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Haverford High School history instructor named nation’s Teacher of the Year
Leon Smith has spent his entire 25-year career at Haverford High School, where he teaches Advanced Placement classes in U.S. history and African American studies.
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Chromebook controversy: Lower Merion parents ask to opt children out of using devices 24/7
The district says it "enables students to easily transition projects and research between home and school" by giving students 24/7 access to educational software and sites.
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In 2024, the president flipped Bucks County, where more than 30% of residents are Catholic. It’s also represented by a vulnerable Catholic congressman.
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An Arizona consulting firm is connected to at least 19 applicants using a state social equity program. They have since had their conditional marijuana licenses denied.
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Anglers help stock White Clay Creek with trout, celebrate improvements to water quality
Pennsylvania has awarded more than $17 million in grants to 89 state projects to improve water quality and support trout.
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Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court strikes down ban on Medicaid for abortion
A majority of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania found that the law violates the state’s Equal Rights Amendment.
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Listen 0:47School District of Philadelphia revises facility plan again, sparing one more school from closure
The update raises the plan’s price tag by $200,000 and spares North Philadelphia’s Ludlow Elementary School from recommended closure.
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Listen 0:58Pa. is considering $900K to fund meals tailored to people’s chronic diseases and medical needs
Medically tailored meals are informed by dietitians who evaluate recipes and match them to nutrition needs for diabetes, cancer and other diseases.
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Listen 2:08‘Photo enforced’: Speed cameras are proliferating along Delaware highways, neighborhood streets
DelDOT is using the cameras along I-95 work zones, and now local governments have begun putting them in neighborhoods to slow down traffic.
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Listen 1:59Doylestown free concert series to showcase a ‘diverse palette of voices’ throughout May
The series, known as Concert at the Commons, is scheduled every Thursday in May at Broad Commons Park in Doylestown.
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Listen 1:04A look at the ‘Wild West’ of synthetic kratom, which doctors are calling ‘more potent than fentanyl’
Since 2015, kratom poisonings have surged by 1,200%, according to a recent report.
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Listen 1:05New Jersey election 2026: Meet the Democrats looking to flip a longtime GOP seat in Congress
Primary voters in Monmouth and Ocean counties will choose between Democrats John Blake and Rachel Peace. The winner will face longtime U.S. House Rep. Chris Smith in November.
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Philadelphians who care for vacant side yards form group to push for easier land-acquisition process
The coalition wants the Land Bank to give neighbors preferential rights to apply for vacant side yards and expand eligibility.
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Election 2026: What Philly voters need to know about the ballot questions in the May 19 primary
All voters, regardless of party, will decide whether to create a city-run retirement savings program and to make permanent an office that monitors youth services.
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Listen 1:03Should governments regulate unhealthy food like tobacco? Some Penn researchers say yes
This comes as more researchers, and even some lawyers and public officials, are comparing the harmful effects of ultra-processed food and tobacco.
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