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Robert McNamara, right, defense secretary under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, is shown in 2001 at a forum at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
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Who fights our wars? Other people’s children

A volunteer-only army outsources foreign wars to the poor and working class — one of the worst legacies of Vietnam, which was also fought mostly by less-privileged Americans.

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Delaware report shows limited legal help for low income residents

A Delaware report shows low income residents have limited access to legal representation in civil cases in the state. On Monday, t ...

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 Erie public school advocates rally in the state capitol in 2016 when Jay Badams (center) was superintendent. (Kevin McCorry/WHYY)
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Fair funding advocates decry Pa. leaders for playing politics with specialty school money

For years in Pennsylvania, school funding coming from state government was criticized as being irrational, unpredictable, and too-tied to ...

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Money

Another month, another rise in Delaware’s unemployment rate

Delaware’s unemployment rate stands at 4.9 percent for August, that’s half a percent higher than the same time last year. ...

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In this 2017 photo, protesters in Harrisburg call on lawmakers to support redistricting reform. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
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Ralliers try to convince Pa. lawmakers to act on gerrymandering

Advocates for overhauling the redistricting process packed the Capitol rotunda in Harrisburg Tuesday hoping to persuade lawmakers to take ...

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New effort aims to bring cultural arts learning to eight low-income Philly neighborhoods

For years, arts and culture groups in Philadelphia have tried to make it easier for kids in poor neighborhoods to come and visit. ...

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Parents at Kenderton Elementary in North Philadelphia regularly meet there to discuss their frustrations and hopes for the school. (Jessica Kourkounis/for Keystone Crossroads)
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Part Five: As its neediest schools struggle, what can Pa. learn from Ontario’s success?

Part Five of our Ontario series

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Part One: How Ontario’s vision of equity for schools contrasts starkly with Pennsylvania’s

Part One of our Ontario series

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Part Three: How one Berlin school integrated by segregating

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Part Two: The rise and fall of Berlin’s plan to integrate schools

Part Two of our Berlin series

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Delaware prison workers get new bargaining rights

Other staff members working inside Delaware’s prisons will now have similar bargaining rights as correctional officers, who already ...

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 This class on flight is part of the Summer Learning Collaborative that seeks to reduce the achievement gap between low-income children and those of means. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
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Collaborating to cut Delaware’s low-income school achievement gap

Catherine Lindroth has had a singular mission the last five summers — reducing the huge achievement gap in Delaware between low-income ...

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In Camden, a castle under siege

This October, Camden is poised to experience a loss as devastating to the troubled city’s spirit as a funeral for one of its many m ...

8 years ago

 Artist Jim Nuttle captured Leah Buechley's Learning Innovation presentation on May 23.
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Does technology exacerbate educational inequality?

Designer, engineer, and educator Leah Buechley has spent her career encouraging kids, particularly girls, to experiment creatively with t ...

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A Costa Rican family walks near their home in South Jersey. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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‘Diego’ and ‘Natalia’: Choosing to be unauthorized over unemployed

“Life, unauthorized” is a series from WHYY that looks at the per ...

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