Back to school

Erin Coleman, Brenna Weick, Bill Henley and Matt DeLucia share childhood photos to celebrate National School Picture Day.

Keisha Jordan speaks to NBC10’s Brenna Weick about the work the Children’s Scholarship Fund Philadelphia does to help students and their families afford tuition-based education.

The Deptford Township School District said that bus routes were deleted and now leaders are in the process of recreating them from scratch. NBC10’s Brian Sheehan speaks to a frustrated mother with a message for district leadership.

NBC10’s Matt DeLucia got a chance to walk the halls of Holy Angels Catholic School in Woodbury, New Jersey, with principal Patti Paulsen to see what it takes to lead a school. What grades did Matt get?

Starting Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, the Cherry Hill School District has enacted its first ever ban on cellphones in classrooms. The plan is intended to mitigate negative impacts of cellphones on student learning.

The use of cellphones in schools throughout the Cherry Hill school district will be banned beginning on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. NBC10’s Karen Hua has details.

After a long holiday weekend it’s back to reality and back to school for thousands of students across the region. NBC10’s Yukare Nakayama caught up with students and parents who are checking off their last minute items before the start of the school year. 

Back-to-school preparations in a Jersey Shore community included critical training for police and other first responders. A local high school became the scene of a realistic simulation involving an active shooter. NBC10 Jersey Shore Bureau reporter Ted Greenberg has more on the drill.

Move in day at Rowan University was extra special this week as the school welcomes the largest group of freshman in its history. NBC10’s Siobhan McGirl has more. 

For some kids, heading back to school can be scary with many unknowns such as making new friends and heavier workloads. NBC10’s Keith Jones tells us about “executive functioning” and shares tips for parents on helping their kids deal with Back to School anxiety.

State officials declared a code orange on Tuesday for the entire Philadelphia area. This means there are unhealthy pollution levels in the air for certain groups of people. The heat is also affecting the city’s students, who just started their new school year Monday. NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle has reactions from parents after schools had to be let out early again...

A lot of store shelves are being emptied as parents shop for shoes, pens, pencils, ear buds and more. While some parents may be well-versed in back-to-school prep, there are many first-time parents getting ready to send their little ones off to school for the very first time. NBC10’s Deanna Durante has more from Plymouth Township.

Officials announced 63 schools in the Philadelphia School District without adequate air conditioning will dismiss three hours earlier than normal on Tuesday and Wednesday due to excessive heat. The early dismissals come during the first week of the new school year. NBC10’s Brian Sheehan has reactions from parents. 

As students return to classes this week, dozens of Philadelphia schools without adequate air conditioning will dismiss early on Wednesday due to excessive heat throughout the region.

NBC10 First Alert Weather meteorologist Marvin Gomez expects Monday to be warm and comfortable. But, he is tracking storms that could pass over the area throughout Monday evening.

School officials held a celebration for the start of the school year at Franklin Edmonds School in East Mount Airy to kick off classes. NBC10’s Brian Sheehan has more.

Schools throughout the School District of Philadelphia are set to start classes on Monday and school superintendent Tony Watlington is expected to be out and about to welcome back classes.

Sunday was the final day of summer for students in the Philadelphia School District as the first day of school is on Monday. As many are preparing for the first day of school, NBC10’s Karen Hua shows us how organizations in the community are helping families get ready.

The parents of a high school junior are fighting for safer pedestrian pathways after their son was hit by a car and killed in Delaware County in April.

Thousands of new and returning students are moving in at the University of Delaware to kick off the school year. NBC10 Delaware Bureau reporter Tim Furlong reports on how the community is being impacted.