3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (470+ words) Philadelphia's maternal death toll climbed sharply over the last decade, according to a new report covered by PhillyVoice, with 120 deaths recorded between 2019 and 2023 compared with 95 in the previous five-year period from 2014 to 2018. That is a 26% rise. The vast majority of…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (471+ words) Phonics instruction in Philadelphia's public schools is falling short, according to Chalkbeat Philadelphia, which reported this week on a new district research review exposing significant problems with the rollout of the city's EL Education English language arts curriculum. The district…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (479+ words) Pennsylvania companies are absorbing sharply higher electricity and diesel costs that their customers won't bear, according to reporting by the Pennsylvania Capital-Star from a Republican-led policy committee hearing held in Altoona on August 28. Richard Weyant, facilities maintenance manager at Shirley's…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (520+ words) Young Americans are increasingly pulling money out of retirement and brokerage accounts to bankroll sports betting and prediction markets, a trend that financial services firm Nationwide says is undermining their long-term wealth. Mark Hackett, chief investment strategist at Nationwide’s investment…...

2+ week, 17+ hour ago   (982+ words) The Eagles wrapped up their preseason schedule Friday night with a 30-13 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals at Lincoln Financial Field, and the one question that hung over the entire summer remains unanswered: Who is the backup quarterback behind Jalen Hurts?...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (874+ words) Philadelphia’s tenant union movement has grown from roughly five known associations before the COVID-19 pandemic to more than 20 today, and the organized renters behind that expansion are translating their numbers into concrete legal and legislative wins that could reshape the…...