Politics

Historical image of the student body from March, 1892 courtesy of the Cumberland County Historical Society, Carlisle, Pa.

Joe Biden designates Carlisle boarding school that abused Native children a federal monument

The Carlisle Indian Industrial School was the flagship operation of federally funded, off-reservation boarding schools that forcibly took Native American children away from their homes.

Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr. (center, left) and Mayor Cherelle L. Parker, shown in this August file photo, talked about the state of the Philadelphia School District to City Council on Monday.

Education

Some Philly schools are too ‘antiquated’ to keep open, Mayor Parker says, and other takeaways from the biannual district City Council session

Andy Kim waves to supporters in Cherry Hill with his son, August Lai, after Kim's election to the U.S. Senate to represent New Jersey.

New Jersey Politics

Andy Kim takes the oath of office to be New Jersey’s junior senator and the first Korean American senator in U.S. history

Philadelphia new health commissioner, Dr. Palak Raval-Nelson, speaks after her introduction by Mayor Cherelle L. Parker on Monday at City Hall.

Philadelphia Politics

Mayor Parker picks Palak Raval-Nelson, a deputy health commissioner, to head the agency

New Jersey Politics

Joe Biden designates Carlisle boarding school that abused Native children a federal monument

Some Philly schools are too ‘antiquated’ to keep open, Mayor Parker says, and other takeaways from the biannual district City Council session

Andy Kim takes the oath of office to be New Jersey’s junior senator and the first Korean American senator in U.S. history

Mayor Parker picks Palak Raval-Nelson, a deputy health commissioner, to head the agency

Meet the 10 candidates looking to be the next New Jersey governor