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There are similar models to follow — big tobacco, opioids — but also plenty of grey area when it comes to addictive products and practices. A public policy expert explains

Philly schools may have spent their federal stimulus funds wisely. How they tracked their spending? Not so wise. Two education leaders on why and how to fix that

Do more than half of us really read at or below a 5th grade level? An adult education researcher says it’s high time we understood the origin of that oft-cited, misunderstood factoid

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has changed dramatically since 2024, not just detaining and holding more people, but also making it harder for them to get help. Here, a Temple law professor lays out what you can do about it

Automated systems decide which homeless Philadelphians get housing and who stays on the street — often in ways that feel arbitrary to those waiting

When a federal government shutdown coincides with an unapproved state budget, the hardest hit will be the Pennsylvanians who need help the most