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Keystone Crossroads

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Ken Feinberg addresses a reporter's question during a news conference Tuesday Nov. 13, 2018, in Philadelphia. Feinberg and Camille Biros, not pictured, are administrators of claims submitted to the Independent Reconciliation and Reparations Program, a new clergy child sexual abuse victim compensation fund set up by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia. George Mitchell, background, is chairing the committee. (Jacqueline Larma/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Clergy abuse victims fund launches in Philadelphia, other Pa. dioceses to come

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s new victim’s compensation program is up and running, less than a ...

7 years ago

Pennsylvania's Commonwealth Court
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Plaintiffs want schools to be liable for ongoing student bullying under Pa. anti-discrimination law

In a case with statewide implications, plaintiffs will argue before Pa. Commonwealth Court Tuesday that school districts should be subjec ...

7 years ago

Tom Wolf delivers a brief speech at his election night event after declaring victory. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Advocates hope Gov. Wolf uses decisive election victory to seek large school funding boost

Last week, Gov. Tom Wolf won a second term by defeating Republican challenger Scott Wagner. ...

7 years ago

Pennsylvania state Rep. Mark Rozzi, D-Berks,  says creating compensation funds is a step in the right direction, but retroactive lawsuits should be an option too. (Marc Levy/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Dioceses’ compensation funds shouldn’t end Pa. victims’ right to sue, advocates say

Seven of Pennsylvania’s eight Catholic dioceses have announced plans to create funds to compensate those abused by priests as children, ...

7 years ago

Dorothy Johnson-Speight, founder of Mothers in Charge, sitting before a painting of her murdered son, Khaliiq Jabbar Johnson. (Bastiaan Slabbers for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

From grief to greater understanding: One mother’s quest to heal both sides of the criminal justice divide

Dorothy Johnson-Speight still holds the burden of a mother’s pain. ...

7 years ago

Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo, file)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Philadelphia Archdiocese creates independent program to compensate sex abuse victims

The Philadelphia Archdiocese announced Thursday it is creating a program to compensate victims of clergy ...

7 years ago

Brian Fitzpatrick celebrates his reelection with his brother, and former congressman, Mike Fitzpatrick. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Money flooded Pa. congressional races, but didn’t necessarily make the difference

Candidates for Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate and congressional seats and their supporters spent $100.7 mil ...

7 years ago

Democrat Jennifer O'Mara is met with joyous celebration after winning a Statehouse race Philadelphia's suburbs. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Surge in Philly suburbs brings Democrats gains in Harrisburg, but GOP holds General Assembly

The wake of the blue wave that swept Democrats into control of the U.S. House of Representatives trickled down to Pennsylvania state legi ...

7 years ago

(From left) Mary Gay Scanlon, Madeleine Dean, Chrissy Houlahan, and Susan Wild, all Pennsylvania women who won their congressional bids during the 2018-midterm elections (Emily Cohen for WHYY; Matt Rourke/AP Photo; Matt Rourke/AP Photo; Jacqueline Larma/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

All boys club no more: Four women to represent Pa. in Congress

Pennsylvania didn't have a single woman representing the state in Washington. After this Election Day, four will head to Congress.

7 years ago

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These screen shots of political ads for the 2018 election come from the campaigns for Lou Barletta, Bob Casey, Brian Fitzpatrick and Scott Wallace.
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Political ads aim to steer your emotions. Here’s how they do that

How black-and-white photos, rolled-up sleeves and other political ad tropes are being used this election

7 years ago

U.S. Senator Bob Casey, Jr. (left) and Congressman Lou Barletta both hail from Northeastern Pennsylvania's coal region. Their philosophies, though, are worlds apart. (Abby Drey/Centre Daily Times via AP and loubarletta.com)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Casey, Barletta rooted in same region, but see vastly different worlds in U.S. Senate bid

Hailing from neighboring counties in Northeastern Pennsylvania, the two major candidates are rooted in the same challenges, but are coming up with very different solutions.

7 years ago

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Dylan Wiliam, a British education researcher, speaks to the crowd at a ResearchEd conference in Philadelphia on Saturday October 27. (Avi Wolfman-Arent/Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

A move to combat ‘folk teaching,’ conference connecting teachers with researchers comes to Pa.

Unlike an academic conference, a ResearchEd conference brings researchers face to face with principals and teachers.

7 years ago

El-Mekki, then principal of Mastery Shoemaker Elementary in Philadelphia, pictured in front of the school with two students in 2018. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

More than half of Pa. public schools do not have a teacher of color

More than 60 years after the Brown vs. Board of Education ...

7 years ago

Vic Walczak, legal director of the ACLU Pennsylvania, says the new policy is not secure enough because corrections staff could potentially access mail. (AP file photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

ACLU sues Pennsylvania over stricter policy on prison mail

Instead of directly giving inmates letters from their lawyers, the DOC now photocopies them in front of recipients, then temporarily retains the original.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania's new congressional map as drawn by the Pa. Supreme Court.
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

U.S. Supreme Court rejects another GOP appeal over changes to congressional map

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to consider another appeal by Republican state lawmakers over this year’s changes to Pennsylvania ...

7 years ago

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