
Pennsylvania
A move to combat ‘folk teaching,’ conference connecting teachers with researchers comes to Pa.
Unlike an academic conference, a ResearchEd conference brings researchers face to face with principals and teachers.
7 years ago
Cecil and David Rosenthal, ‘the boys,’ remembered as fixtures of Pittsburgh’s Jewish community
Many people at the service were Jewish, and many were not.
7 years ago
ACLU sues Pennsylvania over stricter policy on prison mail
Instead of directly giving inmates letters from their lawyers, the DOC now photocopies them in front of recipients, then temporarily retains the original.
7 years ago
Soft skills, tech jobs: What Philly can learn from Albuquerque’s anti-poverty push
Technical.ly traveled to Albuquerque, N.M., to find what has worked — and what hasn't — in that city's approach to workforce development.
7 years ago
Pennsylvanians abroad run into online roadblocks for absentee voting
Pennsylvanian expats have run into a roadblock trying to access absentee ballots: The Department of State website can’t be accessed from a foreign country.
7 years ago
Seeking a third term in U.S. Senate, Casey talks about his roots, key issues
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey describes quest for another term representing Pennsylvania
7 years ago
Trump to visit Pittsburgh amid divide: ‘It’s sacred what happened here’
To Marianne Novy, Trump isn't wanted "unless he really changes his ways." For David Dvir, politics should pause for grief: "It's our president, and we need to welcome him."
7 years ago
Do Bob Casey's close relationships with pro-abortion rights progressives put his anti-abortion position in doubt?
Air Date: October 30, 2018
Listen 15:07U.S. Supreme Court rejects another GOP appeal over changes to congressional map
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to consider another appeal by Republican state lawmakers over this year’s changes to Pennsylvania ...
7 years ago
Death penalty sought in Pittsburgh shooting — but it’s far from settled
Robert Bowers is facing both state and federal charges. It’s unclear when he’ll be arraigned on the state ones, but he's already had his first hearing on federal counts.
7 years ago
Suburban Philly congressional race more expensive than U.S. Senate contest
With midterm elections a week away, political action committees that have no campaign contribution limits ...
7 years ago
School district in Schuylkill County becomes first in Pa. to allow armed teachers
District officials and advocates disagree on the efficacy of the policy, and even its legality.
7 years ago
Hate dies in the light of exposure
This weekend, when I learned that someone had walked into a Pittsburgh synagogue and killed 11 people, I thought of my Jewish friend, Susan Jacobs.
7 years ago
Suspect due in court as harrowing synagogue tales emerge
As Barry Werber walked into the Tree of Life Synagogue, he passed a cart carrying glassware and whiskey meant for the baby-naming ceremony scheduled at Dor Hadash
7 years ago
Wolf signs 88 end-of-session bills — vetoes four, including Medicaid work requirements
The highest profile veto was a bid to create work requirements for certain Medicaid recipients that Wolf has long opposed.
7 years ago