The Philadelphia School District, which recently revealed it has been under investigation by the United States Department of Justice over its management of asbestos in school buildings, appears ...

Philadelphia’s Board of Education did not vote Thursday on an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice over the school district’s handling of asbestos, after abruptly adding the item to ...

SCRANTON, Pa. — The Scranton School Board got an update on the asbestos situation at one of its intermediate schools. The 900 students at Northeast Intermediate have been out of their school ...

The School District of Philadelphia’s handling of asbestos in some schools was supposed to be the focus of the school board’s agenda Thursday, however the Department of Justice had other plans.

“When you get into these older elementary schools or older campuses, one of the things we run into is asbestos,” said Superintendent Joe Burns as he addressed the board. “Asbestos can really ...