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Prepping for Preps '26-27: Perkiomen Valley (Boys)

— (Ed. Note: This article is part of our 2026-27 season coverage, which will run for the six weeks preceding the first official games of the year on Nov. 1. To access all of our high school and college preview content for this season, click here.) ~~~. There were points...

Collegeville, PA · 1d

northpennnow.com

North Penn Squires third grade tackle football advances to ICFL championship

NORTH WALES, PA — The North Penn Squires Youth Football and Cheer Organization is proud to announce that its third-grade tackle football team has advanced to the Inter County Football League (ICFL) Championship Game, continuing an outstanding 2026 season and highlighting the growth and success of the Squires football program.

Lansdale, PA · 1d

local21news.com

Harrisburg University program helps aspiring high schoolers level up in game design

DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Board games were out on the tables at Harrisburg University, but the goal wasn’t just to play. The university is using games as a teaching tool in a program designed to help aspiring high school students build skills tied to game design and development.

Harrisburg, PA · 1d

emmaussports.com

Football – Hornets head back to Nazareth for second meeting vs Blue Eagles in District XI playoff opener. PREVIEW

Matchup: No. 8 seed Emmaus (4-6) vs No. 1 seed Nazareth (8-2) Coverage: LIVE on The Eastern Pa. Sports Network (Pregame: 6:30 p.m.) Listen: https://easternpasportsnet1.mixlr.com/events/5420833. What’s on the line: Winner advances to the semifinals to take on winner of No. 4 Freedom/No. 5 Easton. Last week: Emmaus lost to...

Nazareth, PA · 1d

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Chestnut Hill School Sends 350 Kids Home as Water Fails in 104-Year-Old Building

J.S. Jenks Academy of Arts and Sciences sent 350 students home early Wednesday after parts of the Chestnut Hill school lost running water, leaving students without a way to wash their hands. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that the school dismissed students early Wednesday at the 1922 building. The elementary school...

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Chalkbeat

Philadelphia state test scores are months late. Now state officials want to change the cut scores.

Did you know search engines like Google are changing the way you see news? Keep Chalkbeat’s valuable education coverage at the top of your feeds by clicking here and checking the box next to our name. Pennsylvania state officials have proposed changing how they score students’ performance on state math and reading tests, making it easier for students to be considered “advanced.” The proposal , which Pennsylvania Department of Education officials shared with the state’s Board of Education Thursday, would have implications for how the state measures student achievement and schools’ success, and would apply to tests students took months ago. It comes after months of uncertainty over delayed test results in Philadelphia, where families and teachers have repeatedly asked officials to release the scores they usually get in August. State officials acknowledged the department’s cut score review contributed to the wait. “This delayed reporting. It’s not great timing,” Brian Campbell, director of the Department of Education’s bureau of curriculum, assessment, and instruction, told board members Thursday. But he said the state was overdue in updating score thresholds set more than a decade ago, and this would create “a new baseline.” Students take state tests every spring to evaluate whether

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South Jersey Media

Cattle car exhibit makes a stop at Moorestown High

Moorestown High School (MHS) hosted an exhibit on Oct. 9 that provided its students with a profound opportunity to engage with history directly, prompting critical reflections on the dangers of antisemitism, intolerance and prejudice today. “This is about learning the lessons of history so that (students) can apply them to their lives today, apply them […]

Moorestown, NJ · 2d

philadelphiasportsdigest.com

FOOTBALL: Roman Catholic Ends 19-Year Wait with PCL Championship Victory over St. Joe's Prep

PHILADELPHIA - From the opening kickoff through the impromptu singing of the school alma mater in front of the stands filled with euphoric fans, Roman Catholic coach Rick Prete’s facial expression didn’t change. In between, the Cahillites had accomplished something that took the program 19 long seasons to...

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Photo Gallery: Delco Christian vs Faith Christian

Support Philadelphia Soccer Now’s coverage of high school soccer by subscribing today. Delaware County Christian and Faith Christian Academy clashed in the PIAA District 1 Class A final Tuesday night at Upper Dublin High School. Delco Christian came out on top, winning their first district title since 2010 with a 4-2 victory over defending district and state champs Faith Christian.

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KYW News Radio

Educators gather at Rutgers-Camden to explore ways to improve children’s math and reading

Educators from across the tri-state area met at Rutgers-Camden Thursday to discuss ways to improve reading and math performance in students.

Camden, NJ · 1d

MONTCO.Today

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At Bryn Mawr College, an Institute of Failure Teaches Students It’s OK to Fall Short

Bryn Mawr College wants its students to get comfortable with falling short. Its Institute of Failure continues that effort Wednesday, Nov. 4, with the third installment of its Failure Monologues series, according to Susan Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The event runs from 5:30 to 6:30 PM in the Dorothy...

Bryn Mawr, PA · 1d

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LMHS Welcomes New Staff Members

From the music room to British Literature and Life Skills support, four new educators are bringing fresh experiences, unique interests, and new perspectives to Lower Moreland. Every school year brings something new to the hallways of Lower Moreland: new classes, new experiences, and, of course, new faces. As students settle into their schedules, four new educators are doing the same. This year, the District welcomes Claire Bryan, Kelsey Hendler, Leah Wilson, and Serena Patterson, each bringing a different background and set of experiences to the community. Despite their different paths into education, all four have shared a similar first impression: Lower Moreland’s welcoming atmosphere and close-knit faculty.

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ENIAC Women Programmers Honored at Chestnut Hill College

Long before laptops and smartphones, two Chestnut Hill College graduates were teaching ENIAC how to work. On Monday, November 9, the college will honor Frances Bilas and Kay McNulty when it rededicates its CyberTech Lab. Two classrooms in St. Joseph Hall will be named for the 1942 alumnae. Bilas and...

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Delco Christian wins District 1 double, boys and girls teams advance to states

Delco Christian soccer is having a moment. Both their girls and boys teams swept a doubleheader of the PIAA District 1 Class A finals Tuesday night at Upper Dublin High School and the girls followed it up with a lopsided victory over MaST II on Thursday to book their first PIAA state tournament berth since 2010.

Fort Washington, PA · 1d

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Philadelphia City Councilmembers, union leaders call on Mayor Parker to prevent school closures

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. For more than a year, Philadelphia students, teachers, and community members have protested the district’s plan to close 17 schools. But Mayor Cherelle Parker hasn’t been a particularly loud voice in the closure debate. Now some prominent figures are calling her out....

Philadelphia, PA · 4d

PA Times

N-G wins city championship

The Saints have made volleyball history. The Neumann-Goretti High School girls volleyball team swept Philadelphia Academy Charter School, 3-0, to win the PIAA District 12 Class 3A championship for the first time in school history. It was also the first volleyball title of any kind in the program’s history. “Playing with this team has truly […]

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Plymouth Meeting, PA · 2d

Plymouth Whitemarsh’s Jim Donofrio named 2025-26 Boys Basketball Coach of the Year

Plymouth Whitemarsh High School’s Jim Donofrio, coach of the boys’ basketball program, was recently named Pennsylvania’s 2025-26 Boys Basketball Coach of the Year by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA). From an article published by the Colonial...

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Award-winning Women in Natural Sciences program spins off from Academy of Natural Sciences and Drexel

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. A successful Philadelphia science education program for young women is looking for a fresh start and a new home after years of being hosted at the Academy of Natural Sciences.

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Swarthmore’s Best-Kept Secrets: 3 Hidden Spaces You Should Know (Part II)

In Part One of Swarthmore’s Best-Kept Secrets: 3 Hidden Spaces You Should Know, I highlighted the Language Resource Center (LRC), Makerspace, and Crum Ruins. These spaces have become central to the college experience for some students, but to others, they remain hidden from Scott Arboretum’s lush vegetation or simply overshadowed by the semester’s demands. In this edition, I’ve decided to highlight even more obscure spaces that only a handful of students have discovered.

Swarthmore, PA · 2d

WHYY

Drexel University halts all student events involving alcohol following fraternity suspensions

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. Drexel University has paused all undergraduate student events involving alcohol and the induction of new members to student organizations in the wake of an investigation involving at least two fraternities accused of hazing and sexual misconduct.