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Gotta love any lesson that's not going to be on a standardized test. More fun in schools!
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‘How does the building not fall down?’: Philly second graders’ quest to learn about a project rising outside their classroom yields adorable answers
Second graders at Fanny Jackson Coppin Elementary guessed that "four thousand million" bricks were used in the massive renovation project on S. 12th Street. They were close - it's 17,500.
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December 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Gotta love any lesson that's not going to be on a standardized test. More fun in schools!
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ICYM one of the most incisive and important commentaries in @nytopinion.nytimes.com in years, from @anandwrites.bsky.social
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Opinion | How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails
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December 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
ICYM one of the most incisive and important commentaries in @nytopinion.nytimes.com in years, from @anandwrites.bsky.social
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Phila Unemployment Project members protest SNAP cuts
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SNAP recipients call on Trump admin to restore food benefits immediately as clergy fast in solidarity
Organized by the Philadelphia Unemployment Project, clergy members, SNAP recipients, and supporters gathered for a rally at Reading Terminal Market.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Phila Unemployment Project members protest SNAP cuts
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“There’s often the illusion that there’s public engagement, but there’s no real public engagement,” Haver said. “People want no school closures. If they’re just ignoring what people want, why have those meetings?”
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Philadelphia school closure decisions have been delayed
Instead of releasing a facilities master plan in November finalizing it in December, a survey will go out to families this month and a draft plan delivered sometime in the winter.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:08 PM
“There’s often the illusion that there’s public engagement, but there’s no real public engagement,” Haver said. “People want no school closures. If they’re just ignoring what people want, why have those meetings?”
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#phlschoolboard has removed the scheduled Nov 13 Public Hearing from its calendar. No reason given, no announcement. This is unfortunately part of their pattern of #SpeakerSuppression. When will we see their school closing list? A week before they vote? #PhlEd
October 31, 2025 at 3:58 PM
#phlschoolboard has removed the scheduled Nov 13 Public Hearing from its calendar. No reason given, no announcement. This is unfortunately part of their pattern of #SpeakerSuppression. When will we see their school closing list? A week before they vote? #PhlEd
#PhlEd Board of Ed renews more substandard charter schools (in the most deceptive way) appsphilly.net/board-moves-...
Board Moves to Renew More Substandard Charter Schools
by Lisa Haver, Deborah Grill, Lynda Rubin, Barbara Dowdall, Ilene Poses At some time in the future, the Board of Education will cast their final votes on the eighteen charter schools in the 2024-25…
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August 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
#PhlEd Board of Ed renews more substandard charter schools (in the most deceptive way) appsphilly.net/board-moves-...
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Analysis | By deploying the military to multiple cities, shaking down law firms and universities, and seizing control of the American chip industry, Donald Trump has brought his brash New York style to staid Washington, DC.
August 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Analysis | By deploying the military to multiple cities, shaking down law firms and universities, and seizing control of the American chip industry, Donald Trump has brought his brash New York style to staid Washington, DC.
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Opinion | Why Trump Always Wants a Crisis
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August 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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In roughly six weeks, more than a dozen exhibits about slavery at Independence National Historical Park could be removed or covered up by the Department of Interior.
Philadelphians are trying to preserve or archive these sites before it could be too late.
Philadelphians are trying to preserve or archive these sites before it could be too late.
Inside the fight to save more than a dozen Independence Park exhibits from potential Trump admin removal in September
Two Philadelphians are working to preserve or archive historic sites at Independence National Historical Park before items are removed or covered by the Trump administration in the fall.
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August 1, 2025 at 7:54 PM
In roughly six weeks, more than a dozen exhibits about slavery at Independence National Historical Park could be removed or covered up by the Department of Interior.
Philadelphians are trying to preserve or archive these sites before it could be too late.
Philadelphians are trying to preserve or archive these sites before it could be too late.
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A federal judge has ordered a Philadelphia charter school to close after years operating on an expired charter agreement. But officials representing Memphis Street Academy Charter School say they plan to continue to operate the school.
Federal judge rules that Philadelphia’s Memphis Street Academy must shut down
A federal judge has ordered a Philadelphia charter school to close after years operating on an expired charter agreement. But officials representing Memphis Street Academy Charter School say they plan to continue to operate the school.
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July 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
A federal judge has ordered a Philadelphia charter school to close after years operating on an expired charter agreement. But officials representing Memphis Street Academy Charter School say they plan to continue to operate the school.
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"Steeliness has replaced grief in Charlene Maddox Chimilio," writes columnist Jenice Armstrong. "The 43-year-old Philly native has come to terms with the fact that the best place for her family might be outside the city she loves so much."
Germantown mom wants out of Philly so she can join her deported husband in Belize | Jenice Armstrong
Steeliness has replaced grief in Charlene Maddox Chimilio. The 43-year-old Philly native has come to terms with the fact that the best place for her family might be outside the city she loves so much.
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July 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
"Steeliness has replaced grief in Charlene Maddox Chimilio," writes columnist Jenice Armstrong. "The 43-year-old Philly native has come to terms with the fact that the best place for her family might be outside the city she loves so much."
L.A.-Area Bishop Excuses Faithful From Mass Over Fear of Immigration Raids www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/u...
L.A.-Area Bishop Excuses Faithful From Mass Over Fear of Immigration Raids
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July 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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I’ll miss my job and my ability to get insulin, but at least I won’t see people using pronouns on social media anymore.
July 3, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I’ll miss my job and my ability to get insulin, but at least I won’t see people using pronouns on social media anymore.
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Whether it's Republicans like Donald Trump opposing birthright citizenship in 2025 or Democrats like Jefferson Davis opposing it in 1860, both parties have shown opposition to birthright citizenship.
June 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Whether it's Republicans like Donald Trump opposing birthright citizenship in 2025 or Democrats like Jefferson Davis opposing it in 1860, both parties have shown opposition to birthright citizenship.
Important to understand that Universal charters cannot close Vare. Only #PhilaSchoolBoard can do that by public vote. Vare is a #PhlEd public neighborhood school. www.inquirer.com/education/un...
This Philly charter has just 100 students. It’s planning to cease operations.
Universal Vare Charter School will close after the 2025-26 school year, displacing 59 students and 9 staff members.
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June 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Important to understand that Universal charters cannot close Vare. Only #PhilaSchoolBoard can do that by public vote. Vare is a #PhlEd public neighborhood school. www.inquirer.com/education/un...
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At ‘No Kings,’ millions of Americans show the flag is mightier than the tank, writes columnist Will Bunch.
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June 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
At ‘No Kings,’ millions of Americans show the flag is mightier than the tank, writes columnist Will Bunch.
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Tiny legal notice in newspaper today that #PhlEd board of ed has changed meeting time for tomorrow's meeting from 4 pm to noon. No reason. No notice anywhere on SDP website. #SpeakerSuppression takes many forms. Shame on Phila Board of Education.
May 28, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Tiny legal notice in newspaper today that #PhlEd board of ed has changed meeting time for tomorrow's meeting from 4 pm to noon. No reason. No notice anywhere on SDP website. #SpeakerSuppression takes many forms. Shame on Phila Board of Education.
WTF is wrong with the New York Times?
Trump Gives Commencement Address at West Point, Stressing a New Era www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/u...
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Trump Gives Commencement Address at West Point, Stressing a New Era
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May 24, 2025 at 10:57 PM
WTF is wrong with the New York Times?
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