware perform spinal surgeries – a first-of-its-kind.
Symptoms of Lyme disease can range from fever, headaches, fatigue and occasionally serious heart complications.
Nobel Prize committee chair says discoveries by the trio of researchers were "decisive for our understanding of how the immune system functions."
Juan Namnun, the baseball coach at Frankford High School, is in the small group of men diagnosed with breast cancer each year.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro signed an executive order meant to protect access to vaccines for people in the commonwealth.
The Ronald McDonald House Southern New Jersey feels like home for this teen and her mother.
It's the age-old question for Pennsylvanians: Sheetz or Wawa?
Philadelphia Phillies fans are supporting small businesses as Red October excitement heats up.
Nike Inc.'s first U.S.-based Jordan Brand World of Flight store in Philadelphia has an opening date: Friday, Oct. 10, 2025.
Some fans say they've experienced their tickets disappearing from their MLB Ballpark app, and ticketholders have been warned.
Three women in the local food industry are being honored this weekend at the annual Heritage Dinner hosted by Les Dames d'Escoffier.
SEPTA says Regional Rail riders could face possible cancellations, delays and crowded trains after last week's federal emergency order.
A fire on the train tracks stopped multiple trains on SEPTA's Manayunk/Norristown Line on Friday.
Regulators say warning lights are important and cannot be ignored as SEPTA and federal investigators work to pinpoint the cause of the railcar fires.
The National Transportation Safety Board urges SEPTA to immediately to stop using some of its railcars because of fire risk.
In an exclusive interview, attorney George Bochetto now plans to file a lawsuit over SEPTA's recent fare increases.
Bryce Harper has been facing boos from Philadelphia Phillies fans during the NL Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Eagles running back Saquon Barkley downplayed his knee injury and said that he's good to go in Week 6 against the Giants.
For Phillies fans, Monday's NLDS Game 2 loss to the Dodgers was more of the same: disappointment and letdown from the big guns.
On the 15th anniversary of Roy Halladay's postseason no-hitter, his sons threw out the first pitch Monday. Here's how they want to honor his legacy.
The Phillies were one hit away from turning the NLDS around, but instead, Bryson Stott's bunt in the ninth led to a loss that has put Philadelphia in a 2-0 hole.
Thirty paintings by Bob Ross are set to be auctioned to support public television stations after federal funding cuts.
Taylor Swift's new album, "The Life of a Showgirl," became Spotify's most-streamed album in a single day this year. The company said it only took 11 hours to hit that mark.
Red October baseball is back in Philadelphia, Taylor Swift just dropped her 12th studio album and the Eagles are 4-0; can we really ask for anything more?
A sugar artist is putting her love for Taylor Swift into each and every cookie she makes
Philadelphia-area businesses are helping you celebrate the release of Taylor Swift's 12th album with listening parties, release parties, watch parties and more.
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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.
A 16-year-old boy was shot in Winslow Township, New Jersey, on Tuesday night, police said.
Dolly Parton's sister, Freida Parton, asked fans to pray after Dolly postponed shows in her Las Vegas residency while she deals with unspecified health challenges. And locally, Philadelphia drivers are reacting after the city was ranked by Wallethub as the worst to drive in. Chandler Lutz walks you through social media's top talkers.
After landing in Los Angeles to face the Dodgers, the Phillies will try to win Game 3 of the NLDS and keep their season alive. Ross DiMattei shares the latest comments from Bryce Harper and Rob Thomson on the postseason series.
Callouts among TSA workers are surging as the workers deemed essential are asked to continue showing up despite not being paid. Labor leaders are pushing for a deal so workers can start collecting checks again. Jan Carabeo reports from Philadelphia International Airport, where things are running smoothly.
Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democrat Mikie Sherrill will face off one more time in a debate as they compete to become New Jersey's next governor. Jim Donovan has your latest morning headlines with weather from Meteorologist Kate Bilo.