Keystone Crossroads

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

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

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-th…

Erie Times-News front page on @cnn right now. Great work on postal story, @ETNrink .

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…

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-s…

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-mo…

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/puert…

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-uni…

Hotel workers in Philly trying to survive while waiting to get back to work. @LEBenshoff @PaCrossroads whyy.org/articles/covid…

Trump administration denies Pa. plan for extra food benefits - ⁦@ncannellf⁩ ⁦⁦@miles__bryan⁩ ⁦@PaCrossroads⁩ whyy.org/articles/truly…

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/phill…

@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/phill…

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-…

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.

The workers say they've endured years of racist "jokes" and slights. And spurred by the George Floyd protests, they start to demand change.

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.

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...

@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)👇

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/polic…