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Philly Parents Patrol Corner Stores to Stop Students From Eating Junk Food

by Mary Beth Sammons, Posted Mar 29th 2011 11:30AM

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Hey, kids! Be careful what you eat in Philly! Credit: Getty Images The streets of north Philadelphia are no longer safe for kids sipping sugary soft drinks and shoveling bags of potato chips and ...Put down that soda! Drop the chips! Parents patrol food shops to keep kids from eating junk.
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Philadelphia: Boy Scouts Should Pay for Excluding Gays

by Associated Press, Posted Jun 23rd 2010 2:00PM

A federal trial is getting under way that could settle a long-running dispute between local Boy Scouts and the city of Philadelphia. Credit: Matt Rourke, AP
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A Boy Scouts chapter in Philadelphia may have ousted just one gay ...
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Microsoft's Philly High School Traveled Rocky Road

by Associated Press, Posted Jun 15th 2010 9:09AM

Students use laptop computers in the classroom at the "School of the Future" in Philadelphia. Credit: Matt Rourke, AP
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - When the Microsoft-designed School of the Future opened, the facility was a paragon of contemporary ...
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Philly Charter School Questioned on Club, Spending

by Associated Press, Posted Mar 30th 2010 5:00PM

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Charter school by day, social club by night. Authorities say that's what it was like at a building housing the Harambee (ha-RAHM'-bay) Institute of Science and Technology Charter School in Philadelphia. When school wasn't in ...
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PD*poll: Transgendered third grader sparks controversy

by Bethany Sanders, Posted May 14th 2008 8:00AM

You're cleaning out your child's back pack. Book order? Check. Field trip form? Check. Homework? Check. Notice that a male classmate will now be living as a girl, and counselors will be discussing the issue with your child tomorrow at school? Check. ...
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Philly experiment helps kids learn good nutrition

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Apr 12th 2008 1:00PM

Five Philadelphia elementary schools recently underwent an a nutritional makeover as part of an experiment. They eliminated vending machine choices like soda and candy (since when do elementary schools have vending machines anyway?). They limited ...
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Boy scouts get the bill for discrimination

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Oct 21st 2007 9:05AM

Remember the Cradle of Liberty Council of Boy Scouts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania? The third largest group of scouts in the country, they have enjoyed the use of city-owned property as their headquarters for nearly 80 years. That, however, was ...
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Students stick it to "the man," keep feeding homeless

by Rachel Mosteller, Posted Jul 8th 2007 1:07PM

As a parent, I'm always hoping that I'm setting an example so that my children will be compassionate towards others. I've been known from time to time to go into a store or restaurant to buy food for a homeless person on the street and I hope my kids ...
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