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atim Byrd (center), a teacher at Strawberry Mansion High School, discusses citywide efforts to attract and retain more teachers and teachers of color in Philadelphia. Kristen A. Graham / Staff
The Philadelphia Inquirer

Philly officials want to recruit more teachers of color to address staffing shortage

Philadelphia has about 200,000 students in public and charter schools, and about 12,000 teachers. The Philadelphia Citywide Talent Coalition is...
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Grid Magazine

Urban agriculture continues to suffer from lack of land security

In the summer of 2023, farmers and gardeners in Philadelphia had good reason to be optimistic. Read more. Photo courtesy of Grid Magazine.
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Grid Magazine

What have Mayor Parker’s signature “clean” initiatives achieved thus far?

At her inauguration on January 2, 2024, Cherelle Parker said, “We will make Philadelphia the safest, cleanest, and greenest big city in the nation.”...
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Grid Magazine

In 2022, PGW budgeted for a geothermal feasibility study. Three years later, they have nothing to show for it

What’s a fossil fuel utility to do in a rapidly warming world? That was the question posed by a study the City released jointly with Philadelphia Gas...
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Grid Magazine

Mayor Parker and administration officials answer Grid’s questions on sustainability efforts

The soaring rhetoric of campaign trails often meets the hard realities of governance once candidates take office. Competing demands, limited budgets...