Inquirer: COVID vaccinations in city have gone mostly to whites
Mistreatment of Black patients in the health-care system has caused many to be leery of the vaccine. more
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Report: Local funders need better data to evaluate COVID efforts
The Lenfest and William Penn foundations funded Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and the Center for High Impact Philanthropy to examine data about the region's COVID relief efforts. more
Coalition forms to "future proof" regional economy
A coalition of leaders is developing a comprehensive strategy to address threats to the local economy caused by the current worldwide shift to automation. more
Casey report examines COVID impact on homes with children
The latest KIDS COUNT policy report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation examines how households with children are faring during the pandemic. more
Half of PA children not tested for lead poisoning: report
Report: Half of Pennsylvania kids are not getting tested for lead by their second birthday, despite CDC guidelines. more
Economy League studies changing distribution of poverty in city
The report takes a closer look at the concentration of poverty in the city and its growth and decline within city neighborhoods using the recently released 2019 estimates of the U.S. Census Bureau. more
Study: Over 50 years, tax cuts actually don't 'trickle down'
Tax cuts for the wealthy have long drawn support from conservative lawmakers and economists who argue that such measures will "trickle down" and eventually boost jobs and incomes for everyone else. more
Report: Gap widens between teachers and students of color
A new reports shows that more than one-fifth of the state’s 500 school districts haven’t had a single teacher of color in at least seven years. more
Study: 1/3 of African Americans hesitant to getting vaccine
Black Americans, citing rationale for hesitancy, among the groups that have the least confidence in the vaccine, according to a study from the Kaiser Family Foundation. more
PA releases details on availability of COVID vaccine in state
Pennsylvania has receive an initial shipment of more than 110,000 doses of the vaccine, with the first given to health workers, first responders and residents and staff in nursing and group homes. more
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