On North Broad, a job placement program offers ‘third, fourth — however many chances’
Listen to article • 0:00 minIn a perfect world, no one would need a second chance. Our lives would be on rails with the terminus at success. But in a…
NYC parents tell Mayor Mamdani: ‘Slow your horses’ on AI in the classroom
New York parents and advocates descended on City Hall Thursday to plead with Mayor Mamdani to break with his schools chancellor and impose a two-year moratorium on artificial intelligence in…
NYC parents could track school bus service with ‘dashboard’: Brooklyn councilman
A City Council member is introducing legislation on Thursday that would create a public school bus performance dashboard to push transportation companies to answer for poor service. The bill’s sponsor,…
Pope Leo decries world ravaged by ‘tyrants’ following Trump’s insults
Listen to article • 0:00 minPope Leo XIV delivered a forceful appeal for peace and condemned what he described as “a handful of tyrants” who are ravaging the world, in…
‘Out of many, one,’ says a US national motto. What does that push for unity mean today?
By DEEPTI HAJELA NEW YORK (AP) — The aspirations cut a wide swath through American history since 1776 — from the “All men are created equal” of the Declaration of…
City Council’s ICE Out legislation reflects the original and enduring purpose of Philadelphia as a sanctuary
Listen to article • 0:00 minPhiladelphia was founded as a sanctuary city. And Philadelphians have sought to protect our most vulnerable residents from violence and persecution for centuries. As City…
Philly school district officials say they won’t need to cut 340 classroom jobs if Mayor Parker’s Uber tax passes
Listen to article • 0:00 minThe Philadelphia School District will reverse its plan to eliminate 340 classroom-based jobs if Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s $1-per-trip rideshare tax passes, officials said Wednesday.Superintendent…
Tom Umberg: Follow the money, not the distraction
The Orange County Board of Education’s attempt to reframe a state audit as a political attack centered on charter schools is misleading. It is a textbook example of a distraction.…
Mural Arts Philadelphia once again faces funding gap in city’s proposed budget
Listen to article • 0:00 minIn what’s become an annual dance for funding, Mural Arts Philadelphia executive director Jane Golden on Wednesday testified in Philadelphia City Council about what the…
Plan for NYC’s first AI-focused high school divides families
New York families sounded off at a public hearing Tuesday night over a plan to launch the city’s first public high school focused on artificial intelligence ahead of a key…