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Kensington Schools Embed Mentors to Turn Survival Into Graduation Wins

In West Kensington, one of Philadelphia’s most economically challenged neighborhoods, high schools are rebuilding the path to graduation by embedding support directly inside classrooms. More than a quarter of...

Two Killed in High-Speed Crash on I-95 North in Port Richmond

A deadly overnight crash brought Interstate 95 northbound in Philadelphia’s Port Richmond section to a standstill for hours early Friday morning, killing two people and triggering a complex emergency...

Eagles’ Jalen Hurts is not too cool for school

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is a cool customer. Everything about the Eagles signal caller speaks to his priority of keeping calm even in the most...

State Democrats reveal plan to create union jobs, combat climate change

State Rep. Elizabeth Fielder led a group of state legislators, plus labor and environmental leaders, to announce a new initiative to help create union...

Walking in memory of Sgt. Fitzgerald

Franklin Towne Charter High School last week hosted the Sgt. Christopher Fitzgerald Memorial Mile Walk in memory of the slain Temple University police officer. The...

Celebrate with Mardi

Mardi has been in foster care for about four weeks and her life has done a 360 in that time. Mardi arrived at a...

Financial literacy is a fundamental life skill

By Christy Brady Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan’s adage, “The No. 1 problem in today’s generation and economy is the lack of financial literacy,”...

Capone is a professional snuggler

Capone began his journey as a rescue dog at Philadelphia’s Animal Care and Control and has been living, through no fault of his own,...
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