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Keystone Crossroads

Keystone Crossroads Archive

Clouds are lit by the rising sun over St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church in Philadelphia.
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Survivors react to Pa’s botched sexual abuse amendment: ‘You’ve got to be kidding me’

Department of State Secretary Kathy Boockvar is resigning over a public notice error. Supporters of the amendment across the political spectrum are scrambling.

4 years ago

Listen 5:54
The exterior of Grover Washington Jr. Middle School in Olney.
Keystone Crossroads
Education

The local Black history hidden in Philadelphia’s school names

In this handful of names with city roots, there are stories long forgotten and glimpses of an overlooked past.

4 years ago

Listen 4:06
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Wolf previews budget with ‘billions’ in workforce aid, says Philly vaccine woes ‘not my job’

While previewing his coming budget address, Wolf noted that Philly is one of a handful of big cities that got direct federal aid for vaccines, separate from the state.

4 years ago

School hallway
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Advocates highlight how Pa.’s outdated school funding policy causes deep inequities

As the student enrollment plummeted in some places and surged in others, ‘hold harmless’ has added to the wide inequities that exist in Pennsylvania’s public schools.

4 years ago

Philadelphia School District headquarters
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Philly plans to offer in-person K-2 classes in February — making third attempt at reopening

The new plan calls for pre-K through grade 2 students to return on Feb. 22. But there are signs that the city’s teachers union will oppose.

4 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf addresses the media while wearing a face mask
Keystone Crossroads
Health

Wolf faces criticism from left and right for slow, confusing vaccine distribution

Pennsylvania Democrats are breaking rank to publicly express misgivings about the Wolf administration’s efforts to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine.

4 years ago

President Donald Trump leaves the podium after a briefing in the James Brady Press Briefing Room, Friday, March 27, 2020, in Washington, as Vice President Mike Pence and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos watch, (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

As the Trump era ends, the school choice movement reckons with its conservative ties

Pennsylvania’s school choice community has deep ties to conservative donors and politicians. Will that coalition hold together after the fractures of the Trump era?

4 years ago

Jennifer Singer with her children, protesting Montgomery County's two-week shutdown
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Want kids back in school? There’s a PAC for that

A group of suburban Philadelphia parents has started a political action committee aimed at getting students back into school buildings.

4 years ago

Abdulazeem Sheikh, 22, leads others from the group Young Muslims in afternoon prayer. Thousands of protesters gathered at Thomas Paine Plaza for a March for Humanity in support of refugees and immigrants in Philadelphia on Feb. 4, 2017.  (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

‘People can breathe easier’: Philly immigration advocates react to Biden executive orders

Some are hopeful. Some are cautious. Some said simply having a president who is not actively hostile to immigrants could have a major positive effect.

4 years ago

Protesters took over the Benjamin Franklin Parkway on June 6, 2020. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

These Pa. leaders helped beat Trump. Here’s what they expect from Biden

Many agree on at least one thing: when Biden takes office, they aren’t expecting all the concerns of the Trump years to magically disappear.

4 years ago

Listen 2:14
Scott Hancock speaks in front of the Virginia monument in this still from the upcoming documentary
Keystone Crossroads
Community

The Capitol riot could lead to further radicalization. Here’s how to pull people back from the brink

Here are what experts say about the rise in extremism, and what friends, family members, and bystanders can try to do about it.

4 years ago

Listen 2:00
The Pennsylvania state Capitol in winter
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

House GOP advances plan to elect Pa. judges by region; opponents say it would ‘gerrymander the court’

Republicans who back the measure say the idea would give voters in rural Pennsylvania a greater voice to elect judges.

4 years ago

Pa. State Sen. Doug Mastriano, left, seen at the protest outside of the Capitol by Rick Saccone, right.
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Mastriano campaign spent thousands on buses ahead of D.C. insurrection

The Pa. state senator is facing calls to resign after spreading misinformation about the 2020 election and orchestrating travel to D.C. on Jan 6.

4 years ago

Members of the Personal Touch crew undergo a training at the Workplace Hub in Harrisburg, Pa. (courtesy of Shariah Brown)
Keystone Crossroads
Money

‘Level up’: Equity investors boost Pa.’s entrepreneurs of color during pandemic

“There is a disconnect between the world of capital … and Black-owned companies,” said Social Venture Circle Philadelphia Network Manager John Moore.

4 years ago

Trump supporters rally Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. As Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory, thousands of people have gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his claims of election fraud. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

‘Numb,’ ‘disappointed,’ and divided: Pa. voters say insurrection at Capitol was a turning point

Much of the reaction among Biden and Trump supporters caused reactions that broke along existing political fault lines.

4 years ago

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