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It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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A view of the State Capitol building in Harrisburg, Pa., with a cloudy sky in the background.
Keystone Crossroads
Education
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

Study at issue in Pa. school funding case revised to show low-income students get less

Researchers acknowledged Monday that an analysis used by Pa. officials to argue that the state’s funding system doesn’t shortchange low-income students was flawed.

3 years ago

Dave White speaks from a podium during a debate
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Amid Trump-initiated turbulence in the Pa. governor race, Dave White makes his move

With the Trump endorsement of Mehmet Oz in the GOP Senate primary and the former president’s attacks on Bill McSwain, White sees an opening to exploit.

3 years ago

Elkins Park Free Library ''Consent for Kids'' sign (Photo courtesy of Victim Services Center of Montgomery County)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

For Sexual Assault Awareness month, Montgomery County kids are learning about consent

The Victim Services Center of Montgomery County is visiting libraries and schools to teach children about consent, personal boundaries, and body safety.

3 years ago

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File photo: Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and First Lady Frances Wolf. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. First Lady Frances Wolf, educators, discuss proposal for increased funding for Pre-K

Pennsylvania First Lady Frances Wolf moderated a virtual panel discussion with early childhood educators on Wednesday to discuss Gov. Tom ...

3 years ago

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Keystone Crossroads
Education

Anti-LGBTQ flyers target West Chester Area School District’s book collection

The anonymous flyer circulating in West Chester falsely claims that the district’s middle and high school libraries contain over 80 books with sexually explicit content.

3 years ago

File photo: Philadelphia school board member Maria McColgan hears from community members during a listening session at Dobbins High School. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Philadelphia school board member Maria McColgan resigns

The board is now looking to fill two vacancies, as a new superintendent prepares to take the helm.

3 years ago

File photo:  Pennsylvania state Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman, R-Centre, takes part in a forum for Republican candidates for governor of Pennsylvania at the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference in Camp Hill, Pa., Friday, April 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Jake Corman was getting out of the race for governor, then Trump called

In a wild day where Trump denied candidate Bill McSwain an endorsement in the GOP primary race, Jake Corman will stay in at Trump’s request.

3 years ago

William McSwain speaks during a news conference
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

McSwain wanted Trump’s support in the Pa. governor race. He got an anti-endorsement instead

Calling McSwain a ‘coward’ for failing to act on Trump’s claim of ‘massive fraud’ in the 2020 presidential election, the ex-president rejects an endorsement.

3 years ago

A mother wearing a face mask adjusting a face mask on her son before he goes to school
Keystone Crossroads
Health

Delco unveils plan to address kids’ mental health crisis made ‘catastrophically worse’ during pandemic

The initiative teams Bloom Planning and Delaware County in an effort to revamp mental and behavioral health services for school children.

3 years ago

File photo: Tony Watlington Sr., superintendent of Rowan-Salisbury Schools in North Carolina, meets with parents and guardians at Philadelphia school district headquarters. Watlington is one of three candidates for the superintendent of schools job. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Well-liked…but is he well-tested? The backstory of Philly’s new superintendent

Philadelphia’s new school leader impressed at his old job in North Carolina. But his superintendent resume is thin. How will it translate to Philly?

3 years ago

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‘No more Zoom’: Chester County families rally against virtual school
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Chester County judge reinstates 5 previously axed West Chester school board members in mask case — for now

Despite the reinstatement, the mask case will proceed and the board members will still be required to answer the initial filing by Monday, April 4.

3 years ago

Dr. Tony Watlington sits at a table, with school board officials behind him
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Philly school board names Tony Watlington as new superintendent

Watlington will take over for William Hite at the end of the academic year.

3 years ago

‘No more Zoom’: Chester County families rally against virtual school
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Chester County judge tosses 5 members of West Chester school board over masks

The board members voted in August to mandate masks after Pa.’s state of emergency ended. A parent filed for their removal. The district didn’t respond.

3 years ago

Children are running toward the open doorway of a school surrounded by white, yellow, and blue balloons.
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Andrew Jackson Elementary no more: South Philly school celebrates new namesake, education trailblazer Fanny Jackson Coppin

The K-8 school was renamed for a formerly enslaved woman who became a Philadelphia teacher and principal.

3 years ago

The Pennsylvania Capitol building in Harrisburg is shown from afar, with the road stretching towards it.
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. Republican lawmakers push bill targeting transgender girl athletes

A Republican proposal to prevent transgender girls from competing in girls’ school sports is advancing in the Pennsylvania Legislature.

3 years ago

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