"People saw we were more than just teachers all day," when coronavirus shut down their schools

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The future of the President’s House, Shapiro budget proposal, and Benji the dog’s viral snow adventure

Debate over the Trump administration’s decision to remove displays referencing George Washington’s slave ownership at the President’s House exhibit on Independence Mall has reached the courts, and the judge presiding over the case set a direct tone. We also get the latest from Ha ...  Show more

After School with Dr. Tony Watlington Sr: Libraries, librarians, and literacy

Dr. Tony Watlington Sr. can still picture his high school’s two-story library. He knows how influential these spaces can be, as well as the librarians who staff them. The School District of Philadelphia, however, continues to contend with a decades-long dearth of library faciliti ...  Show more

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