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In 2nd State of Schools address, Philly superintendent says district is making progress, but more work is needed
The School District of Philadelphia reports some higher scores for third- through eighth-grade students, higher attendance and a lower dropout rate.
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PA Local Heroes: The Philadelphia nonprofit sharing ‘books and beauty’ with kids
Led by book collector and paper conservationist Sibylla Shekerdjiska-Benatova, A Book a Day has distributed over 13,000 children’s books in the past decade.
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PA Local Heroes: The Philadelphia nonprofit sharing ‘books and beauty’ with local kids
Led by book collector and paper conservationist Sibylla Shekerdjiska-Benatova, A Book a Day has distributed over 13,000 ...
How are Philadelphia schools doing? Takeaways from Watlington’s ‘State of the Schools’ address.
The School District of Philadelphia is accelerating,” Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr. said. “Long story short, the ...
Pa. man dies 23 years after being struck by school bus
A Pennsylvania man died more than two decades after he was struck by a school bus, officials said. On Friday, Jan. 4, 2002, ...
EU ambassador talks about hiring in Northeast Philly, Trump’s tariffs, and Pa. natural gas
When Jovita Neliupšienė, the European Union’s ambassador to the United States, visited a helicopter manufacturer based in Northeast Philly this month, she emphasized the value of the trans-Atlantic ...
Winter storm warning in southeastern Pennsylvania, heavy snow moving through Philadelphia region
There is a NEXT Weather Alert for snow that starts Sunday, with the bitter cold air right behind it Monday through Thursday ...
A sick snow goose in West Philadelphia is the city’s first suspected case of avian flu, health officials say
A snow goose in West Philadelphia ’s Carroll Park neighborhood is the city’s first suspected case of a highly contagious ...
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Philly reports first suspected case of bird flu in an ill snow goose found near Carroll Park
City health officials say the snow goose was found in West Philadelphia on Jan. 11. Preliminary state testing was positive ...
First presumptive case of bird flu detected in wild snow goose in Philadelphia, officials say
Philadelphia health officials say a goose found next to Carroll Park in West Philadelphia had highly infectious bird flu.