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Keystone Crossroads Archive

A doctor extracts COVID-19 vaccine out of a vial
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Philly on course for educators to be fully vaccinated by early April

In roughly a week, all educators who signed up for a vaccine will have received at least one dose.

1 day ago

Students return to John Wister Elementary School
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Nearly a year later, students return to classrooms at Mastery, Philly’s largest charter

“While we aren’t necessarily able to physically touch each other yet, the presence of another has truly just been phenomenal.”

2 days ago

Janice Roundtree has had difficulties with Pennsylvania's Pandemic Unemployment Assistance. (Photo by Liani Roundtree-Crawley)
Keystone Crossroads
Money

Glitches in Pa. unemployment program ‘a disaster’ for vulnerable residents

Amid surging job loss due to COVID-19, a no-bid contract led to bungled unemployment payments to people who weren’t given timely information about errors.

4 days ago

Listen 4:42
AFT Pennsylvania President Arthur Steinberg speaks at a podium beside Mayor Jim Kenney, with Superintendent William Hite in the background
Keystone Crossroads
Education

District, teachers union reach deal to reopen some Philly school buildings

The deal, announced Monday, calls for pre-K through grade 2 students at about 50 elementary schools to attend classes in-person twice a week, if they choose.

4 days ago

Close-up of a standardized test.
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Pa. says it will allow public schools to postpone standardized tests until fall

After the federal government said states have to give tests, Pa. said it will comply, but give districts the option to test students early next school year.

1 week ago

Nicole Miller is a teacher at the William Penn school district in Delaware County, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

‘Difficult to split yourself’: Philly area educators on the pros and cons of hybrid learning

While the health implications of restarting classroom learning has been the subject of intense debate, the effectiveness of hybrid education has garnered less attention.

2 weeks ago

Listen 4:24
Kindergarten students at St. Pio Regional Catholic School in South Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

In-person classes. Old buildings. Almost no COVID. Are Philly Catholic schools a blueprint?

Philly’s public and parochial school systems have run parallel paths for many decades. But only one has been open during the pandemic.

2 weeks ago

Listen 4:13
Benjamin Franklin High School located on North Broad Street. The school was forced to close in 2019 due to exposed asbestos. (Nathaniel Hamilton for WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. Dems push for school infrastructure to be priority in next federal stimulus

They say schools need an influx to remediate asbestos and lead, make electric and plumbing repairs and do other needed maintenance work.

2 weeks ago

An empty classroom in Philadelphia.
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Philly schools delay reopening amid stalled dispute with teachers union

The decision comes amid a dispute with the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, which opposes returning to buildings until all inoculated against COVID-19.

2 weeks ago

Jesus Angel Juarez Pantoja is one of 18 medically vulnerable immigrants in Pennsylvania who is at risk of being re-arrested during the coronavirus pandemic. (Courtesy of Jesus Angel Juarez Pantoja)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Medically vulnerable immigrants in Pa. face possible re-detention, advocates say

Eighteen medically vulnerable immigrants could be re-arrested and sent to Pennsylvania jails while the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage, their attorneys say.

2 weeks ago

Montgomery County Commissioner Joe Gale. (Zoom)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Montco’s Joe Gale announces bid for governor, denounces Pa. Republicans as ‘lousy’

Gale, an ardent supporter of former President Donald Trump, has become a controversial figure in southeastern Pennsylvania politics.

2 weeks ago

Shaun Dougherty lobbying for changes to the statute of limitations in Harrisburg in 2019. (Courtesy of Dougherty)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

After state blunder, Pa. abuse victims ask: ‘Who the hell are we supposed to trust?’

For some survivors, the news plunged them into old feelings and fears. For others, it could cost a shot at having their day in court altogether.

3 weeks ago

Listen 5:07
A COVID-19 vaccination site is set up at the Pennsylvania Convention Center
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Philadelphia partners with CHOP to vaccinate educators at pop-up clinics

The announcement comes as the Philadelphia teachers union has staged a citywide protest against the school district for its attempt to bring some teachers back into buildings.

4 weeks ago

Teachers hold signs outside Gompers School in protest of the district's plan to return to in-person learning
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Philly teachers protest return to classroom plan as officials wait for mediator decision

District officials had been demanding some teachers return to school buildings Monday, ahead of a planned return of up to 9,000 young children on Feb. 22.

4 weeks ago

An empty classroom in Philadelphia.
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Philly teachers defy demands to return to buildings, plan Monday protests

The city’s teachers union has told teachers not to return to classrooms on Monday. The district says teachers could face discipline.

4 weeks ago

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