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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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A preschool classroom at FELS Paley Center in North Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY

‘High-quality’ pre-K: The phrase everyone loves, but few know how to gauge

Nearly everyone agrees that high-quality pre-K can make a big difference for kids. But how should states measure quality? ...

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Philadelphia School District headquarters at 440 N. Broad St. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

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Philly school cafeteria workers get pay raise

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Philadelphia Council President Darrell Clarke and Mayor Jim Kenney convened at Duckrey Tanner School in  November to talk about the creation of community schools. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Winnowing applicants to become Philly’s first class of community schools

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Seeking academic middle: How one group works to boost college completion in Philly

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Min Soo Yoo gives her refugee students a feel for an immigrant's English as a second language class by teaching them Korean. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

English learners forum focuses on inclusivity, high-stakes tests

The conversation began with a flurry of numbers. About a 10th of students in the School District of Philadel ...

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Kenderton Charter School. (Google Maps)

Kenderton surrenders charter, returns to district control

Abandoned by its charter operator and stymied in its attempt to find a new charter company, Kenderton Elementary in North Philadelphia wi ...

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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney sits in on a preschool class at Little Learners Literacy Academy in South Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Here’s what education advocates should expect from the soda tax money in Year One

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Philly schools pass sweeping transgender students policy

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Philadelphia School District Headquarters at 440 North Broad Street (NewsWorks file photo)

Philly principals reject proposed contract by ‘decisive margin’

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Pre-K teacher Shirell Peaker reads with children at Little Learners Literacy Academy in South Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

With Philly pre-K money near, a renewed focus on roll out

With a final vote on Philadelphia’s sugary-drinks tax slated for Thursday, there is little doubt Mayor Jim Kenney will get m ...

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Philly district urged to recruit more black men to teach

A group of area teachers has detailed a plan to increase the number of black men in the profession. ...

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Jerry Jordan has headed the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers since 2007. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

One down, one looming, one to go: The state of Philly schools’ labor negotiations

After enduring years of painful cutbacks, the union representing the Philadelphia School District’s blue-collar workers rati ...

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