Dec 15 Update: Suspect in Philadelphia area shooting spree identified and on the loose By Justin Scuiletti The Associated Press and WPVI-TV Philadelphia are reporting that SWAT teams are surrounding a home in Souderton, Pennsylvania, where police say the suspect has barricaded himself. The house, according to police, is where two of the victims were shot… Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch 6:31 Can innovative schools be all-inclusive in Philadelphia? By PBS News Hour Can schools that enroll students of all skill levels use the same methods as more academically selective programs? In the second half of our report on Philadelphia’s public schools, special correspondent for education John Merrow reports on the city’s U… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch Philadelphia schools crippled by budget crisis By PBS News Hour Philadelphia’s public school system is suffering a severe budget crisis, leaving classrooms packed, faculty understaffed and the district in debt. Special correspondent John Tulenko of Learning Matters examines what led to the shortage of funds and what lawmakers are doing… Continue watching
May 22 Death of Philly first grader at school leads to calls for nurses, funding By Kyla Calvert Mason A Philadelphia first grader collapsed in his classroom at Andrew Jackson Elementary School in South Philadelphia Wednesday and died two hours later, according to the Philadelphia Daily News. The 7-year-old boy was the second student to die in the… Continue reading
Feb 14 Watch Closing the Gap: Mayor Michael Nutter on strengthening state, federal partnerships to fight poverty By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch Doctors Add Appeals Process for Kids Waiting for Adult Lung Transplants Doctors Add Appeals Process for Kids Waiting for Adult Lung Transplants… Continue watching
May 14 Watch News Wrap: Abortion Doctor Convicted for Murdering Babies Gets Life Sentence News Wrap: Abortion Doctor Convicted for Murdering Babies Gets Life Sentence… Continue watching
May 13 Watch Philadelphia Abortion Dr. Kermit Gosnell Guilty of First-Degree Murder Philadelphia Abortion Dr. Kermit Gosnell Guilty of First-Degree Murder… Continue watching
Feb 04 Watch President Obama Begins Campaign to Push for Gun Control President Obama visited Minneapolis to launch a push for tighter gun control. Gwen Ifill talks to Philadelphia police commissioner Charles Ramsey and Bruce Hartman, sheriff of Gilpin County, Colo., about the differences of gun cultures in rural and urban settings… Continue watching
Feb 04 Watch President Obama Begins Campaign to Push for Gun Control Obama Calls for Universal Background Checks for All Gun Purchases… Continue watching