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School hallway
Education

Philly schools plan for fall: Two days a week in-person, everyone wearing masks

The plan calls for students to attend classes in school buildings twice a week and completing the rest of their work online. Some students will attend school four days a week.

6 years ago

320 Coalition
Community
Spotlight PA

In State College, a police shooting and calls for action, not more committee reports

The police killing of Osaze Osagie has sparked protests and the creation of The 3/20 Coalition, named for the date Osagie died.

6 years ago

A woman holds her hands in a prayer position in the video by Kevin Nguyen projected during the 'Cleanse' exhibit in the Italian Market on July 11, 2020. (Photo by Lori Waselchuk)
PlanPhilly
Community

‘We want to fill this space with light’: Philly artists, residents ‘cleanse’ Rizzo wall

Michelle Angela Ortiz and other Philly artists want to honor the community that has grown around the historic Ninth Street Market on the wall that once featured Frank Rizzo.

6 years ago

Jane Jordan (center, third from left) attends a family gathering, and is pictured (clockwise from top left) with her son, Blair, her daughter, Natalie, her husband Abraham, and her brother, Kermit, who died in 2008. (Courtesy of Natalie Jordan)
Community

Jane Elizabeth Boston Jordan, 78, remembered as a history lover and Philly’s biggest fan

Family and friends learned a bit of Philadelphia lore whenever they ventured out with her. She died from complications of COVID-19 on June 12.

6 years ago

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Protesters from the march against racism on Sunday July 12 make their demands known on the steps of Masterman. (Photo by Neena Hagen)
Community
The Notebook

Masterman alumni issue demands to improve racial equity at selective school

Masterman Alumni for Change (MAfC), an organization that includes graduates from the 1990s to the class of 2020, is asking for more transparency in the admissions process.

6 years ago

In this March 16, 2020, file photo, a subject receives a shot in the first-stage safety study clinical trial of a potential vaccine by Moderna for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Health

First COVID-19 vaccine tested in US poised for final testing

The vaccine will start its most important step around July 27: A 30,000-person study to prove if the shots really are strong enough to protect against the coronavirus.

6 years ago

Will Mega of the Human Rights Coalition 215 stood with other activists outside Philadelphia Police’s 26th district precinct to demand an end to stop-and-frisk policies in the city. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Philly civil rights groups demand that the mayor end stop-and-frisk

While Mayor Jim Kenney has said he supports ending unconstitutional stop-and-frisks, a new coalition in Philadelphia is urging him to end the policing tactic.

6 years ago

Delaware Gov. John Carney
Health

Delaware no longer on quarantine list for Pennsylvania, New Jersey

People from Delaware who travel to Pennsylvania and New Jersey will no longer be required to quarantine for 14 days.

6 years ago

A memorial has been construction in honor or 19-year-old Nakysha Richardson, who was shot and killed July 6 on Pine Street. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Community

Wilmington shootings surge as mayor decries ‘frightening’ number of guns on the street

Mayor Purzycki pledged police will redouble efforts to bring peace to the streets. During the first 13 days of this month, 16 people were shot.

6 years ago

Police and protesters clash in Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

SEPTA fires police sergeant for striking protesters with baton

SEPTA police sergeant Matthew Sinkiewicz struck protesters demonstrating against police violence, an internal investigation found.

6 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf speaks during a news conference. (Ed Mahon/PA Post)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Pa. House passes constitutional changes that would limit governor’s emergency powers

The move represents the latest battle between Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and the legislature over his disaster emergency declaration during the coronavirus pandemic.

6 years ago

FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2019, file photo, pedestrians walk through the gates of Harvard Yard at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday, July 8, 2020, challenging the Trump administration’s decision to bar international students from staying in the U.S. if they take classes entirely online this fall. Some institutions, including Harvard, have announced that all instruction will be offered remotely in the fall during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Politics & Policy

Trump administration rescinds rule on foreign students

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the decision as a court hearing was getting underway on a challenge to the rule.

6 years ago

State Sen. Anthony Williams. (Tyger Williams/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Health
Spotlight PA

Pa. Democratic state senator tests positive for the coronavirus

Democratic state Sen. Anthony Williams has tested positive for the coronavirus, becoming the second Pennsylvania legislator to contract the virus.

6 years ago

Rows of school buses
Education

Philly teachers endorse ‘hybrid’ school model, but could reverse position

The teachers’ union plan endorses a ‘hybrid’ approach — with classes both online and in-person. But if case counts rise, the union says it could reverse.

6 years ago

Coronavirus courtroom
Courts & Law

COVID-19 shut down jury trials in Pa. What does that mean and what it would take to bring them back?

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn talks with lawyer Joe Oxman about what “no trials” during COVID means and what it would take to bring them back.

6 years ago

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