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Guests: Tamir Harper, Shania Bennett, Anthony Rivera TAMIR HARP ...
Air Date: July 6, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:55Raising kids who want to read — even during the summer
Books are everywhere in your house, and yet ... they're not being consumed. Because it's summer, and kids have so many other things they'd rather do.
7 years ago
Gov. Wolf calls for drastic school funding shake-up in surprise announcement
Governor Tom Wolf called for a major change to the way Pennsylvania funds schools Friday, advocating for the state to distribute its larg ...
7 years ago
Pa. teachers unions could feel brunt of Supreme Court decision
Conservative groups cheered the decision as a triumph for free speech.
7 years ago
Listen 3:41Primer on Philly school district’s changing of the guard
Last week, members of Philadelphia's School Reform Commission gathered for the last time. Next month, a city school board will begin official duties.
7 years ago
Listen 5:40His grandson’s gift strikes a chord with past, helps him tune up physical rehab
In the 1980s and ’90s, Jimmy Bennett was a regular in the Delaware Valley folk/country music circuit, playing bass or rhythm guitar ...
7 years ago
Listen 4:53Making schools safer: Harsh consequences, or second chances?
The debate in many ways comes down to this: What's more important — cold steel or warm hugs? Harsh consequences or second chances?
7 years ago
West Philadelphia’s Farrad McLaughlin, 26, was crushed when he lost his older brother to gun violence a decade ago. But since that mome ...
7 years ago
Listen 6:29Philly award honoring historian McCullough to recognize educators, storytellers
David McCullough, one of America’s most notable historians, now has a prize named after him.
7 years ago
With election approaching, Pa. leaders seek the modest middle ground on education
This year's negotiations have featured a lot less rancor, and education seems to be at the heart of the compromise.
7 years ago
Small N.J. town takes on school funding fight
Chesterfield isn't what comes to mind when politicians talk about children harmed by the state's failure to provide adequate education funding.
7 years ago
Listen 7:04‘I have to continue’: A Parkland survivor speaks about her activism
Aalayah Eastmond narrowly survived the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Fighting for change ever since, she will visit Philly on Monday.
7 years ago
Listen 4:42Bill would help Delaware suspend teachers who pose ‘clear danger’ to students
A vote is anticipated by the end of the legislative session on June 30.
7 years ago
Guest: Robert Field The Trump administration announced that it would not defend the Affordable Care Act against a ...
Air Date: June 13, 2018 10:20 am
Listen 18:29NewsWorks Tonight, June 12, 2018
Concerns continue over elevated cancer rates in some Bucks and Montgomery County towns, despite a new state Department of Health study. O ...
Air Date: June 12, 2018
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