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Fairfax County Public School buses are lined up at a maintenance facility
Keystone Crossroads
Education

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.

4 years ago

The exterior of the Park West high-rise
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Westpark residents say they want to remain in West Philly after towers emptied

Philadelphia Housing Authority plans to move forward with relocation of Westpark residents over the next 90 days. Where people will go is an open question.

4 years ago

The exterior of Henry C. Lea Elementary school
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

If Penn wants to invest in a public school, Philly should invest in public housing

I own a home in the Lea Elementary catchment. My family will benefit from Penn’s proposed $5 million investment in the school. I don’t think it’s fair.

4 years ago

Public access to The Rail Park on Callowhill Street between 11th and 12th streets. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

‘Who’s benefiting?’: As Chinatown gentrifies, Rail Park begins equitable development plan

In the shadow of the Rail Park, neighborhoods are changing. The park’s backers hope to shape the area’s evolution and curb displacement.

4 years ago

Philadelphia Flyers chairman Dave Scott, left, and Flyers general manager Chuck Fletcher take part in a news conference at the team's NHL hockey practice facility, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, in Voorhees, N.J. The Flyers have lost a team-record 13 straight games
Arts & Entertainment

Unlucky 13: Flyers stumble in franchise-worst losing streak

Flyers chairman Dave Scott apologized on Wednesday for the state of the state of the franchise. He says the Comcast Spectacor ownership will not sell the team.

4 years ago

U.S.Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon speaks from a podium at Jerome Brown Playground
Politics & Policy

Philly reps. urge Congress to pass bill to put $1B to help solve murders, care for victims

The press conference calling for the federal funding drew an uninvited guest: the mother of a 15-year-old who was killed just feet from where the politicians were speaking.

4 years ago

A sign marks an entrance to a Moderna, Inc., building, Monday, May 18, 2020, in Cambridge, Mass. Moderna announced Monday that an experimental vaccine against the coronavirus showed encouraging results in very early testing, triggering hoped-for immune responses in eight healthy, middle-aged volunteers.(AP Photo/Bill Sikes)
Health

Moderna begins testing omicron-matched COVID shots in adults

The company announced Wednesday that the first participant had received a dose. Earlier this week, competitor Pfizer began a similar study of its own reformulated shots.

4 years ago

File photo: The New Jersey State House is seen in Trenton, N.J.
Politics & Policy

New N.J. law aims to help people with disabilities find and keep state jobs

The new program is focused on expanding employment opportunities at New Jersey’s state agencies.

4 years ago

An election worker hands a sheet of
Politics & Policy

‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to U.S. Senate battle over voting rights

P.O.C, a partner in WHYY’s News and Information Community Exchange, checked in to gauge residents' reactions to the U.S. Senate stalemate over voting rights.

4 years ago

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A person wearing a face mask to protect against the spread of the coronavirus walks along Market Street
Health

Philly health officials say winter COVID surge has peaked, but still urge caution

COVID-19 numbers are down 75% from two weeks ago, suggesting the winter surge has peaked. But the pandemic is not over, officials warn.

4 years ago

Thousands of people rally at Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles, part of the nationwide March for Science, taking place Saturday, April 22, 2017. They chanted
Science

Americans’ trust in science now deeply polarized, poll shows

Republicans' faith in science is falling as Democrats rely on it even more, with a trust gap in science and medicine widening substantially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

4 years ago

A closeup of Philadelphia City Hall.
Politics & Policy

Advocates demand transparency, different counting of prisoners at Philly redistricting hearing

Some who testified were dismayed that City Council isn’t doing more to address prison gerrymandering in the map plan it’s poised to pass.

4 years ago

A person walks behind the gate of the Sachsenhausen Nazi death camp with the phrase 'Arbeit macht frei' (work sets you free) in Oranienburg, about 30 kilometers (18 miles) north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. On Thursday Jan. 27, 2022 the International Holocaust Remembrance Day marks the liberation of the Auschwitz Nazi death camp on Jan. 27, 1945. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Community

E.U. leaders worried by rise in antisemitism, Holocaust denial

European Council President Charles Michel said the lessons of the Holocaust are now “more relevant than ever.”

4 years ago

A screen on a voting machine says,
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

A complete guide and amendment tracker for proposed changes to Pa.’s Constitution

Since January 2021, Pennsylvania legislators have proposed more than 70 changes to the constitution, some of which could radically reshape how parts of state government work.

4 years ago

A closeup of Uri Monson
Education
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

District’s chief financial officer testifies Philly needs more state aid to meet student needs

Out of 500 Pennsylvania districts, Philadelphia ranks near the bottom — 473rd — in the amount of money it spends per “weighted” student, Monson said.

4 years ago

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