Keystone Crossroads Archive
Philly school board narrows list of candidates for next superintendent
Twenty one percent of qualified candidates have leadership experience in the School District of Philadelphia.
3 years ago
Pa. Democrats set budget priorities with ‘historic’ education spending proposal
The plan comes about a week before Gov. Tom Wolf unveils the final budget proposal of his two-term tenure.
3 years ago
Split among 4 candidates, Pa. Democrats fail to endorse one for U.S. Senate
U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, fell short, with 159 votes; He would have needed 176 for the endorsement. AG Josh Shapiro got the nod for governor.
3 years ago
Pa. Commonwealth Court tosses no-excuse mail ballot law; appeal expected quickly
Gov. Tom Wolf has pledged to appeal the ruling to the state Supreme Court, which recent history suggests will reverse the decision.
3 years ago
The pandemic nightmare of being a working parent of young children will not relent
Parents continue to feel the precariousness of careers and routines dependent on reliable child care during an ever-ongoing pandemic.
3 years ago
COVID closures, UPenn’s deal with Lea dominate first Philly school board meeting of 2022
The district will enter into a memorandum of agreement with Penn, which will direct about $800,000 per year to the K-8 school in West Philadelphia.
3 years ago
Parents wary of COVID turn to lawsuits as school districts ease masking rules
One lawsuit out of Montgomery County says axing mask policies forces parents of medically fragile school children to pull their children out of in-person learning.
3 years ago
Thousands of miles from home, Afghan evacuees start new lives, schools in Philadelphia
The local Afghan community, centered in Northeast Philadelphia, has nearly doubled with the influx of evacuees, who worry for family and friends left behind.
3 years ago
Listen 7:37‘Everybody is extremely worried’: Philly’s Ukrainian community fearful of Russian threat
Members of the local Ukrainian diaspora have been doing what they can to support Ukrainian resistance from afar.
3 years ago
North Penn board feels residents’ wrath over photo of mask taped onto student
About 400 people live-streamed Thursday night’s meeting. More than a dozen spoke, protesting the district’s continued mask mandate.
3 years ago
When school feels ‘chaotic’: Philly parents struggle with shifting virtual learning guidelines
Even as Philly officials vow to reduce omicron’s interruptions to in-person learning, the school district’s shifts to virtual are causing angst.
3 years ago
With court deadline looming, Pa. lawmakers ready one last congressional map attempt
“There’s a lot that could still go wrong,” said one top GOP lawmaker, adding that the odds of the legislature passing a map are, “50 – 50, maybe.”
3 years ago
City officials are trying to reach at least 10,000 city families who officials believe have missed out on all payments.
3 years ago
A star witness — but a careful one — takes center stage in Pa. school funding trial
Secretary of Education Noe Ortega is a defendant in the trial. But he struck a neutral tone as a witness, mirroring the Wolf administration’s overall tact.
3 years ago
A group organized a virtual book drive so the community can buy titles the district has removed or has plans to remove from school libraries and lessons.
3 years ago
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