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Philly students have shown improvement in a number of areas over the past three years, including test scores, but some measures are still far from the targets set by the city’s Board of Education (Billy Penn File Photo)
Billy Penn

Early data shows progress in math for Philadelphia students, with lots of room for overall improvement

Philly students are showing higher test scores and increased attendance, but are still lagging in reading scores. Read more.
external shot of Kensington Wellness Center (Phila Citizen)
The Philadelphia Citizen

Does The Kensington Wellness Court Work?

The $5.5 million pilot program is a key part of Mayor Parker’s plan to address the addiction and homelessness issues in the ravaged neighborhood. Nine...
Aziz poses for a portrait at the recovery home where he lives in South Philadelphia on June 4, 2025. (Photo by Solmaira Valerio)
Kensington Voice

New Kensington ‘fast-track court’ lands most with warrants, back into the cycle of addiction and homelessness

Kensington Voice collected and verified data on 87 people who were arrested during the first months of the program and tracked their journeys through...
Photo illustration of Mayor Cherelle Parker pointing right hand up to a small, illustrated house
The Philadelphia Citizen

The Incredible Shrinking Housing Plan?

By the time Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker presented details of her Housing Opportunities Made Easy (H.O.M.E.) plan to City Council earlier this...
Philadelphia Superintendent Tony Watlington, second from left, Mayor Cherelle Parker, and Philadelphia Federation of Teachers President Arthur Steinberg stand along others on the first day of school on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025 (Carly Sitrin / Chalkbeat)
Chalkbeat

Philadelphia teachers union ratifies new contract that gives teachers raises, parental leave

Members of the Philadelphia teachers union voted to ratify the union’s new contract with the school district Thursday that includes annual 3% raises...