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Students testify in support of the Boyertown Area School District's policy of allowing transgender students to use locker rooms and restrooms that correspond to their gender identity. Four students sued the district, saying their privacy was violated when a transgender boy was allowed to use the same locker room. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Supreme Court rejects appeal over Pa. school’s transgender bathroom policy

The justices on Tuesday rejected an appeal from students who argued that allowing transgender students to use the same facilities violated their right to privacy.

7 years ago

Andrew Jackson Elementary School has become one of the most popular schools in South Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Education

Review of Philly schools could mean closures, boundary changes

The announcement could unnerve homeowners in gentrifying neighborhoods or neighborhoods with low-enrollment schools.

7 years ago

FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2019, file photo, Malakye Johnson (1) gathers with his teammates during a Snider Hockey practice at the Scanlon Ice Rink in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia-based Snider Hockey organization named after the late Flyers owner now has over 3,000 kids in its program and almost a third are girls. Snider Hockey officials want to get to a point that boys and girls are split 50-50, and a new endeavor with the Howe Foundation is another step toward that goal. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Community

Girls hockey in Philly may get boost from Howe Foundation

Snider Hockey officials want to get to a point that boys and girls are split 50-50 and a is teaming up with the Howe Foundation to take another stride toward that goal.

7 years ago

An exhibit at the Science History Institute highlights the accomplishments of scientists with disabilities. The chemist John Dalton, pictured below, noticed his inability to distinguish between red and green and created a color blindness test. (Steph Yin/WHYY)
Science

New Philly exhibit celebrates lives, contributions of scientists with disabilities

A new exhibit at the Science History Institute in Philadelphia tells the stories of scientists with disabilities — and shows how they overcame prejudice and marginalization.

7 years ago

Rashan Henry, a veteran child abuse/neglect investigator and now a supervisor, says 'cases never stop because kids are getting abused every day.' (Cris Barrish/WHYY News)
Courts & Law

Caseloads for Delaware child-abuse investigators are double the legal limit

Turnover among Delaware’s child-abuse investigators runs 40% a year. The state doesn’t have enough to meet its legal standard for caseloads.

7 years ago

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Jessica Hilburn-Holmes, Executive Director of the Philadelphia Bar Foundation, stands near the site at 8th and Race streets in Chinatown that will be the Equal Justice Center. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

New $65M legal center hopes to be game changer for Philly’s poor

The Equal Justice Center will be a one-stop-shop for low-income residents to get help from Philly’s civil legal aid community.

7 years ago

Members of National Nurses United union members wave 'Medicare for All' signs during a rally in front of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America in Washington calling for 'Medicare for All' on Monday, April 29, 2019. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via AP Images)
Politics & Policy

Progressive, moderate wings of Democratic Party at odds over ‘Medicare for All’

Currently, the main “Medicare for All” proposal in the House calling for guaranteed health insurance for every American has just over 100 co-sponsors.

7 years ago

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In the live-action ‘Aladdin,’ Mena Massoud stars Aladdin, while Will Smith plays the Genie.  Daniel Smith/Walt Disney Pictures
Arts & Entertainment
The Conversation

How the new ‘Aladdin’ stacks up against a century of Hollywood stereotyping

Though critically acclaimed and widely beloved, the 1992 animated “Aladdin” feature had some serious issues with stereotyping.

7 years ago

Park & Diamond's new foldable, portable bicycle helmet. (Courtesy of Park & Diamond)
Community

A bike helmet that’s stylish, portable? Idea began with a crash in North Philly

A startup says many bikers don’t wear helmets because they don’t like the style or the inconvenience.

7 years ago

2019 Memorial Day parade in Glassboro, N.J. (Miguel Martinez/WHYY)
Community

Memorial Day traditions big and small celebrated across the Philly region

South Jersey residents turned out, as they have for years, to honor those who have served.

7 years ago

Senate President Steve Sweeney, (right), D-Gloucester, listens as New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy speaks in the Assembly chamber of the Statehouse in Trenton. (Mel Evans/AP Photo, File)
Politics & Policy

Tax on wealthy, business incentives emerging as top issues in N.J.

Raising taxes on the wealthy and renewing an expiring business incentive program are emerging as top fights as New Jersey's budget deadline approaches.

7 years ago

A trio of veterans groups — the Latin American Legion Post 840, Auxiliary Unit 840 and Friends of the Medal of Honor Grove — hosted a rededication ceremony at the Grove on Sunday.  (photo provided by Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge)
Community

Puerto Rico’s Medal of Honor recipients honored at Valley Forge rededication

The names of Puerto Rico’s 9 Medal of Honor recipients are now etched into a seven-foot granite obelisk in Chester Co., steps away from Valley Forge National Historical Park.

7 years ago

Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Anna Orso/Billy Penn)
Community
Billy Penn

Memorial Day in Philadelphia: 8 city landmarks that commemorate fallen heroes

From the Civil War to Beirut, where to remember those who’ve served.

7 years ago

Young peregrine falcons living on a ledge of Harrisburg’s Rachel Carson building regard several state biologists with suspicion. (Courtesy of DEP)
Community
PA Post

Decades after ‘Silent Spring,’ peregrine falcons thrive on Harrisburg’s Rachel Carson Building

The predatory falcons, once completely wiped out in Pennsylvania, have settled on the 15th floor ledge of a building that’s home to the Department of Environmental Protection.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania's new ongressional map as drawn by the Pa. Supreme Court after it found the previous version an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander.
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Want to help fight gerrymandering? Pa. redistricting commission coming to Philly Tuesday

Input on how to create fair congressional, legislative district maps gathered at redistricting commission hearings will be sent to Pa. Gov. Wolf in a report this fall.

7 years ago

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