From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A school chef in Wissinoming is tackling food insecurity and ensuring every student has access to nutritious meals.

The academic outcomes at Pennsylvania’s 14 cyber charter school districts compare poorly to typical brick and mortar schools, according to experts who testified at a House Education Committee hearing ...

During that time the board has also denied several charter applications. Last year, it voted four times to deny the application of Global Leadership Academy, a K-8 school in West Philadelphia ...

Widener University honored Northeast Philly high schoolers with 2025 Leadership Awards for their outstanding community impact ...

Officials filed charges against 20 people who are accused of either physically abusing or failing to report the abuse of 26 children at a Pennsylvania charter school. “This case is every parents ...

Twenty members of staff have been charged following roughly a hundred abuse incidents at a Philadelphia charter school, according to prosecutors. Surveillance footage captured the incidents at ...