School District of Philadelphia
The School District of Philadelphia is a public Pre‑K–12 school system established in 1818. It is the largest in Pennsylvania and the eighth‑largest in the U.S., serving over 197,000 students across more than 200 district, charter, and alternative schools.
Address: 440 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130
Phone: (215) 400-4000
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Holy Family University Claims Eight Lindback Awards for Educational Excellence
Holy Family University’s impact on classrooms across Philadelphia was on full display this year, as seven alumni and one current student are among the 2026…
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Citadel Awards More Than $100,000 to Teachers, Schools for Heart of Learning’s 25th Anniversary
For a quarter-century, Citadel Credit Union has celebrated the teachers who stay late to help struggling students, inspire confidence in children who need it most,…
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New Resolution Would Give Philadelphia’s Vacant School Buildings New Life
Philadelphia has about 20 vacant school properties across the city, causing increased pressure from the community to do something with them. There is now a…
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Philadelphia Schools Replace Over 2,400 Old School Water Fountains With New Bottle Filling Stations
The School District of Philadelphia recently installed 2,404 new water bottle filling stations across schools across the city, writes Kristen A. Graham for The Philadelphia…
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18 High School Seniors Receive $360,000 in Scholarships from Green Family Foundation, Firstrust Bank
In a powerful show of support for the next generation of changemakers, the Green Family Foundation and Firstrust Bank recently awarded $360,000 in scholarships to…
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Six Holy Family Graduates Honored with 2025 Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching
Out of more than 12,000 educators in the School District of Philadelphia, just 60 were selected to receive the 2025 Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching.…
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Eastern University Grad Named National School Nurse of the Year
Emily Hunter, the school nurse at Rhawnhurst Elementary School in Philadelphia, has been named the 2025 National School Nurse of the Year for Pennsylvania by the National…
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Harriett’s Bookshop is Raising Funds to Send 10 Philly Youth to Study Abroad This Fall
Harriett’s Bookshop owner Jeannine A. Cook is aiming to send 10 North Philadelphia youth to study abroad in Paris this fall, writes Shara Dae Howard…
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PECO’s EV Investment: Rebates, Charging Stations, and Savings Tools to Simplify Your Switch to Electric Vehicles
PECO, Pennsylvania’s largest electric and natural gas delivery company and provider of energy to millions of customers in the Greater Philadelphia region, is on a…
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Twin Sisters Fulfill Their Dreams with Elkins Park Restaurant
Twin sisters Maya and Kala Johnstone had always wanted to run their own restaurant, and their dream recently came true with the opening of FoodChasers’…
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Eastern University Alum Named School Nurse of the Year
Eastern graduate Emily Hunter, M.Ed., BS, RN, CSN, has been named the Pennsylvania School Nurse of the Year by the National Association of School Nurses…
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Swarthmore Professor Explains Why School Funding System in Pennsylvania Is Unconstitutional, but Difficult to Change
A new book written by Roseann Liu, a visiting professor in Asian American Studies and Education Studies at Swarthmore College, shines the light on the…
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An Eastern University Grad’s Journey from Cambodian Refugee to Changing Lives as a Philadelphia Principal
While the journey from Cambodia to America was never easy, Daniel Sophara Peou, a 1997 graduate of Eastern University, has allowed his story to shape…
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PECO Customers to Benefit from Infrastructure Investment to Increase Reliability, Resiliency of Local Energy Grid
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) program has awarded a grant to support investments in the local energy grid that will…
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Philadelphia Teacher Rebuilds Her Childhood Collection of Barbies During Pandemic
When the pandemic started and she found herself bored and lonely, Ilana Volain, a first-grade teacher in the School District of Philadelphia, turned to her…
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