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Here’s how Pa. is holding cyber charter schools accountable with important reforms
Pennsylvania lawmakers approved substantial cyber charter school reforms when passing this year’s budget. It’s the first serious reform since 2002.
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‘Some kids don’t really have anyone to talk to or trust.’ Chill rooms fill that gap in Western Pa.
There are 50 chill rooms in K-12 schools across Allegheny, Washington, Bedford and Erie counties — scaled up from just two when the Allegheny Health Network’s (AHN) Chill Project launched in 2019.
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Three Allegheny County police departments walk back ICE partnerships
The agreements, signed by police departments in Munhall, Springdale and Stowe, fall under a “task force model” that effectively deputizes local police officers to operate as immigration agents, including questioning people about their citizenship and immigration status.
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3 Pennsylvania theme parks among top holiday events: USA Today readers
USA Today readers also selected Philadelphia’s long-running Mummers Parade as the best holiday parade in the US.
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New pediatrics pod in UPMC Hanover helps keep care close to home
A newly renovated three-bed inpatient ‘Pediatrics Pod’ at UPMC Hanover Hospital will help the community’s youngest patients closer to home, officials said during a ribbon cutting.
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Doylestown shop’s pride flag torn down by man saying, ‘No gay people’
Days after a pride flag was ripped down from the porch of Evolution Candy, the shop’s owners said they’ll replace and continue to display what they call “a symbol that everyone’s welcome.”
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Bill advances mandating bell-to-bell cellphone bans in Pa. schools
School districts — whether public or private — across the commonwealth may be required to draft a policy prohibiting student cellphones with limited exceptions following a unanimous vote in the state Senate Education Committee Tuesday.
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Pennsylvania makes joint demand for SNAP data safeguards with D.C., 20 other states
Governors and attorneys general from Pennsylvania and 21 other jurisdictions say they want explicit safeguards related to immigration enforcement, artificial intelligence and more before getting involved in the federal government’s push for SNAP data.
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Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox discussed political violence and civility in D.C.
The two sat down for a conversation moderated by NBC News anchor Savannah Guthrie at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. Tuesday to discuss partisanship, political violence, and how to respectfully engage with political opponents.
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Trump’s speech on combating inflation turns to grievances about immigrants from ‘filthy’ countries
The president told the crowd gathered at a casino and resort in Mount Pocono that inflation was no longer a problem and that Democrats had used the term “affordability” as a “hoax” to hurt his reputation.
