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
Oct 15 Watch Former Sen. Arlen Specter, 82, Prioritized Law, Policy Over Party Affiliation Former Sen. Arlen Specter, 82, 'Fiercely Independent' and Devoted to the People… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch Church Official Convicted for Handling of Sexual Abuse Claims Church Official Convicted for Handling of Sex Abuse… Continue watching