
Some Philly schools want to use outdoor classrooms when IRL lessons resume
While Philadelphia School District students won't return to classrooms until at least November, some principals are already thinking about how to use outdoor learning spaces.
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Pa. business owners to Wolf: Please police mask requirement so we don’t have to
Some business owners are calling on state officials to step in and enforce their own rules.
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Listen 1:52With Philly’s revised virtual learning plan, advocates call for expanding internet access
Some say the city and corporate players need to display more urgency.
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Yankees-Phillies series postponed amid virus worries
More than a dozen Marlins players and staff members tested positive for COVID-19 in an outbreak that stranded the team in Philadelphia on Sunday.
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Del. coronavirus recovery: Return to school decision coming next week
Delaware Gov. John Carney predicts students would return to school with a mix of in-person education and online learning.
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Black Doctors Consortium calls on Philly hospitals to offer rapid community testing
Hospitals can turn COVID-19 tests results around in hours. The Black Doctors Consortium says that should be offered to communities most affected by the virus.
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Reversing course, Philly now plans to begin school year 100% online
After a flood of parent and staff outrage, Philadelphia public schools now plan to open the year 100% online. The plan is still subject to board approval.
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Republicans signal they’re willing to cut census counting short
Because of COVID-19, the Census Bureau says it can no longer deliver 2020 census results by the current legal deadlines and need four-month extensions.
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Twitter restricts Donald Trump Jr.’s account over COVID-19 misinformation
Twitter confirmed the restriction in a subsequent tweet, emphasizing the action was a temporary limit on some of his account's features and not a permanent suspension.
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Crunch time for bill to avert feared surge in N.J. evictions as landlords push back
The report predicts 300,000 New Jersey renters could be evicted for nonpayment in next four months.
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Baseball’s COVID-19 nightmare expands: Another Phillies game postponed
The Phillies' last opponent, the Miami Marlins, has had an outbreak of coronavirus; as many as 15 players and staff have tested positive, reports say.
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‘Tidal wave’ of power shut-offs looms as nation grapples with heat
Shut-off moratoriums imposed at the start of the pandemic are beginning to expire. Customers and utilities face a backlog of missed bills that may be passed on to ratepayers.
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Is it possible to make school ventilation safe enough to open by September?
Poor ventilation elevates risk of spreading COVID-19. District officials say they are working hard on the problem.
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Pandemic is overwhelming US public health capacity in many states. What now?
With COVID-19 spreading out of control in parts of the U.S., some experts say the strategy of testing and tracing can’t contain the pandemic until lockdowns bring cases down.
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What we know about kids and COVID-19 as Philly region grapples with back-to-school plans
While there are fewer confirmed cases of the coronavirus among kids than adults, there’s still some risk for school-age children.
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