1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (661+ words) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration is planning a dramatic overhaul of Head Start that would gut its quality standards, upending the hallmarks of the early education program for impoverished children, two people familiar with the deliberations said. Head Start, established…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (479+ words) Some shows you watch. Others shape you. "A Different World" did both. It gave us one of our first real glimpses into life at an HBCU, where Black excellence, growth, struggle and purpose all coexisted. It wasn't just entertainment; it…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (519+ words) Nearly 36,000 Philadelphia homeowners have been improperly receiving the homestead property tax exemption, according to a report released Wednesday by the Office of the City Controller. The report follows an investigation completed in December 2024, when the controller's office found that ineligible…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (760+ words) Las Vegas was awash in pink and green during the week of July 18, 2026, as Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. and nearly 27,000 of its members and their families arrived for the sorority’s biennial Boule. Politicians go where power is. But these…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (868+ words) (First of two parts) Some residents recall growing up in a vibrant, diverse, working-class neighborhood in Chester where they enjoyed walkable shopping, good schools and various houses of worship. “Before the incinerator was there, we had a very, very beautiful…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (442+ words) The School District of Philadelphia will borrow up to $600 million to ensure it can meet operating expenses while waiting for tax revenues and state aid to arrive later in the fiscal year. The Philadelphia Board of Education unanimously approved two…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (895+ words) Author Angela P. Dodson As the United States commemorates its 250th anniversary, author and veteran journalist Angela P. Dodson hopes Americans will remember another constant throughout the nation's history: protest. In the newly released "We've Been Here Before: How Rebellion and Activism Have…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (412+ words) Some things can really make you cross. People telling you your business, for instance. People asking questions they have no reason to know. Folks who criticize your hair or clothes or life. These things would set anyone off; they’d be…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (759+ words) Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro traveled to a South Philadelphia elementary school Tuesday to ceremonially sign the state's $50.8 billion budget, highlighting hundreds of millions of dollars in new education funding and urging students to take advantage of opportunities created by the…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (759+ words) Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro traveled to a South Philadelphia elementary school Tuesday to ceremonially sign the state's $50.8 billion budget, highlighting hundreds of millions of dollars in new education funding and urging students to take advantage of opportunities created by the…...