@PaCrossroads

From the Statehouse to the streets, stories that connect Pennsylvanians. A collaboration of WHYY, WITF, WPSU and WESA.

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Avi Wolfman-Arent@Avi_WA8 Apr 2021
60 years ago the Philadelphia Tribune ran this headline about an overcrowded, nearly all-Black school in Mt. Airy...Eleanor C. Emlen. This headline nearly turned into a groundbreaking Civil Rights case. But it didn't...#phled
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@HeinzEndow10 Mar 2021
Students of color 35.2% of 2019-20 student pop in Allegheny Co public schools & teachers of color comprise only 4.5% of county’s teacher workforce, key data in new report from @Research4Action, Allegheny Co Education Research & @PaCrossroads bit.ly/3vmFOMO
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Sojourner Ahébée@SojournerAhebee17 Dec 2020
The gap between students and teachers of color has been widening in Pennsylvania. Black students and families in one Delco district are the first to feel the impact. My latest for @WHYYNews & @PaCrossroads whyy.org/articles/as-the-gap…

As the gap between students and teachers of color widens in Pa., Black families demand change

More than a fifth of Pa.’s 500 school districts haven’t had a single teacher of color in at least seven years. Pa.'s student/teacher disparity is among the widest in the U.S.

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Liz Allen@lizeriepa11 Nov 2020
Erie Times-News front page on @cnn right now. Great work on postal story, @ETNrink .
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Emily Rizzo@EmilyKRizzo23 Oct 2020
I went inside one of Philly's 'access centers' last week. Important to consider what these students and staff are facing, especially as the Philly school district plans to open in-person classes after Thanksgiving. @PaCrossroads whyy.org/articles/staff-stud…

Staff, students at Philly ‘access centers’ juggle academic needs with COVID concerns

As Philly begins offering in-person classes, city-run access centers provide a glimpse into what it takes to bring students together during the pandemic.

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As part of a one-time educational stimulus, Pa. Republicans want to give families $1,000 (per student) to cover things like tuition and tutoring. But Governor Tom Wolf isn't a fan of the proposal. @Avi_WA has the details: whyy.org/articles/how-should…

Are school vouchers the answer to Pa.’s pandemic education woes?

The one-time program would give some families $1,000 to spend on tuition or tutoring. Opponents say it’s a slippery slope to undermining public education.

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Kevin McCorry@byKevinMcCorry22 Sep 2020
And @miles__bryan on the Chesco families fed up with virtual school. “The fact is we pay for this school district...We aren’t getting our money’s worth … I am doing 50% of the teacher’s job in my household.” whyy.org/articles/no-more-zo…

‘No more Zoom’: Chesco families rally against virtual school

Holding signs reading “no child left behind a screen,” the protesters demanded schools allow for the immediate return of five days of in-person instruction.

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Kevin McCorry@byKevinMcCorry22 Sep 2020
3 years after Hurricane Maria, @alanna_s_elder profiles the PR community that resettled in Pa, and now has the chance to vote. “To have the Puerto Rico that everyone deserves, we have to clean the house completely, but we need to clean it starting here." whyy.org/articles/puerto-ric…

Puerto Rican community in Pa. displaced by Hurricane Maria eager to vote in 2020

Three years after Hurricane Maria, Pennsylvanians displaced from Puerto Rico and now able to vote for president reflect on priorities for the 2020 election.

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Kevin McCorry@byKevinMcCorry22 Sep 2020
A trio of on-the-ground stories from @PaCrossroads today. @Avi_WA went to Kutztown and found a borough grappling with its reliance on the university amid covid. “We know we need the university. We survive without them. But it’s better with them.” whyy.org/articles/a-universi…

COVID outbreak at Kutztown University puts spotlight on town-gown relations

The university’s return brought the possibility of economic revival at a time when local businesses need a lift. But locals worry students will spread the virus in town.

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Eugene Sonn@EugeneSonn18 Sep 2020
Hotel workers in Philly trying to survive while waiting to get back to work. @LEBenshoff @PaCrossroads whyy.org/articles/covid-19-t…

COVID-19 tanked the hotel business. Workers of color are feeling the biggest squeeze

Coronavirus hit the hospitality industry especially hard. Blue-collar, mostly Black and Latino employees face long-term damage to their financial futures.

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Eugene Sonn@EugeneSonn12 Sep 2020
Trump administration denies Pa. plan for extra food benefits - ⁦@ncannellf⁩ ⁦⁦@miles__bryan⁩ ⁦@PaCrossroads⁩ whyy.org/articles/truly-outr…

Trump administration denies plan for extra food benefits for Pa.’s neediest

The benefits would have covered the cost of meals students normally receive at school. Pa. officials are outraged that the USDA rejected their bid.

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Emily Rizzo@EmilyKRizzo9 Sep 2020
Philly opened 31 learning centers this morning to supervise students during virtual schooling. I talked with some working parents about what this new option means for them. @WHYYNews @PaCrossroads whyy.org/articles/philly-lea…

Philly learning centers bring working parents both relief and anxiety

City officials say the centers will be safe for students and workers because of strict guidelines including temperature checks, social distancing and mask wearing.

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Miles Bryan@miles__bryan24 Aug 2020
Replying to @PaCrossroads
@PaCrossroads looked at census data on business closures in philly and found something astonishing: The number of black-owned owners is dropping at 1.5 times the rate of white owned ones during the pandemic. whyy.org/articles/phillys-bl…

Philly’s Black-owned business crisis: Walloped by pandemic, closing faster

The number of active Black business owners fell by 68% from early March to July, according to the Census Bureau. Active white business owners fell by 44%.

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Avi Wolfman-Arent@Avi_WA17 Jul 2020
The employees who organized this movement are all young -- 21 and under. They have platforms and vocabulary that their predecessors never had. And they aren't afraid to use that power. Here's the story (via @PaCrossroads) . Hope you'll read: whyy.org/articles/fast-food-…

Fast food fight: The uprising at a Delco Chick-Fil-A organized by Black employees

The George Floyd protests are changing workplace culture — even workplaces that get little attention. The story of a suburban Chick-fil-A shows how.

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Avi Wolfman-Arent@Avi_WA17 Jul 2020
I won't spoil everything that happens. But the story struck me as a reflection of what's happening in America right now -- and how the spirit of protest and racial reckoning isn't confined to BIG rallies or high-profile companies.
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Avi Wolfman-Arent@Avi_WA17 Jul 2020
The workers say they've endured years of racist "jokes" and slights. And spurred by the George Floyd protests, they start to demand change.
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Avi Wolfman-Arent@Avi_WA17 Jul 2020
The story starts on a stormy day in early June. A brief exchange between two managers becomes the catalyst for several young, Black employees to start organizing.
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Avi Wolfman-Arent@Avi_WA17 Jul 2020
You've heard about workplace turmoil and racism at ESPN, NYT, the Philly Inquirer... But I'm hoping you'll take some time to learn about a worker movement organized -- with little fanfare -- by Chick-fil-A workers in Delco...
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him)@hansilowang8 Jul 2020
Replying to @hansilowang @Census2020Map
4. Heads up, central PA: If you live here & don't want a #2020Census worker at your door, your household has less than 2 weeks to go to my2020census.gov, call 1-844-330-2020 or mail a paper form if you haven't already (H/T @Census2020Map of State College ACO area)👇
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Kevin McCorry@byKevinMcCorry8 Jul 2020
Much attention lately has been on big city policing. But small towns are also grappling with questions of police accountability. @MinXianwpsu has this look at Bradford, Pa., where there's a groundswell to remove the local police chief. @Amplified2020 whyy.org/articles/police-bru…

Rural Pa. town rocked by police brutality allegations after chief is caught on video

It’s a small town where people typically hold police officers in high regard, but amid national conversation about police brutality, there’s a groundswell pushing for change.

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