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Lawmakers face pressure from school families over floated school closures and opposition to the proposed $1-per-trip ...

There’s plenty more going than the 96th Midsummer Classic and the Home Run Derby, as baseball joins the semiquincentennial ...

Another Philly school spared from closure The School District of Philadelphia revised its facility plan again, this time ...

Temple already has an honors program with about 2,100 students, but leaders say it hasn’t been very visible to prospective students.

The city should pay for free student SEPTA passes that cover trips all day and all year long, rather than only during daytime ...

Mathematicians plan boycott of Philly convention More than 2,000 have signed a petition to boycott the 2026 International ...

SEPTA will charge soccer fans regular fares for trips to Philly’s World Cup games, and Airbnb is picking up the tab for free ...

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Citing the U.S. government’s “unbridled hatred of immigrants,” a petition signed by more than 2,000 people from around the ...