In this era of protest, students win approval for historical marker of 1967 walkout
Allison Fortenbery and Aden Gonzales were among the students who urged an end to school police at the Board of
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June 19 — 3:47 pmAllison Fortenbery and Aden Gonzales were among the students who urged an end to school police at the Board of
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June 10 — 10:03 pmDuring the 2019-20 academic year, several schools in the Philadelphia School District closed due to exposed asbestos. After Minneapolis police
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June 9 — 8:33 pmDozens of cities in the United States erupted last week as protesters reacted to the killing of George Floyd, an
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June 9 — 10:10 amUpdate: Monday 6/8/20 11:13 a.m. The head of an influential Pennsylvania charter school advocacy group has been ousted after making
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June 4 — 11:05 pmIf you’ve ever wanted to see Bill Hite get fired up, the place to be on Thursday afternoon was outside
With the facts in some dispute regarding Monday’s confrontation between police and protesters on the Vine Street Expressway, I want
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June 2 — 2:14 pmAs the proud president of Teamsters Local 502: CASA, the only administrators’ union in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, I am
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June 1 — 7:27 pmUPDATED 6/2 with letter from Hite to staff and statement from Board of Education NEW UPDATE with comment from president
Updated: 10:20 a.m. Monday ___ A WHYY reporter was one of at least a dozen people arrested during a relatively
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May 31 — 8:39 pmAs school resumes this week after a distressing weekend when violence broke out in Philadelphia and elsewhere in response to