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Olga Polites, a high school English teacher, makes the case for mandating media literacy in public schools.

Before picking up a phone call from an unfamiliar number — here are some tips on spotting scammers pretending to be PECO.

The state House on Friday gave final approval to a proposed constitutional amendment that would give state lawmakers the power to unilaterally end disaster declarations

Rinks will host public skate hours on evenings and weekends to offer residents safe, affordable family fun.

The Redding Consortium for Educational Equity is out with a list of priorities members say will help improve outcomes for students in high-poverty schools.

The data compares test scores from before the pandemic to test scores from early fall. And it paints a troubling picture for kids in early grades.

The Code Blue declaration has been issued for Montgomery County beginning Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, at 9 p.m. and ending on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, at 9 a.m.

The Pa. lieutenant governor and his staff say the filing was simply procedural: He’d raised too much money to continue operating under his existing exploratory committee.

Some counties received less vaccine, but Mauldin says state officials have to distribute equitably.

The union continues to maintain school district buildings are unsafe for occupancy given COVID-19 concerns. A mediator in the matter was named Friday.

New Jersey and New York were among the first states to report coronavirus cases in the spring when the pandemic surged in the Northeast.

Rachel Powell, 40, a mother of eight children, stopped short of confirming to The New Yorker magazine this week that she had bashed in a window.

Sanjay Bhatnagar’s federal suit also claims he didn’t receive due process but “white-skinned Christian women’’ on the county legal team got slack.

The money will go to aid hospitality-related businesses hit hard by the coronavirus, private schools and people struggling to pay rent or utility bills.

Friday's figures reflect a faltering job market, slowed by a pandemic that is still causing consumers to avoid traveling, shopping and dining out.