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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…
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…
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…
Doctors Add Appeals Process for Kids Waiting for Adult Lung Transplants…
News Wrap: Abortion Doctor Convicted for Murdering Babies Gets Life Sentence…
Philadelphia Abortion Dr. Kermit Gosnell Guilty of First-Degree Murder…
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…
Obama Calls for Universal Background Checks for All Gun Purchases…
Former Sen. Arlen Specter, 82, 'Fiercely Independent' and Devoted to the People…
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