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A close-up of Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr. speaking.
Education

Philly superintendent promises to end ineffective programs as part of strategic plan

Superintendent Tony Watlington said under his leadership, the district will practice “strategic abandonment” by rigorously assessing the success of individual programs.

4 years ago

One of the new ''naloxboxes,'' an emergency kit with multiple doses of naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal medication, at Highland Regional High School in Blackwood, NJ. (Nicole Leonard/WHYY)
Health

Camden County schools to install 250 emergency naloxone kits to prevent overdose deaths

Emergency kits will be installed at schools by the end of October. Each kit contains several doses of naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal medication.

4 years ago

Parents, students and teachers rallied ahead of the Central Bucks School District’s vote to remove books perceived to have sexualized content from their libraries outside the district’s headquarters in Doylestown on July 26, 2022.
Courts & Law

Central Bucks asks ACLU to reveal the LGBTQ students behind its federal complaint. ACLU says they fear retaliation

Central Bucks says the anonymity of the ACLU complaint makes it impossible to “intervene.” ACLU says the district has ignored and disrespected those students.

4 years ago

Plaintiff William Sherlach, left, hugs attorney Josh Koskoff while plaintiff Nicole Hockley hugs attorney Chris Mattei following the jury verdict and reading of monetary damages in the Alex Jones defamation trial at Superior Court, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, in Waterbury, Conn. (Brian A. Pounds/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP, Pool)
Courts & Law

Alex Jones ordered to pay $965 million for Sandy Hook lies

The verdict is the second big judgment against the Infowars host for claiming the massacre was staged. It came in a lawsuit filed by the relatives of eight victims.

4 years ago

Students leave Constitution High School at the end of the school day
Education
Billy Penn

Philly students really want after-school activities to be safe spaces, but aren’t sure it’s true

The city’s gun violence “makes being a student even more difficult,” one teenager said.

4 years ago

(The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia)
Health

New CHOP study: Targeted exposure therapy helps kids with food allergies overcome related anxiety disorders and fears

Researchers at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia studied how exposure therapy can help kids overcome excessive anxiety related to their food allergies.

4 years ago

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File photo: Hundreds gathered at Gorgas Park Thursday for a prayer vigil following Tuesday's deadly shooting at Roxborough High School. (Cory Sharber/WHYY)
Community

Pennsylvania prisoners are giving their own money to families impacted by gun violence

The “Community Bereavement Fund”, launched by incarcerated and formerly incarcerated men, went live today to offer assistance to families who’ve lost a child to gun violence.

4 years ago

Philadelphia City Hall.
Politics & Policy

Philly teens’ summer curfew could soon be permanent

The curfew would remain at 9:30 p.m. for those 13 and under and 10 p.m. for those 14 and up if the full council approves the regulation.

4 years ago

A person reads a children's book. The front reads,
Arts & Entertainment

Demand soars for kids’ books addressing violence, trauma

Sales of books for young people on violence, grief, and emotions have increased for nine straight years, with nearly six million copies sold in 2021.

4 years ago

An ambulance is parked outside of a brick building.
NPR
Community

Carbon monoxide leak at day care center injures 25 children

Emergency responders went to the center in Allentown, Pa., on reports of an unconscious child.

4 years ago

Several stuffed animals sit on a n empty hospital bed.
NPR
Health

There’s a spike in respiratory illness among children — and it’s not just COVID

Sick kids are crowding emergency rooms in parts of the country and some pediatric hospitals say they're running out of beds.

4 years ago

In a digital short previewing the podcast, Arthur shows his audio equipment and once again, his headphones are not on his actual ears. (PRX)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Arthur the Aardvark returns with a new podcast. His headphones are still on wrong

4 years ago

Students line up to enter Christa McAuliffe School while wearing masks
Health

Emergency department visits and admissions of children with respiratory illnesses are up at Delaware Valley hospitals

A number of circulating viruses are causing rising rates of respiratory infections in kids, with hospitals and ICUs seeing an uptick in admissions.

4 years ago

New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton
Politics & Policy

New Jersey child tax credit signed into law, GOP wants more tax reform

Assemblyman Jay Webber (R-Morris) suggested that lawmakers index tax brackets to account for historic inflation rates.

4 years ago

File photo: Hundreds gathered at Gorgas Park Thursday for a prayer vigil following Tuesday's deadly shooting at Roxborough High School. (Cory Sharber/WHYY)
Radio Times

The Regional Roundup – October 3, 2022

A treatment for Alzheimer’s may be on the horizon. And, the monarch butterfly's migration through South Jersey. Chief Kevin Bethel discusses the Roxborough HS shooting.

Air Date: October 3, 2022 10:00 am

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