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Category: PLS

Pa. Republicans join nationwide push to ban transgender girls from women’s sports

Posted on: April 5, 2021 Last updated on: May 17, 2021 Written by: samzern_k2qfe1 Categorized in: General, PLS
Originally published April 5, 2021 for The PLS Reporter. Pennsylvania Republican legislators are among the latest in the country to pursue legislation that would bar transgender girls from participating in women’s sports,…
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Even with new guidance, Pennsylvania school districts grapple with return to in-person learning

Posted on: February 18, 2021 Last updated on: March 7, 2021 Written by: samzern_k2qfe1 Categorized in: Education, PLS, Recent
Originally published Feb. 18, 2021 for The PLS Reporter. The second full semester of school in a pandemic is underway, and nationwide the debate over whether or not learning should occur in…
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State prison reorganization stokes anxiety for those with incarcerated loved ones

Posted on: December 11, 2020 Last updated on: May 17, 2021 Written by: samzern_k2qfe1 Categorized in: Clips, General, Incarceration, PLS, Recent
Originally published Dec. 11, 2020 for The PLS Reporter, behind a paywall.  In the last week, six Pennsylvania prisons have reported their first COVID-19-related deaths, as case counts rise not only in…
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Report of inequitable CARES distribution highlights bigger school finance problems, advocates say

Posted on: December 8, 2020 Last updated on: March 1, 2021 Written by: samzern_k2qfe1 Categorized in: Education, PLS, Recent
Originally published Dec. 8, 2020 for The PLS Reporter. On the heels of a PA Schools Work report last week that concluded that Pennsylvania has failed to keep up with the rising costs of…
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‘We Can’t Wait’: Activists gather in Harrisburg for racial justice rally ahead of November election

Posted on: October 4, 2020 Last updated on: June 14, 2021 Written by: samzern_k2qfe1 Categorized in: General, PLS
Racial justice organizations from across the state gathered in Harrisburg Saturday on the Capitol steps, calling for action towards ending police brutality, disproportionate health care outcomes and the digital divide that largely…
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With census count operations approaching an unclear end, attention turns to impending redistricting

Posted on: September 28, 2020 Last updated on: September 14, 2021 Written by: samzern_k2qfe1 Categorized in: General, PLS
Originally published Sept. 28, 2020 for The PLS Reporter, behind a paywall.  James Moate has been trying to be creative to get the word out about the census. He’s a Cameron County…
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MAP: School is back in for Pennsylvania students. Find your district’s reopening plan here.

Posted on: August 27, 2020 Last updated on: September 14, 2021 Written by: samzern_k2qfe1 Categorized in: Education, PLS
Originally published Aug. 27, 2020 for The PLS Reporter.  Thousands of Pennsylvania public school students started classes this week, and thousands more will go back to school in the coming weeks amidst…
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Landmark school funding lawsuit heads to trial: ‘This trial will finally hold our General Assembly accountable’

Posted on: April 2, 2020 Last updated on: June 14, 2021 Written by: samzern_k2qfe1 Categorized in: Education, PLS
Seven years since it was first filed, the William Penn lawsuit, which seeks to deem the state’s current education funding system unconstitutional, will go to trial in the Commonwealth Court this September. …
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