This story discusses suicide and other acts of self-harm. If you or anyone you know is in crisis and need immediate help, call the Suicide Prevention Lifeline by dialing 988…
By Robbie Sequeira, Stateline.org Declining birth rates mean fewer students. And that means more districts grappling with whether to close or merge schools. “The big shrink” is how Marguerite Roza,…
Listen to article • 0:00 minIn the five years he spent researching his book Mobilization Politics, Haverford College political scientist Stephen J. McGovern interviewed former Mayor Jim Kenney and other…
Orange County Coastkeeper honored a Laguna Beach nonprofit and a San Juan Capistrano business at its recent Toast of the Coast for their work helping to keep the local shoreline…
New York City parents and teachers, many of them who pushed for a pause on artificial intelligence in public schools, are kicking off a new campaign: They want to reintroduce…
By HALLIE GOLDEN New Jersey’s governor called on her hand-picked lieutenant governor to resign by Friday after a law firm hired by her office concluded he behaved inappropriately around women.…
Listen to article • 0:00 minThe University of Pennsylvania’s endowment jumped 27.4% or $6.3 billion in the year ending June 30, 2026, university officials said Thursday.The university’s endowment, which supports…
By GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA and ANTON L. DELGADO NEW YORK (AP) — A United Nations report released Thursday shows that there is still a multibillion dollar funding gap for preserving…
Last November, Mayor Cherelle L. Parker announced with great fanfare that Philadelphia could create a property tax break to spur the conversion of derelict buildings, such as empty Center City…
Dolly Parton’s sister Freida has addressed a rumored rift among the family after the late country singer’s estate was granted a temporary restraining order against her nephew Bryan Seaver. “I’ll…
